Gov. Tim Walz says at Iowa town hall he is 'soul-searching' after 2024

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Nebraska Examiner

By: Robin Opsahl - March 14, 2025 7:03 pm

DES MOINES — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told Iowans on his first stop of a national town hall tour that he wanted to give a voice to people who feel unheard by Republicans in Washington.

But he said there was another motive for these events: he is “soul-searching” following the 2024 general election, when he and Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President Donald Trump, to find how Democrats can win again.

More than 1,000 people filled the auditorium at Roosevelt Public High School in Des Moines to hear from Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, at the first stop of his “town hall” series.

The national tour is focused on areas currently represented by House Republicans. It was organized in response to news that House GOP campaign leadership told members not to host town halls because of backlash about funding cuts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk through his temporary organization, the Department of Government Efficiency.


Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a town hall event at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines March 14, 2025, answering questions and hearing from Iowans who expressed their problems with cuts made by the Trump administration. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)


Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/03/14/gov-tim-walz-says-at-iowa-town-hall-he-is-soul-searching-after-2024/

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Such a decent guy... one of my faves for running in '28.

[PortTack]

2. Temporary reorganization?? Seriously...they have no intention of stopping

[SheltieLover]

3. My fav for pres. In '28, if he wants it

[Sun-Moon]

4. Would a Tim and Pete ticket win in 2028?

I think it would be a powerhouse duo.

[Firestorm49]

5. At this point, so what.

[ancianita]

6. Restoring the people's vote and trust by midterms and 2028 is the big deal, that's what.

[electric_blue68]

9. Because the more people see that Dems are going to out to listen more

More people will be encouraged.

We got slammed real bad by losing...though by such a small margin of? 1.5 %.

Some Dems recovered faster than others.

I may be scared, and upset but I'm not as cynical as you seem to be.

TY, and Go, Tim!

[Granny Blue]

7. Gov Walz is a jewel!

I have lived all over the US in my life. Minnesota is the best place I have found and Walz’s leadership is the reason. He has spent his entire life before politics working with people, he knows the issues of making a living, raising and educating children, budgeting from a paycheck and paying for health care first hand. He doesn’t buy a car every three years, he keeps his old car running. If anyone can pull this country out of this oligarchic ditch, he can!

[Prairie Gates]

8. When Democrats say "soul-searching," they always mean "moving to the right."

Ironically, when Republicans say "soul-searching," they always mean moving to the right as well.