{"id":3131,"date":"2025-03-06T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/?p=3131"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:51:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:51:55","slug":"walz-dodges-question-on-who-leads-the-democratic-party-says-voting-public-in-charge-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/06\/walz-dodges-question-on-who-leads-the-democratic-party-says-voting-public-in-charge-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Walz dodges question on who leads the Democratic Party, says 'voting public' in charge now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz<\/a> appeared to struggle Wednesday when asked who the leader of his party is now.<\/p>\n

When discussing President Donald Trump\u2019s joint address to Congress, CNN host Kasie Hunt asked the former 2024 vice presidential candidate about the state of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

“Who do you think the leader of the Democratic Party is right now?” “The Arena” host asked.<\/p>\n

“I think the voting public right now is what I would say,” Walz replied with a small laugh. “And I keep telling that. We\u2018re not going to have a charismatic leader ride in here and save us from this.”<\/p>\n

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He added, “I would argue that the Tea Party, as it arose out of the ACA, well, where was that charismatic leader? It was John Boehner and Mitch McConnell and a whole bunch of angry folks at town halls that had members of Congress like myself answering questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“So when people are looking around, \u2018where\u2018s the leaders or whatever,\u2019 they are going to organically step up. And what I said, our job is, [as] people who do have power to enact things, we damn sure better be doing it, and we better be out there standing alongside them. That\u2018s what we need to do.”<\/p>\n

This interview came after Walz hinted at<\/a> mounting a 2028 presidential run in The New Yorker on Sunday.<\/p>\n

“Well, I had a friend tell me, \u2018Never turn down a job you haven\u2019t been offered,\u2019” Walz said when asked if he would run for president.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“If I think I could offer something … I would certainly consider that,” he said. “I\u2019m also, though, not arrogant enough to believe there\u2019s a lot of people that can do this.”<\/p>\n

He said that under the correct circumstances and if he has the right “skill set” for the 2028 race, “I\u2019ll do it.”<\/p>\n

“You might do it?” The New Yorker asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ll do whatever it takes,” Walz said. “I certainly wouldn\u2019t be arrogant enough to think that it needs to be me.”<\/p>\n

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In the wake of the 2024 presidential election, Democrats have struggled to define the party<\/a> and a path forward to take on Trump and the Republican Party in 2026 and 2028. However, some leaders within the party have blamed “messaging” for their losses.<\/p>\n

“The policies that we support and the message that we have is not wrong,” new DNC chair Ken Martin told the New York Times in February. “It is a messaging problem and a brand problem. Those voters are not connecting our policies with their lives.”<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appeared to struggle Wednesday when asked who the leader of his party is now. When discussing President Donald Trump\u2019s joint address to Congress, CNN host Kasie<\/p>\n

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