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The "Walz Wave" that defined the 2024 campaign is being viewed through a much darker lens as 2026 begins. While the Harris-Walz ticket once celebrated a record $36 million in donations in a single day, independent journalists and federal investigators are now asking tough questions about the true source of that political momentum. Influencer Nick Shirley recently went viral with allegations that the same "industrial-scale" fraud now rocking Minnesota may have been quietly fueling the 2024 campaign. With federal prosecutors estimating that as much as $9 billion in taxpayer money was siphoned through Somali-run daycare centers and Medicaid programs, critics are demanding to know if these stolen funds were funneled back into the Democratic machine. Though Governor Walz defended his record as a "coach and teacher," the weight of the mounting evidence led him to abruptly drop his 2026 reelection bid this week. As the FBI continues to raid locations across the Twin Cities, the "unprecedented" fundraising of 2024 is now being scrutinized as a potential centerpiece of the largest government fraud case in American history. For many Minnesotans, the question is no longer why Walz was chosen—but what was actually happening behind the scenes while the money poured in. #timwalz#minnesotafraud#governmentaccountability#nickshirley#breakingnews