Summary

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate, has suggested he may run for president in 2028.

Reflecting on the Democrats’ loss to Donald Trump and JD Vance, he admitted: “A large number of people did not believe we were fighting for them in the last election – and that’s the big disconnect.”

Walz said his life experience, rather than ambition, would guide his decision.

Though his VP campaign was marred by gaffes, he remains open to running if he feels prepared.

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[–] 24 points 2 years ago (5 children)

After a while it gave me the same vibe as people shoehorning “let’s go brandon” into every situation.

Except that....worked?

One of the takeaways from the 2024 election is that if you have something that works, repetition is key for the idiot American electorate.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah, interesting how the Harris campaign had all the momentum after the Waltz nomination, then pivoted back to neoliberal wonkiness and then crashed and burned again.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    It was her perpetual problem too. She'd start out with energetic support for progressive policies, get momentum, and then a few days later (presumably after talking with advisors and donors) clarify that actually she didn't mean it and what she really wanted was strictly limited neoliberalism. It's why she failed in the 2020 primary and I wish she learned something from that.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Could she have given donors the middle finger and overcome lack of money to win through better policy?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Could she have given donors the middle finger

    "Losing" is a middle finger to the donors.

    To a donor, the only thing worse than losing is winning without the donor's support. A donor would rather lose than be proven irrelevant.

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