Does Tim Walz Have Any Regrets?
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What challenges are Democrats facing under Trump?
They seem to have more leverage to oppose the federal government. Governor Tim Walz tweeted this in January. President Trump just shut off funding for law enforcement, farmers, schools, veterans, and health care. Minnesota needs answers. We'll see Trump in court. That's one of the many reasons that I wanted to speak with Tim Walz. That, of course, and the election that brought Donald Trump back to the White House. I hear all the time from non-Trump voters two reactions to what's going on in the last month. One is... I don't want to watch the news. I want to shut it all out. It's too much. And the other thing is, where is the Democratic Party? Let's start with the inclination to shut things out.
You nodded when I said that, and you hear the same thing.
I think it's human nature. Look, I'm with them on that, too. It does feel like, you know, and we know this, you don't cover the planes that land. You know, almost literally, you cover the planes that crash, which we've seen. And so people, I think, have a tendency to want to move on with it. People are just... trying to take a breath, seeing what the impacts were, but they're out there is what I would say. There hasn't been a disengagement. I'll make the case on this. I use this, David, that President Obama, I talked to him and he said, look, when I came in in 2009, He had a 70% approval rating. We had the House. We had the Senate. There was no charismatic Republican. It was John Boehner and Mitch McConnell. There wasn't somebody on the scene. But what evolved out of that was the grassroots Tea Party movement. And then the Republican leadership followed in, lifted that up, and started to move forward. So I'm not so certain. And I would—the real resistance here is— the pushback towards these policies that aren't improving people's lives and they're showing up.
How do Democratic governors oppose the federal government?
If I were Republicans, I would be really, really worried about these town halls because in my opinion, That was the real start that led into the 2016 election. That Tea Party movement did not lose its – it just morphed into mega in my opinion. And look, it wasn't totally organic. I know that.
But you're suggesting a kind of parallel existence, a parallel opposition, a center-left Tea Party movement in a way.
What I'm saying is, is that I think for whatever reason, we've got to show them that our policies work and I'll take responsibility for the, you know, I needed to do my job and win this election. I knew what was coming if we didn't. And here we are with that being said.
But did you, did you actually know? I mean, is the, the storm of the last four weeks exactly what you and Kamala Harris envisioned? Is there nothing that surprised you?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What challenges are Democrats facing under Trump?
1:46–3:46
2
How do Democratic governors oppose the federal government?
3:46–7:28
3
What are Tim Walz's thoughts on the Democratic Party's current direction?
7:28–20:16
4
What regrets does Tim Walz have about the recent election?
20:16–29:50
5
How did Tim Walz perceive his debate performance against J.D. Vance?
29:50–36:33