The New Yorker, a magazine famous for having its finger on the pulse of the American voter, interviewed Tim Walz about his experience running for Vice President of the United Sates.
As you would guess, the inevitable question came up: given the astounding success of the flawless Harris campaign, would Walz consider throwing his hat into the ring for the 2028 presidential nomination?
Tim Walz Might Run for President?
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This is big news for the Democrats, proving once again that they have a deep bench of excellent candidates who could beat J.D. Vance or Ron DeSantis in a walk.
Walz made it to the national spotlight for dropping one line: "J.D. Vance is weird." After Brat Summer, the Democrats needed a hook beyond HITLERSTALINMUSSOLINI BIG POOPYHEAD Orange Man Bad, and "weird" because the Narrative for a few weeks. This propelled him into the VP nominee slot, although not being a Jew certainly didn't hurt.
So here Walz is, trying to figure out how best to serve his party and his country, and that very well could be to become the Democrats' sacrificial lamb in 2028.
Recently, Walz decided not to run for an open Senate seat in Minnesota. In fact, after twelve years as a member of Congress (2007-19), he’d rather “eat glass” than return to the Capitol, he said. The jobs are too frustrating. There’s nothing getting done, no sense of compromise. He’d rather fight Trump from his position as governor.
But what role might he play in the next election cycle?
“Look, I never had an ambition to be President or Vice-President. I was honored to be asked,” he said. “If I feel like I can serve, I will. And if nationally, people are, like, ‘Dude, we tried you, and look how that worked out,’ I’m good with that.”
After circling the question for a bit, I said, “I guess what I’m asking you is: Would you run for President?”
“Well, I had a friend tell me, ‘Never turn down a job you haven’t been offered,’ ” Walz said. “If I think I could offer something . . . I would certainly consider that. I’m also, though, not arrogant enough to believe there’s a lot of people that can do this.” If the circumstances are right, in 2028, and he has the right “skill set” for the moment, Walz said, “I’ll do it.”
“You might do it?” I asked.
“I’ll do whatever it takes. I certainly wouldn’t be arrogant enough to think that it needs to be me,” he said.
There are, of course, other politicians sitting on the bench waiting to be called. Gavin Newsom pops to mind given his stellar record in California, and Gretchen Whitmer is itching to run. Josh Shapiro is popular in his home state of Pennsylvania, but he is annoyingly Jewish so that may be a problem for the Hamas wing of the Democrat Party.
But Tim said "weird," so that may give him a leg up on everyone else.
I’m in Rome Italy. Last night when I told an Italian I’m from Minnesota in the US. His response was, “Isn’t that where that crazy gay man that ran for vice president is from?”
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Even internationally, Tim Walz embarrasses Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/T301032Ze2
No pun intended on that one. Sure, he prances around a bit, but that is endearing, right?
One interesting tidbit that came out of the interview might shed some light on this development: Walz and Harris have not kept in touch, sort of confirming that there were tensions during the campaign. Walz expresses respect and affection for Harris, but also emphasized their relationship was "professional."
Since the election, Walz told me, he and Harris have spoken only “a couple times.” He explained, “I’m doing my job, and she’s doing her job, and she’s out in California, I believe, living, and I’m here in beautiful Minnesota, where the weather’s always great.” When I asked why they don’t call or text, Walz said, laughing, “Well, maybe she doesn’t want to talk to me after we got this thing done. No, I think it’s just there’ll be a time and a place. But we left good, and my family misses her. My daughter, especially.”
He described his relationship with Harris as “professional.” “It was clear that she was the top of the ticket, and my job was there to support her,” Walz said. “She inspired me. I think there were a lot of things that America never knew about her. When I found out she was a band kid, I’m, like, Why aren’t we running ads on that?”
Doesn't sound like Walz is any more enthusiastic about a Harris run than anybody else, or that they would ever share a ticket again.
Big shock there.
I do not subscribe to the "Democrats are doomed" school of political prognostication, despite all the current problems they face. Four years is a long time, and Trump can only count on at most two years of Congressional help, and even that will be excruciating to get on tough issues. The economy could tank--he inherited a horrible economic outlook--or some disaster could pop up. Who knows?
The Republicans looked like they were toast in 1977 after Watergate and Ford's loss, but Reagan came roaring in and changed the game.
But right now it sure LOOKS like the Democrats don't have a strong bench. Reagan was waiting in the wings for 1980. Who is for the Democrats with any national stature?
I don't know about you, but I am all-in on a Walz run, and if he gets into the race I will be sending him a contribution. He would be a wonderful nominee IMHO.
I'd love to see a rematch of Vance vs Walz on the debate stage. Entertainment gold.
