Republicans Are Calling Tim Walz “Tampon Tim,” And The Backlash From Women Is Too Good Not To Share

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Republicans Are Calling Tim Walz “******* Tim,” And The Backlash From Women Is Too Good Not To Share

Well, as you probably know by now, Democratic presidential nominee

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officially selected her vice president pick: Minnesota Gov.

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.

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They set off on their first rally together Tuesday evening in Philadelphia.

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Seemingly

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of their strategy, Republicans began painting Walz as a far-left ********. The Trump campaign has already begun their line of ******* with a new insult: “******* Tim.”

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This is because last year, Tim Walz signed a bill that requires schools to

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for grades 4 to 12.

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As Democratic Rep. Sandra Feist, the bill’s sponsor,

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at the time, “******* ******** is a widespread issue that directly impacts students’ ability to get a full education. One out of every 10 menstruating youth miss school during their menstrual cycle due to a lack of access to menstrual products and resources.”

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But Republicans are taking issue with the bill’s language that

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“the products must be available to all menstruating students,” which is inclusive of transgender and nonbinary youth. At the time, some *********** lawmakers in Minnesota

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to change the bill to “female restrooms” only.

The bill has led to countless anti-trans attacks by Republicans trying to combat the

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. A *********** PAC

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an advert on

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that asked, “What could be weirder than signing a bill requiring schools to stock tampons in boys’ bathrooms?” And so the #

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began.

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However, many have

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that “******* Tim” isn’t really an insult when he’s helped countless young people have access to ******* products who might otherwise not have had it. And the bill’s Rep. Sandra Feist 

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 she’s received many emails thanking her for providing transgender students with menstrual products without having to ask.

******* ******** is a real thing – students miss school because of lack of access to menstrual products. As a former teacher, Walz understands how his impacts educational outcomes, just like he knows how hunger impacts learning. This makes me an even ******* fan of ******* Tim.

— Bee Nguyen

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