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Tim Walz says he may run for president in 2028 despite failure of Harris campaign (www.independent.co.uk)

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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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[-] djsoren19 9 points 2 years ago

They weren't all powerful. I'd highly recommend reading up on how the Clintons captured the DNC after Obama. They very clearly did not want him, and made sure that something like him couldn't happen again.

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

If the DNC was that powerful Bernie wouldn't have won any states. And it's not like we're seeing polling (even progressively aligned polling) with 65% for Bernie and then somehow getting Biden. He was in the 30-40% range the whole time and then got 30-40% of the vote.

The DNC will tilt the scales in favor of the centrist establishment, but they don't dictate the result and saying they do is just a recipe for progressives to give up and check out rather than stay in the fight.

[-] dan@lemmy.i.secretponi.es 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

if the DNC was the powerful Bernie wouldn't have won any states.

Exactly. If you go back to my original comment, all I said is that AOC needs to run if she wants to run. There's no one picking the people who are on the ballot. If that were the case, the DNC would have blocked Bernie and Williamson. But they didn't.

People run for office, at all levels. No one is deciding to "run candidates" like we're choosing race horses to field for the day.

they don't dictate the result and saying they do is just a recipe for progressives to give up and check out rather than stay in the fight.

Something keeps telling me that this is the goal of all the DNC Boogeyman talk.

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