Well, Tim — it didn’t work…
During the latest stop on his “listening tour” at the Harvard Kennedy School forum on Monday night, failed vice presidential candidate Tim Walz claimed that Kamala Harris selected him for the 2024 Democratic Party ticket because he could “code talk to white guys.”
Walz said Harris chose him, in part, because, “I could code talk to White guys watching football, fixing their truck” and “put them at ease.”
This is the same guy who wanted tampons in the boys’ bathroom in Minnesota.
“I think I’ll give you pretty good stuff, but I’ll also give you 10% problematic,” Walz added when pushed by moderator Brittany Shepherd, ABC News national political reporter, about why he didn’t take that message to cable news to reach a larger audience.
Watch the moment below:
Tim Walz tells Harvard audience that Kamala chose him for VP because “I could Code Talk to white guys watching football, fixing their truck’ and he gave a ‘permission structure’ for whites to vote Democrat pic.twitter.com/YaRJdL9Kad
— Chris Plante Show (@ChrisPlanteShow) April 30, 2025
From The New York Post:
Walz told CNN’s Jake Tapper earlier this month that he was considering a third bid for Minnesota governor but was not thinking about running for president in 2028. When asked by Shepherd to explain, Walz said the Democratic Party should run a collective 2028 presidential campaign.
“I think we need to collectively run a presidential campaign without a candidate right now that builds all the infrastructure … by the time we get to 2028, we’re ready,” Walz said.
And on what he would have done differently in 2024, Walz said, “We would have won.” Acknowledging that Democrats came up short in November, Walz said the party is “better off doing more” in “every forum,” following criticism that Democrats didn’t prioritize media appearances enough in 2024, whether long-form podcasts or traditional network news shows.
“There is room for Gavin Newsom’s podcast, and there is room for Bernie Sanders’ rallies,” Walz said, as he described both instances as opportunities for Democrats to reclaim their own narrative.
More over at The New York Post:
Tim Walz says Harris picked him for VP to ‘code talk to white guys’ https://t.co/e19WMzKBW3 pic.twitter.com/oXVejXIyto
— New York Post (@nypost) April 30, 2025
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