Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Waltz will begin tours of city halls in red districts across the United States starting this week.
Waltz confirmed his tour plans on Wednesday post X writes that he intends to “lending the megaphone” to Americans. In particular, the announcement of Waltz’s tour came just months after running with former vice president Kamala Harris on a Democrat ticket in the 2024 presidential election, and was brutally defeated by President Donald Trump.
“I’ve hit the roads and travel to red states across the country to lend megaphones to people,” Waltz wrote in a social media post. “Your House members may not want to hear, but they will hear from us anyway. ”
The left-wing governor is scheduled to begin his tour on Friday in Iowa It will be stopped later in Nebraska CNN It has been reported Wednesday. According to the outlet, Waltz’s team has already planned to stop in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio for several weeks.
“There was a primitive cry of people who perceive what is going on with the Trump administration, their authoritarian tendencies, and what they’re seeing is a lack of proper response from representatives,” Waltz told CNN on Wednesday. “It was about these Republican representatives realizing that these things are really unpopular, so they’re going to quit City Hall. These people need to hear. They need to hear and be open with you, democratic leadership needs to hear them.”
In August 2024, Harris slammed Waltz as her Running her mates in the White House, where she failed bid. There have been recent reports that Waltz is like that I’m considering Instead of bidding for his state’s Open Senate seat, he will run for reelection in the 2026 Minnesota Governor Race.
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One of Walz’s aides told CNN that his office recently received hundreds of invitations from local leaders and candidates demanding Walz visit them on his tour.
“After this last election, they were always afraid of becoming indifferent and just checking out, but they haven’t,” Walz told the outlet.
I have the waltz It was introduced Many liberal laws since he took it Office Includes signatures for 2018 and May 2023 Law So Minnesota schools had to provide tampons in the toilets for both girls and boys. I was led With President Donald Trump others To call him “Tampon Tim.”
Waltz also emphasized in an interview with CNN that he will do his best to ensure that Democrats win the 2028 presidential election. (Related: Tim Waltz appears to be aiming for Kamala Harris 2028 ambitions)
“We’ll do whatever we can to make sure we win ’28. We don’t have to take part in that ticket,” Walz told CNN. “That’s not my pursuit here. My pursuit is that I’m still in a position where I have the platform and have the power to make a difference, and if 20 people show up, those 20 people are making a difference, so that’s good for me. This isn’t about drawing a crowd. I’m going to a state where it doesn’t matter, but that’s important to those people. And that’s what I’m trying to do.”
Still, waltz I said The New Yorker said in an interview on March 2nd that he would consider bidding himself for the 2028 presidential bid if he was suitable for running. Other candidates for the 2028 Democratic ticket include Harris and Democrat Gavin Newsom of California’s GovernmentFormer Transport Secretary Pete Battigeg, Rahm Emmanuel, the Obama-era White House Chief of Staff and former Chief of Chicago Mayor.
Democrats The party is being told After Harris Waltz’s campaign lost the November 2024 presidential election, it was difficult to grasp that message. Relatedly, several recent polls show that Congressional Democrats are currently receiving low approval ratings from Americans and even members of their own party.
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