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.

  • grumps
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    -621 hours ago

    What does committee seats have to do with running for office?

    • @Ensign_Crab
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      1821 hours ago

      It speaks to who party leadership wants wielding power.

      • @[email protected]
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        119 hours ago

        Yeah, but committee seats are where the establishment has explicit power. It’s easy to connect establishment whims with that very same establishment electing their choice. It’s a huge stretch to extend that to them dictating the votes of millions of people.

      • grumps
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        017 hours ago

        Or it speaks to the “norms” that Democrats slavishly adhere to.

        AOC is relatively a junior member of Congress. I disagree with the “norms” nonsense in this day and age but the point is that not every action has a deeper meaning and those who keep parroting this belief have clearly never worked with a large number of people before.

    • @PunnyName
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      621 hours ago

      It’s a litmus test for bigger things.