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NYT: “JD Vance and Tim Walz Find Common Ground: Diet Mountain Dew

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Date: August 7th, 2024 7:23 PM
Author: Amber Messiness

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/dining/drinks/jd-vance-tim-walz-diet-mountain-dew.html

JD Vance and Tim Walz Find Common Ground: Diet Mountain Dew

The citrusy soft drink was briefly a political hot button, but it turns out both parties have prominent devotees — and the heartland is the key.

14m ago

A screen shot of a news interview of a man and a woman sitting outside toasting with bottles of Diet Mountain Dew.

JD Vance, shown here in a Newsmax interview, and his opponent, Tim Walz, are both devoted drinkers of Diet Mountain Dew, a favorite in many Midwestern and Appalachian states.Newsmax Media, Inc.

Aug. 7, 2024Updated 4:46 p.m. ET

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For a brief moment, it seemed that even Diet Mountain Dew was going to become a wedge issue in the cultural wars. Instead, it may become a unifier.

Both the Republican and the Democratic candidates for vice president, it turns out, are fans of the soft drink. And in a race where so much attention has focused on heartland voters, it makes sense that a regional favorite has entered the conversation.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5571975&forum_id=2#47940385)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 6:41 AM
Author: Long Doobsian Flying J RedWang Hehe-ing ( )



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Date: August 7th, 2024 7:27 PM
Author: apoplectic sable old irish cottage



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Date: August 7th, 2024 8:23 PM
Author: Amber Messiness



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Date: August 7th, 2024 8:24 PM
Author: milky comical halford church building



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Date: August 8th, 2024 7:00 PM
Author: hilarious scourge upon the earth



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Date: August 7th, 2024 8:25 PM
Author: laughsome kitchen

it was only a "hot button" to the sort of person who gets all their opinions from the Washington post

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Date: August 7th, 2024 8:46 PM
Author: milky comical halford church building



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Date: August 7th, 2024 9:12 PM
Author: Boyish Rusted Lodge

can't buy advertising this good

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Date: August 8th, 2024 6:56 PM
Author: apoplectic sable old irish cottage



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Date: August 8th, 2024 6:57 PM
Author: salmon tanning salon half-breed



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Date: August 8th, 2024 6:58 PM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone frozen associate stead



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Date: August 8th, 2024 7:10 PM
Author: french jet-lagged meetinghouse regret

why dont they understand my values and drink coke cherry zero

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Date: August 9th, 2024 7:55 PM
Author: apoplectic sable old irish cottage



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Date: July 10th, 2025 7:24 PM
Author: carmine therapy gaping

new book claims that Walz's choice of Diet Mountain Dew was important to Kamala. if so, the NYT article is a campaign piece for Kamala.

"All three candidates did a final interview with Harris at her residence, the book explains, adding that when asked what they wanted to drink, Shapiro and Kelly chose water while Walz chose Diet Mountain Dew."

https://nypost.com/2025/07/09/media/harris-went-with-her-gut-on-decision-to-pick-walz-as-her-running-mate-over-shapiro-book/



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5571975&forum_id=2#49091313)



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Date: July 10th, 2025 7:25 PM
Author: vengeful exhilarant personal credit line

boiling diet mountain dew served in a cowboy boot

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Date: July 10th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: carmine therapy gaping

*takes a sip*

*faces news cameras*

*WALZIE JAZZ HANDS*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5571975&forum_id=2#49091321)



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Date: July 10th, 2025 8:08 PM
Author: Amber Messiness



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Date: January 6th, 2026 7:19 AM
Author: cowgod

wow

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