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Tim Walz Has a Chance to Make Democrats Sexy Again. Hear Me Out.

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Julian Zelizer : Donald Trump is the master of delivering the titillating pleasure of pure power to his public.

But something changed in the most recent debate: Trump abandoned titillation and went all-in with the rhetoric of killing and death.

Democrats must find a way to make their campaign exude, well, sex, Zelizer says.

Julian Zelizer : If Walz can offer an alternative to the bitter gratifications of cruelty and resentment that Republicans foster, he can attract disaffected Americans to the Democratic Party .

He says Walz should do everything he can to make Vance look like a wannabe of meanness and aggression looking for the narcissistic father’s approval.