Editor’s note: Ahead of the vice presidential debate on Oct. 1, the Deseret News is running one article on Tim Walz and another article on JD Vance. This is the article on Walz.
When Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit the campaign trail with Vice President Kamala Harris in August, the two made a campaign stop in Glendale, Arizona.
The Arizona stop was just three days after Harris picked Walz as her Democratic Party running mate and America was beginning to see the kind of pitch Walz would be making to voters.
Walz spoke about a golden rule he said people learn in Minnesota, Arizona and other places: “Mind your own damn business.”
“I don’t need you telling me what books to read,” said Walz. “I don’t need you telling me about what religion we worship. And I sure the heck don’t need you to tell me about my family.”
The reference to faith was fleeting, but in keeping with Walz’s past behavior. Aside from a handful of references to him being what he calls a “Minnesota Lutheran,” Walz does not say much about faith in media appearances.