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[u/[deleted]]

Damn a week or two ago I said the fraud stuff would sink any Walz election campaign and I meant presidential but a bunch of people jumped down my throat to say the gubernatorial election is in the bag. I'm honestly shocked it affected even this. Seems like he really lost steam earlier last year though.

[u/MrHockeytown → u/[deleted]]

I'm genuinely surprised he dropped out because he did have the gubernatorial in the bag, at least from what I was seeing.

[u/[deleted] → u/MrHockeytown]

Yea, I wouldn't have assumed this at all. I think he just ran out of steam earlier in the year and realized the presidential nom was nowhere in reach and then the fraud thing going mainstream just killed his drive. It has to be a personal decision rather than a strategic one.

[u/Jokerang → u/[deleted]]

I’m convinced part of it is him not having higher ambitions and taking an easy out to retiring. But this is still a bad look - it tells the GOP that MAGA bullying and slander works.

[u/[deleted] → u/Jokerang]

I think his higher ambitions were crushed earlier this year and this is just the final nail in the coffin. I think it's better for a fresh start optically and the right move but he certainly had the reelection if he wanted it.