Surrounded by Ivy League Grads, Walz Attacks Vance Over Yale
This story originally was published by Real Clear Wire
By Philip Wegmann
Real Clear Wire
CHICAGO — The third night of the Democratic National Convention felt less like a political assembly and more like a school pep rally as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a retired teacher and assistant football coach, formally accepted the vice-presidential nomination. This was by design.
“It is the fourth quarter. We’re down a field goal. But we’re on offense,” Walz said at the end of an evening that featured a band, football players, and a crowd nearly ready to run through a brick wall. “We’re driving down the field. And, boy, do we have the right team to win this.”
Relatively unknown outside his home state until weeks ago,
