Failed Vice Presidential nominee and sitting Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has resumed his weird ways, evidently in an effort to set the table for a possible Oval Office run in 2028. He’d assuaged Kamala Harris’ insecurity-driven imposter syndrome by reportedly assuring her that he harbored no presidential ambitions of his own — but is apparently changing course, following Bernie Sanders’ lead in traipsing around the country, tapping into left-wing anger over the Trump administration.
Walz is now telling reporters that he’s open to seeking the White House, and complaining about how he was misused by the Harris campaign last year. Tim Walz seems to believe that what the Democratic ticket really needed was more Tim Walz. Harris-Walz aides, whispering to Politico, are split on whether they agree with him:
[A] former Harris staffer also echoed that Walz “wasn’t utilized the way he should’ve been,” and he “should’ve been used more like [then-Sen. JD] Vance was, who was everywhere all the time.” But other former staffers argued that Walz, especially after his debate, did appear on a range of mainstream and non-traditional media….“This was a guy who definitely was embarrassed by his flubs, didn’t handle them well, and seemed like