{"id":304987,"date":"2024-08-08T03:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T08:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/former-football-player-coached-by-tim-walz-says-kamalas-got-his-vote"},"modified":"2024-08-08T03:34:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T08:34:48","slug":"former-football-player-coached-by-tim-walz-says-kamalas-got-his-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/former-football-player-coached-by-tim-walz-says-kamalas-got-his-vote","title":{"rendered":"Former Soccer Participant Coached By Tim Walz Says Kamala&#039;s Obtained His Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"46.5053425519\">\n<section id=\"cb-5c91e67dbb938296ab85004eade90e3c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240807_8833130405c84f36b44754bfcf978583\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3d334f51-5521-44f5-8a63-76b94670b926\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/88\/4by3\/2024\/08\/07\/8833130405c84f36b44754bfcf978583_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tim walz dan clement main\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5c91e67dbb938296ab85004eade90e3c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-61f1f38110e6bf425cd08579b92be643\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.7052023121\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tim-walz\/\"><strong>Tim Walz<\/strong><\/a> has power with people from his past &#8230; &#8217;cause he&#8217;s changed the mind of a former player he mentored decades ago when he was a Minnesota high school athletics coach.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-61f1f38110e6bf425cd08579b92be643--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ae6a331bc5fef4900578be6facc57f63\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29.2324561404\">\n<p>Walz &#8212; the current Minnesota governor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kamala-harris\/\"><strong>Kamala Harris<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; VP choice &#8212; was the football coach at Mankato West High School in Mankato, MN, for several seasons in the &#8217;90s &#8212; and he took a student named <strong>Dan Clement <\/strong>under his wing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ae6a331bc5fef4900578be6facc57f63--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-112bb39b78e3125eb0abd6f1a2a3546b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-5a8e0f5c-4886-441f-9752-187609ec8b5d-348525297-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-5a8e0f5c-4886-441f-9752-187609ec8b5d-348525297-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/16by9\/2024\/08\/07\/445e16e3be3f420cad86744942ea3229_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-112bb39b78e3125eb0abd6f1a2a3546b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3499be58e3f58ce2930b0243b49f0ec3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>TMZ caught up with Dan on Wednesday and asked about his experiences with Walz as a teenager. Dan told us Walz had such an impact on his life that he went from an undecided vote to the Harris\/Walz Democratic ticket in the upcoming presidential election.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3499be58e3f58ce2930b0243b49f0ec3--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e3d5a54b665f390649ee92c19588a5c7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"24.347826087\">\n<p>Of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; the Republican nominee &#8212; is no longer under Dan&#8217;s consideration.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e3d5a54b665f390649ee92c19588a5c7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bc3be8681b7dd8807afefdf12b290e98\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Dan says Walz was good to him when he was a troubled adolescent by being attentive and helping him get on the right track instead of brushing him aside.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bc3be8681b7dd8807afefdf12b290e98--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-400116c7d2f03f7b8e7054b04cfd3e23\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240807_1148c4db0183449cbeff57a0e8c50d14\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3d334f51-5521-44f5-8a63-76b94670b926\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/11\/4by3\/2024\/08\/07\/1148c4db0183449cbeff57a0e8c50d14_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tim walz dan clement\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-400116c7d2f03f7b8e7054b04cfd3e23--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-115d16b97f9a380276b077bf1ebafd60\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Dan also noted every player on his team mattered to Walz &#8230; who showed them all true compassion, which he believes Americans will experience if he and Kamala win the White House.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-115d16b97f9a380276b077bf1ebafd60--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-90f0ec03cccd2fabab286e572bf27c03\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"26.2307692308\">\n<p>As we&#8217;ve reported, Walz has been flooded with glowing reviews by people from his past, including many of his ex-students, since his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/06\/kamala-harris-picks-vice-president-tim-walz-running-mate\/\"><strong>VP candidacy was announced<\/strong><\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-90f0ec03cccd2fabab286e572bf27c03--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-57cac356096b320528a72b2d01cd2923\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240807_2fe7892dd0f84e939f0b401fd19b5f87\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:3d334f51-5521-44f5-8a63-76b94670b926\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2f\/4by3\/2024\/08\/07\/2fe7892dd0f84e939f0b401fd19b5f87_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"tim walz tweet dan clement\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-57cac356096b320528a72b2d01cd2923--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-00f011d45e1fd04732b15df5a7f66840\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"24.7916666667\">\n<p>One former student from his geography class hailed him as the ultimate role model &#8230; revealing how he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/07\/tim-walz-protected-former-student-homophobic-bullying\/\"><strong>fought for inclusivity<\/strong><\/a> while sticking up for his gay students against homophobic bullies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-00f011d45e1fd04732b15df5a7f66840--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f7e450a9f530c803fbf090f4cf0ae13c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Side note about Dan &#8230; Historically, he says he has been a third-party guy, but this year, he&#8217;s all about Walz\/Harris.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f7e450a9f530c803fbf090f4cf0ae13c--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/08\/dan-clement-tim-walz-football-player-voting-kamala-harris\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Walz has power with people from his past &#8230; 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