Vice-presidential hopeful Tim Walz embraces his small-town values and wants other Americans to do the same

By Dafydd Townley, Teaching Fellow in International Security, University of Portsmouth

Tim Walz, the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee, is from a small town in Nebraska, and he really wants people to know that.

Walz sees himself as an ordinary guy that looks out for every one of his neighbours, no matter who they vote for, pray for or how they love. This, he said, was because he grew up in a small town.

“You look out for them, and they look out for you,” he said at the Democratic National Convention (DNC)…

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