Summary
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has criticized the Harris-Walz 2024 presidential campaign for playing it too “safe,” saying they should have held more in-person events and town halls.
In a Politico interview, Walz—known for labeling Trump and Vance as “weird”—blamed their cautious approach partly on the abbreviated 107-day campaign timeline after Harris became the nominee in August.
Using football terminology, he said Democrats were in a “prevent defense” when “we never had anything to lose, because I don’t think we were ever ahead.”
While acknowledging his share of responsibility for the loss, Walz is returning to the national spotlight and didn’t rule out a 2028 presidential run, saying, “I’m not saying no.”
Not voting for Harris when you voted for Biden cannot be explained by anything that has to do with Palestinians.
If I believed what you were saying, then I wouldn’t even bother voting.
In a democracy you always vote for the least bad option. There will never be a perfect party for every single person.
Not voting for Harris after having voted for Biden means choosing Trump as a better choice than Harris.
How’s that working out for the Palestinians?
I voted for Harris, so I reckon my vote worked as well as yours for the Palestinians.
My point is that if I were so cynical to think we can only win by appealing to the worse in our party, then I wouldn’t bother defending democracy. At that point it is not simply a matter of voting for the lesser evil, but telling your neighbors that is is okay to be a racist misogynist.
I do believe in democracy, which is why I ask for more, not less.
My point is, still, that the people who voted for Biden but sat out voting for Harris most definitely made a choice. You’re living that choice right now (together with Palestinians, Ukrainians etc).