Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, admitted he was “a little surprised” by the results of the presidential election.
Walz said in an interview with KSTP-TV News. explained As she attended campaign rallies and events, and walked into stores, she said she felt “the momentum” was leaning toward Harris and Walz. Looking back after the loss, Walz added that he could have “done things differently.”
“We felt like the momentum was going our way in the rallies, everywhere we went, stores we went to, but obviously that wasn't the case at the end,” Walz said. “Well, I was kind of surprised. I thought we had a positive message and I thought this country was ready for that.”
Walz's words came a month after Trump defeated Harris in the presidential election, securing a path to the 270-vote threshold in the Electoral College.
Trump is over win All seven battleground states: Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Michigan.
Asked whether he thought Harris had “helped or hurt” her during her campaign, Walz said: “History will write that.” Walz added that in the aftermath of his election loss, there were “obviously” things he could have done differently, adding that he “did the best” he could.
“History will write that. It wasn't my decision. It was the vice president's decision — as I said this campaign, 'There were things we could have done differently. In response to the question “Is it?” The answer is clearly yes, because we lost. I have done the best I can in this matter. ”
As Breitbart News' Paul Boa previously reported, several campaign advisers to the Harris campaign confirmed the incident. pod save america The podcast said its “internal polling” showed Harris “never had a lead over Trump.”
“We didn't get the break we needed on Election Day,” said David Plouffe, a senior campaign adviser to Harris. “I think people were surprised because the polls that came out in late September and early October were showing a lead that we had never seen before.”
In the aftermath of the election, Walz asked why “so many” Americans “ended up going the other way” and voted for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. “It's difficult to understand,” he admitted. .
