Why haven't we seen more of Tim Walz?

The MoJo Daily newsletter, Monday through Friday. [View in browser]( [Support our nonprofit journalism]( [Mother Jones Daily Newsletter](     September 30, 2024 To everyone who entertained my mindless musings about the ethics of ordering off the kid's menu, thank you. It was genuinely fascinating to read all of your thoughts! Many of you rushed to my support, calling it a perfectly acceptable practice. Others, rather angrily, instructed me to stay at home if I couldn't afford to eat out, to which I feel the need to clarify: I can afford an adult burger—after all, I'm getting martinis with my buttered noodles—but I was arguing out of principle! Who doesn't love an asinine, low-stakes debate? Speaking of, like many of you, I'll be watching tomorrow's vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance. [As Mark Leibovich recently wrote in the Atlantic](, it strikes me as pretty odd that we haven't seen more of Walz on national media. After all, he's proved to be an especially compelling politician, while Vance, on the other hand, appears committed to being one of the most uncharismatic characters on the Sunday morning circuit. Oh and as for the question of whether I'll be altering my restaurant behavior in light of my recent newsletter. After much, much consideration, I think I'll be sticking to the occasional kid's offering. Because as one reader poetically asked, "Do we ever outgrow being a child?" —Inae Oh P.S. Tonight at midnight! That's the [deadline to chip in]( for our fundraising goal of raising $50,000 in digital matching gift. If you've enjoyed this newsletter, any of our reporting, analysis, jokes, etc. [please consider supporting](! Advertisement [House Subscriptions Ad]( [Top Story] [Top Story]( [Want to See How Fast the Politics of Abortion Are Changing? Pay Attention to Arizona.]( Polls show huge support for a new constitutional amendment. In America's closest swing state, it could be a difference-maker. BY TIM MURPHY MOTHER JONES MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   A HUGE OPPORTUNITY...ENDING TODAY! We need newsletter readers like you to help us make the most of a $50,000 digital matching gift, and time is running short. Only until MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, [every donation you make]( will be matched dollar-for-dollar. You know the stakes right now. And with your support going twice as far, Mother Jones can lead the way these next 40 days in showing the corporate media how to cover the unique danger that Trump represents and not make the same mistakes they did in 2016 and 2020. [Please rush a donation right now if you can](—even just a few bucks helps. A [monthly gift]( would be incredible. [Donate Now]( [Trending] [CBS moderators won’t fact-check the VP debate]( BY JULIANNE MCSHANE   [This Florida neighborhood has survived many a flood. But Helene?]( BY JAKE BITTLE   [Let’s break down all the lies in Elon Musk’s false tweet about noncitizens voting]( BY ALEX NGUYEN   [GOP attorneys general have launched a new attack on gender care for kids]( BY SARAH SZILAGY Advertisement [Special Feature] [Special Feature]( [JD Vance’s ancestral region is not what “Hillbilly Elegy” would have you believe]( I spent years investigating the story of Vance’s ancestral region. It’s not what “Hillbilly Elegy” would have you believe. BY ARLIE RUSSELL HOCHSCHILD Did you enjoy this newsletter? Help us out by [forwarding]( it to a friend or sharing it on [Facebook]( and [Twitter](. [Mother Jones]( [Donate]( [Donate Monthly]( [Subscribe]( This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To change the messages you receive from us, you can [edit your email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from all mailings.]( For advertising opportunities see our online [media kit.]( Were you forwarded this email? [Sign up for Mother Jones' newsletters today.]( [www.MotherJones.com]( PO Box 8539, Big Sandy, TX 75755