Tim Walz can take ‘Minnesota nice’ nationwide, home state residents say

Kamala Harris VP pick leaves with warm wishes of residents who recall his work as governor, congressman and teacher

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Minnesota Democrats were thrilled to see one of their own win the most public veepstakes in recent memory, after the state's Democratic governor, Tim Walz, branded Donald Trump and his allies as weird" and sold the story of how Democrats govern, based on what he has done in Minnesota.

Terryann Nash, an American Sign Language teacher at a local school who lives across the street from Walz's residence, was excited to see a fellow teacher on the ticket.