I think a lot of candidates hate free speech in general but are savvy enough to not just come out and say it. They'll even vote against laws inspired by it should it mean political suicide.

For them, Walz is a bellwether to see if the proverbial frog knows its slowly boiling in water. And if Walz doesn't get serious pushback then, well, I hope we can afford lawyers for the inevitable day we're brought up on charges of hate speech.