As he reflected on running for Congress in red district as a Democrat, Walz told the crowd: “Never underestimate a public school teacher.”

In his speech, Walz touted how he won his first election for Congress in a “deep red district.”
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While it’s true that the district had an entrenched Republican incumbent and he wasn’t given much of a chance at first, the district was actually pretty competitive under the surface. In the 2004 presidential election, George W. Bush carried it just 51% to 47%.
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Walz says ‘never underestimate’ a teacher
As he reflected on running for Congress in red district as a Democrat, Walz told the crowd: “Never underestimate a public school teacher.”
