‘If the circumstances are right, in 2028...I’ll do it,’ the former Democrat VP hopeful said

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.

  • DrFistington@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Walz is a completely valid candidate. The only thing that held up Harris was that she was a black woman. I’m confident that any reasonable white man would have beat Trump, and that’s unfortunate, but it’s the reality of the American electorate

    • Rin@lemm.ee
      1·
      6 hours ago

      i think it’s got a lot more to do with the nonsense she spouted and the massive campaign failure than her being black or a woman.

      let’s be real. I wanted her to win, i really fucking did. If i was American, i would have voted for her. (You can check my comment history for proof). But the way that the dems are presenting themselves and the whole communities of dems who are saying shit like this is the reason why voters feel alienated and consequently don’t vote for your candidates. Every comment like this adds to the alienation of the could-be dem voter. This causes them to not want to be associted with people like you, DrFistington. They don’t/won’t like you.

      Not a lot of people can endure the bs barrage that goes along the lines of “fuck you, white straight man, you are a racist sexist!! 😡 but still vote for our candidate tho please 🥺👉👈” and still vote for the dems! They’ll vote against you just to fucking spite you and I’m not surprised that’s what lots did in this election.

      Dems need to change as people if they want to ever see a dem president ever again. The dem communities need to be welcoming. We’re all in this together ffs!

    • lemminator@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      6 hours ago

      I don’t think that’s even remotely true. While it is true that the USA has it’s fair share of racists and sexists, Hillary won the popular vote, and Obama is one of America’s most popular presidents.

      Harris lost because she ran a terrible campaign, on the coatails of another terrible campgaign, from a terrible president.