With Gov. Tim Walz’s name in the news, I’ve been thinking about the time he and his congressional staffers pulled my car out of a ditch when I was a 22yo reporter in Minnesota. It is one of the most embarrassing days of my career.

Let me tell you a story I will never forget. 🧵 It’s February 3, 2014. I am running late to shoot a press event at a home near West Concord. The deep culverts along each farm road are filled ground-level with snow and the roads are slick with fresh powder. As I pull up to the home, I see the other reporters are already inside.