Minnesota Republican gubernatorial challenger Scott Jensen complimented the “great smile” of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of their debate Tuesday, inviting wise-acre feedback from the web. (Watch the movies under.)
It wasn’t simply what Jensen stated, however how he stated it ― in a hesitant, seemingly embarrassed means incongruous with the contentious setting.
Requested by a moderator to say one thing good about one another, Jensen greater than obliged.
“I’ve considered this query,” he started. “I believe Tim Walz is an affable particular person who — has an exquisite smile.”
Jensen appeared down as he stated the final half.
Walz then complimented Jensen’s sense of household.
“That’s all the time a reasonably good indicator of [where] somebody’s coronary heart’s at. I actually all the time recognize that, when somebody places their household first,” the incumbent stated.
You may take a look at the entire change right here on the 3:12:38 mark.
Whereas Jensen’s earlier pledges to ban or prohibit abortion are something however charming to many citizens (he stated throughout the debate that he wouldn’t ban abortion and that voters ought to determine by a constitutional modification), his candy phrases for Walz and the time he spent cogitating on them received individuals on Twitter saying issues like, “Oh sweetie, bless your coronary heart.”