Tim Walz thinks his lack of wealth is ‘Truly resilient’ to Trump: ‘How did we lose to billionaires?’

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was surprised in a post-election interview that middle-class Americans struggling with economic problems chose billionaire Donald Trump. Trump than he and Vice President Kamala Harris, a team he calls a more middle-class ticket by comparison.

Walz, Harris’ runner, sat down for a bit. Interview with Minnesota Public Radio on Thursday, where he weighed in on what he thinks went wrong during the Democratic presidential campaign. He concluded that there must be a disconnect with the Harris campaign’s message to middle-class voters. If they vote for a wealthy candidate like Trump

“I thought it was really resilient when the Wall Street Journal pointed out that I may be the least wealthy person ever to run for vice president,” Walz told MPR News.

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said he was surprised the Democratic ticket lost to President-elect Donald Trump. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

“Why do we lose to billionaires or venture capitalists? When we talk about the nation’s lawyers and high school teachers?” he asked later in the interview. By comparing his ticket to Trump’s.

Walz pointed out that he thought his low economic status would appeal to voters. and seemed puzzled that this was not the case.

“And I think that’s probably what people would say. ‘This guy knows where we’re coming from. He had to pay his bills and he still did it,’” he said, referring to himself.

Early in the conversation, Walz said, “And this is one thing that keeps me up at night. I focused my entire career on middle class… And it looks like a great idea. A lot will come from Democrats.”

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“I still believe that,” he continued, “but clearly in this election Most Americans don’t. They voted against a billionaire who was talked out about not paying overtime. who has a long history of not paying his workers People who want to take away the ACA.”

When you see this Walz concluded that this happened because his party did not adequately communicate its appeal to the middle class.

“So I came back to the conclusion that we did not do our job well enough. Both we as the Democratic Party and us as a ticket – haven’t done a good enough job of showing them that we understand where they’re coming from. said the provincial governor.

He added: “And I feel that one of my roles is The next step here is to find a way to make this case public. American public is that the Democratic Party cares about what they really care about.”

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was comforted by second gentleman Doug Emhoff, while Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, Rat Election acceptance speech at Howard University in Washington on November 6, 2024 (Reuters/Mike Blake)

In an interview with KSTP-TV in Minnesota last week, The governor admitted he was surprised his ticket lost the 2024 election.

“It felt like being at a rally. In what I’m going The store I’m entering Momentum is moving in our direction. And obviously it’s not over yet,” Walz said. “So, yeah, I was a little surprised. I think we have a positive message. And I think the country is ready for that.”

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