Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz recalls Vice President Harris' defeat in last year's presidential election, saying he believes Democrats should be bold in their campaign to hold the White House.
“We shouldn't have played this thing that safely,” said Walz, 60. He told Politico In a recent interview from Montana. “I think we should have probably rolled the dice and did City Hall. [voters] “You're full of shit, I don't believe in you… I think I could have had more of it.”
Waltz, a member of Congress before becoming governor in 2019, was tapped in August to become Harris' 2024 running mate. With Biden's support, Harris quickly moved to the top of tickets in less than four months into the campaign, becoming the first black woman to run as a presidential candidate for a major party.
“In football terminology, we don't think we were before, so we prevented our defense from losing when we didn't lose,” said Walz, a former high school soccer coach.
In a previous interview – his first waltz after his loss told MSNBC's Rachel Madow that he is still “a quest for the soul.”
He has not ruled out the best future presidential campaigns, and reiterated what he told New Yorkers in an interview last week.
“I always say this, I do everything on my own [to help]and like I said, with the Vice President, if it was me, I would work,” Walz told Politico.
He's gone too The door opened next year during Minnesota's third governoral period.
He has rounds on cable television, podcasts and other media to discuss the future of the party with him after Trump returns to the White House, and the drastic changes the new administration has made on international policy and the federal workforce.
“We have to win, so I'm staying in the arena and trying to help them out,” Waltz said.
Waltz acknowledged his role in the Democratic Party's loss last year.
“When you're on the ticket and you can't win, it's your fault,” he said.
However, other Democrats close to the campaign lamented that the waltz had no opportunity to play a major role.
“He was underutilized. It was a symptom of a massive campaign of top-level decisions and decision-making,” a former senior assistant Harris told Politico.
Democrat critics at the time accused Harris of choosing a “safe” option in the unfamiliar Waltz. But his specific criticism in political works is that Democrats were trying to do it.
But Waltz calls the experience “the honor and privilege of my life” and continues to deal with the Democratic future.
With a coordinated effort among Republicans to avoid town hall meetings and backlash from the threat of deep cuts to the Trump administration's federal program, the Minnesota governor has offered to hold a session with their members.
“If your Republican representative doesn't meet you, their agenda is so unpopular, so perhaps the will of Democrats,” Waltz said in a social media post on X last week. “Hell, maybe I will.”
