Helluva guy! 💙💙💙
Helluva guy! 💙💙💙
Thanks for showing us today how it's done, Governor!
Not his fault at all! Too many people voted for a racist, narcissistic, selfish, lying, felonious, sexual predator, traitor! Too many people didn’t vote at all!
No. The non-voters need to own it. You did your part. They didn't.
You can lead a horse to water... I read that going back to President Carter, every incumbent (and Kamala was) received almost exactly their approval rating, which was 40% for President Biden. You outperformed expectations by 8%. It was a tough loss but you did well in my book. Fight on, Coach.
It was because Democrats pissed on Palestinians and their supporters, while Israel obviously was committing war crimes, acts of ethnic cleansing and genocide. It was also Democrats stupidly embracing “Bidenomics” while so many were struggling financially.
I have no idea why Tim Walz feels the need to "own" that this happened. It wasn't remotely his fault. The guy was (and is) the Governor of Minnesota, not an FSB agent who helped promulgate Russian propaganda and erode critical thinking skills over decades in U.S. society. Thanks Tim,but we're cool.
I love him.
It's not Walz fault Americans are ignorant and incurious
Well now they know. 🤷🏽♀️ These are adults we are talking about. 🤔
Tim should have told the DNC consultancy class to ef off.
Great, now let's acknowledge that the Liz Cheney speaking tour and trying to placate to Republicans instead of your own progressive base was the killing blow
For who? That's just a lame excuse. Who were we electing? Not Liz Cheney.
They stayed home because your running mate didn’t distance herself from the genocide . She had plenty of opportunities.
I don't blame him. The media worked double hard to normalise trump and pull his opponents down.
WRONG! White people voted for a RAPIST running on the 'GRIEVANCE ticket' because they also live their daily lives with some of those grievances. You can't save everyone. Not even most. Everything isn't about YOU. They have free will. They have to OWN that.
This is the maturity that the Democrats need. Whatever Walz contains in his DNA of ethics, I need it extracted, mass produced and injected into establishment Democrats.
I still love you @governorwalz.mn.gov I live in California but spent most of my adult life in Minnesota and you are an amazing governor
Universal Healthcare Now! The ACA is right wing trash courtesy of neoliberal Obama
Vitally important that Dems realize this. The Harris campaign was too scared of being seen as progressive to put any daylight between Harris and Biden. Voters turn out for exciting and hopeful, not the status quo.
Yea scared te other far right winbg genicidal maniacs would make fun of her. Im nit scared of that. Know why? dause im niot a farright genocidal maniac that wants to rape anbd murder inocentpeople and call them hamas
I like him, and I appreciate being able to take criticism, but the voters really aren't that easily led. They vote when they want to and don't come out for the same reason. They need to accept ownership of this situation, too. They're not children.
Informed voters are not children, I agree. I do however worry about those information bubbles and the lack of information bubbles. Some are learning now, to regret their vote, lets also teach them how to inform.
Tim was more relatable than any other Dem nom.
After the election, he went back to glasses.
That's right but the Democrats say what we wanna hear & then when it's time to fight they do nothing. 🤷♂️ They follow a bunch on nonsense & billionaires money instead of leading a better way forward.
would also have helped if a few million votes weren't thrown out
i still say it was racist misogyny plain and simple. I can't find much pity for the republicans crying as they find out they too were the freeloaders and waste trump was talking about
Millions stayed home because Dems had no inclination to stop funding a genocide. That's what made them not seem different.
She was asked to call for an immediate ceasefire — she did, asked to meet with Arab American groups—she did. Arab American groups then claimed she did neither. She could not as VP contradict the Pres’ policy to say…
…specific words ppl wanted her to say. And R plants riled up that community with lies to claim she was no different and deny her their votes
Fair enough. But now we have an ethnic cleansing in Gaza, and the Palestinians are issue #174 on a list of priorities for voters. Also, we’re is Jill Stein???
I also want to highlight the dems who did stand up for Gaza got primaried last year with the pro-Israel AIPAC lobby dems winning. True change takes young voters participating and overriding the oldies who support Israel for the party to do what we care about. Young ppl are still not voting
Putin pushing the Palestinian propaganda!!!
A man who actually talks sense and takes accountability. Had almost forgotten what that looks like!
appreciate walz’s internalizing here but maybe a meteor could just hit earth instead
Shut up with the, "I oWn ThIs." Fake accountability is worse than no accountability. Walz was silenced, Harris went straight to the center. The voters who vote left keep telling these damn clowns that we don't want center. That Republicans are garbage.
And the center doesn't want left. So let's just pout our way to fascism.
Which is right where we're at.
Thanks to the pouters. Whining about Liz Cheney speaking is stupid.
Caving to the centrists that continue to shit all over us is such a losing game. Keep on keeping on.
If you don't pull (your idea of) centrists along somehow, you lose. Who caved to Liz Cheney and how? Did they agree to ban gay marriage or something? Limit voting rights? Ban abortion?
Maybe don't try this one the day ten Senate Democrats voted to defund Medicaid and Medicare while giving billions to the military and cutting taxes on the upper class.
Try what?
That is a very nice way to say "stupid"
Accountability is a rare trait in politics
The elite on the right used racism and sexism to appeal to voters’ hate. The elite on the left stopped politicians’ from saying what needs to be said. You can’t fight corporate greed when the greedy are in the room. #dumpthedonors
It’s nice that he thinks he owns this, but if the voters insist that there is no difference between a crocodile and a kitten, maybe there wasn’t he could have done. Maybe let them live with the crocodiles …..
*maybe there wasn’t MUCH he could have done. Note to self: proof before post. No edit function!
You'd rather live with crocodiles to prove that a lion was the better choice instead of agreeing that we shouldn't be in a room with animals that could kill us
You’re not reading my mind.
Sorry, I forgot only you can read minds. Won't happen again.
1) Didn’t do that. 2) Works for me.
Do not let Russians destroy US democracy. today you will see people who claim to be on the "Left' critical of liberals. They are Russian. www.forkingpaths.co/p/is-america...
Incredible honesty. A real man owns his mistakes. Not blame literally everyone else.
If walz was the presidential nominee he would have been elected
They're going to kick him out of the party if he keeps talking like that. Doesn't he know you're supposed to scold people into voting for you?
I disagree with him about how much blame he deserves in this, but I greatly appreciate that he's one of the only ones who's willing to look inward and find out what he could have done better. That's incredibly refreshing
Not his fault. The lies became too thick; it is the liars who bear the blame.
Stop with the self-flagellation. I’ll help you out: racism, misogyny nd ignorance.
Appreciate that he acknowledges and takes ownership of the issue, but yeah – it’s not really on him/Kamala. Anyone who felt that way was just an ignorant dumbass
Starting his campaign trail early. We need more of this from Democrats.
THANK you, Acyn, for posting this.
I still maintain that we should have asked for a recount for the swing States something just did not look right. Especially with Trump making the comment (tease) right before election that they've got a secret.
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Pete Buttigieg and Waltz 2028
A bit late, no??
The differences between Trump and Kamala were obvious and as big as the Gulf of MEXICO. If you didn’t vote, you made a monumental error in judgement.
💯 no critical thinking skills, egregiously short memories, throw in racism and sexism and here we are
It's the people who def said "I'll look at their policies." That really means they haven't been paying attention, especially the first time Trump was in office 😒
Here's why, what he's doing confuses many. IT'S CALLED BEING A LEADER - seldom seen Things go wrong - YOU take the blame. If you succeed, you give the credit to others. He's right - voters had no idea who he, or KH really was. The fault was Biden/D party for not naming them sooner.
Voters/people had every opportunity to know who they were, even tho it was a compressed campaign. That’s one of the things the campaign did very well. Ppl just didn’t listen or lift a frickin pinky to find out what more they needed to know
Ppl still scream she didn’t have a platform when it was all there and repeated constantly
Walz is kind. There was a HUGE difference between Trump and Harris for anyone who paid attention to what the candidates said even 10% of the time. Many Americans voted for the hate that Trump was peddling and ignored what he said about Social Security, Medicare, worshipping Putin, Project 2025, etc.
No, sir. I believe you are wrong. Millions stayed home because they did not want to vote for Felon47, nor did they wish to vote for a black woman.
It. Was. Racism.
The man!
So bummed. We could have had this guy but here we are.. trapped in hell
He nailed it when he said Dems have been timid in passing legislation to make a difference in the lives of everyday people. That timidity stems from the wealthy old guard in the party not wanting to give up power or money.
What the hell has the Republican Party every done for everyday people?
They haven’t done anything. But while the Dems have done more, they haven’t done a lot more. So to the everyday person not paying close attention, they are virtually the same.
Like convincing people not to take covid vacs or wear masks. The Republican congress never worked with Democrats that's another problem. The Republicans are flat out only about keeping there power by lying. Wise up. and people believe them. too bad
Disagree
THIS IS LEADERSHIP! Refreshing to see accountability & honesty from a politician in 2025.
I hate that he takes blame. I wanted him as VP so much. We certainly wouldn’t be in this daily sh*tshow we have now
The 1 thing the DNC strategists & leaders need to own is that they truly did not understand who they were dealing with. What was needed was not facts but a full on propaganda campaign to combat the propaganda that had been already targeting voters - as Diallo explains here: bsky.app/profile/adre...
Yes, we need to acknowledge that the vast majority of Americans of voting age are fucking lazy idiots. Fully one-third sits on their hands on election day, defiantly believing that a fascist cult leader is "just the same" as any other politician and can't screw things up too badly. Fuck this place.
He’s a good human!
90m people didn't vote, thats a huge problem, and you people don't get a right to complain about this dumpster fire
Excellent point. Dems will NEVER be in control again unless apathetic & lazy voters get off of their high horses & VOTE! I can finger-point all day, but when I do there’s 1 finger pointing outward & 4 pointing toward me. Sadly, VOTERS haven’t given Dems a bulletproof majority in years. Our bad!
YES, 20million Dems stayed HOME. I keep asking for the demographics on those folks and astoundingly no one seems to have them. I'm a research nerd and I'd really like to analyze that data.
I would like you to analyze that data to find out: How many STAYED home and how many WENT home after learning there was a Russia-called-it-in bomb threat at their polling place? How many arrived but only got to cast provisional ballots that were then disqualified? How many arrived but didn't have
the proper "ID" and were never offered a provisional ballot?
Tim Walz for President 2028!!
Millions of people who voted for trump didn’t bother to vote at all own this.
AND Millions of votes DIDN'T get counted and Millions of votes got CHANGED. Musk and trump have admitted to the crime.
When you let billionaires have an unlimited propaganda megaphone, and buy up all the media so they silence any other voices, this is what you get.
I disagree, but he's a class act, anyway.
I love him.
If people want a populist antidote to MAGA and Trump, he’s the guy. He’s not an upper crust pedigree guy or a Rhodes scholar but he is the benevolent, effective leader we need and he will surround himself w/people who are actually the best in their field and qualified to rebuild U.S. post-Trump 2.0
He’s the antithesis of the current President - taking responsibility for failure.
He’s 💯 correct, when Dems had power, they backed down from passing meaningful legislation that helps everyday Americans. I hope Dems learn from this current administration and take some lessons from it for when they hold power again.
Dems haven't had an actual majority to pass stuff without compromising with republicans in over a decade... and then it was only ~7 weeks that were unexpectedly cut short...what fucking power?
After everything that’s happened and more shit to come from this current administration and every level of power held by republicans, one would hope that in 2026 and beyond, voters will vote accordingly. A big ask, I’m aware, but shits pretty bad.
I don't think he should. There was some suppression, depression and disinformation. And Americans are stupid in general. Disagree? They're getting rid of the education department, and there are 30% of Americans who agree with it.
I think there were some really stupid people!
Tim, you & Kamala were everything our country needed & you both conveyed that. So if people chose not to vote, or if they voted for Trump, it’s not on you. The positive choice for our country could not have been any clearer.
I'm from MN, and he really does have this hard of a time sitting in a chair. (notes for the next campaign)
On one level, I hear this. On another... there is only so much responsibility that Harris and Walz can take for the fact that too many Americans simply aren't paying attention, don't have a great command of facts, and aren't interested in obtaining one.
And I don't know what the answer to that is. But it could not have been clearer to me what the differences were between Harris/Walz and Trump/Vance/Elongated Muskrat.
The problem was the campaign did not let Tim Walz be Tim Walz. Another issue, no matter how hard the campaign tried, those dems who sat out the election were so focused on Palestine, they couldn't see the forest for the trees.
A good number of Palestine supporters actually voted for Trump. Probably not enough to flip any swing states, but it didn't help.
I see. They made a big mistake. Look at what is happening now.
Huh? Whut? Why not just outline your plans to prove that there was a great difference.
Ok say no more…. Sold! Walz 2028
But I am not sure that was the key driver. There were other variables at play. We can’t ignore them.
And if you meet these people, call them out.
WRONG...Underhanded Republican money, racist and the biggest one misogyny.
You guys won. They cheated lied and stole.
This man and Mark Kelly a perfect combo!!!
Nobody is to blame but the voters, themselves. There was no problem with messaging or consultants or podcasts or who was or wasn’t on the stage. The people who perpetually say “I’m ok with whoever ends up winning” are the weakest link in America’s democracy.
We want you universal healthcare!!!
The only thing Walz needs to understand is that America clearly didn’t deserve him or Harris. The fact that ANY person could think Trump is good for ANYthing is proof of our stupidity and not in any way his fault. America got the government it deserved.
Agree. Why anyone would think a criminal running for office to avoid jail, a pathological liar, an idiot, (and I could go on) would be a good person to run their country. It baffles the mind.
He's a good communicator. Doesn't sound like some poll tested crap just plain speak.
Democrats can’t win when Republicans are vote rigging. Just look at Putin. 25 years in power.
Good on Walz for accepting this & saying it out loud. The TRUTH is that the Harris/Walz campaign CHOSE to embrace Republicans over the progressive vote block & refused to distance themselves from Biden's disastrous pro-Israel genocide stance.
So, you let Trump win and turn you into a Nazi state because your feelings were hurt. How childish of you.
Or some of them had general apathy and mistrust against any government being helpful or not corrupt (Palestinian genocide accomplices).
They knew they didn’t care!!
There was a huge effort by the far left to create that impression. Harris was one of the furthest left people in the senate, but nothing will appease people who want to burn everything down joining forces with a racist with a book of matches.
she wasnt farthest left the stats just look that way because she cast a record number of tie breaking votes. maybe thats progressive because its finind comm9on graound and moving forward. but its not liberal
Accountability, reflection, honesty — that’s a public school teacher. Thank you, Coach Walz 🇺🇸
@governorwalz.mn.gov This isn't true at all. It was the blatant misinformation being spread by the media. You guys did everything right. Don't let them make you think it was on you.
coddling them like they did nothing wrong and that the election was actually impossible for them to win is incredibly naive. tim realizes this, why dont you?
I watched this.. he's really good at this ..he Bernie Sanders good!
I was thinking while I watched this - he and Sanders would be a good rally duo
There's no accounting for the profound stupidity of certain people, particularly when our public school systems are under attack by the stupidest of that lot...
I appreciate what he's trying to do, but anyone who didn't think there was a difference between the two tickets is a fucking idiot who's too stupid to have voting rights.
Good for him…but the answer is not complicated. Trump made bigotry great again. After 2016, only a white man could ever be elected. Dems need a sane, young, white man. Even as a feminist, I’d gladly elect men forever in order to restore sanity.
Or maybe, and this is probably more of, people were not ready for a woman President. Even from the Democratic side they were saying women should not be President.
Let’s not keep making the same mistake and over think things. Americans voted for the guy who hated the same “type” of people they hate. Simple as that.
He doesn't own this at all. Let's not give people an out for their laziness and apathy. All Trump voters, eligible non voters and protest voters own this. They have blood on their hands.
This is breaking my heart all over again that he and Harris didn’t win.
Lets all support Tim Walz 2028. He is the only one pushing with solutions. He would be amazing. Tim for pres
Even this is B's and dancing around the issues...SAY THE WORD.."UNIV HEALTHCARE"...STOP THE ILLUSORY LANGUAGE
@acyn.bsky.social Is there a link to this interview which we can share with others on out other social media as well? I think a lot of the Democratic party needs to hear this. We need a party to stand for something, not to fold for slowing the move to tyranny.
Stop beating yourself up, Tim. Certain Democrats stayed home because the person on the top of the ticket was a black woman. There isn't anything more you could have done
Respectfully disagree with him.
They never should have went for Biden to run again. Even when he ran the first time people were not enthusiastic about him and he had declines, he needed to not run. They should have had primaries and ran a new candidate from the beginning! My initial thoughts on Kamala weren’t favorable and that
Was due to my own ignorance. I stopped following along as closely once I could breathe easier knowing the country was not in chaos, once trump was out. But once I did tune back in I found Kamala very human and very intelligent and capable. I think the democrats made the mistake of my lifetime by
Running Biden again but I believe Kamala and Tim did everything they could do and I think they did a great job and there are people in our country that need to search their souls for why they refuse to vote for a woman to be president and let a corrupt, traitorous puppet back in instead.
He's a good guy, and it's great that he wants to change for the better, but enough people to swing the election saw clear differences between KH and DT that mattered to them: Her skin tone and gender.
They thought there was no difference between Biden and Harris. That’s why.
EM helped. He and 47 are bragging about it and that’s why M is couch surfing in the Oval Office.
The man least responsible for this mess is taking the most accountability for it. I wish we had more politicians like Tim Waltz.
I'm glad to see some Democrats owning up to their weaknesses in the presidential campaign. I am still going to be critical of Walz saying the expansion of Israel is a necessity to the U.S. If he wants support? He should call for Palestine's liberation.
THIS! They didn’t win because more of them showed up. THEY WON BECAUSE MORE OF US STAYED HOME.
I think THEY need to own it. Nothing to apologize for, Tim
okay lets say that they dont own it. now what.
I applaud him for not trying to pass the buck, but many Dem voters bought into the lie that all politicians are the same and Rump (who lied through his teeth) had the best plan to lower the price of eggs.
#Boycott all DNC and Democratic fundraising until #SurrenderSchumer is ousted from Senate leadership. @actblueorg.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
More of this, please
I don’t think it IS his fault but it’s refreshing to see someone willing to take responsibility when things go sideways.
What about what Elmo did in November and all of the documented foul play? All of US officialdom just turned away…
Tim is doing the best most effective thing. Lets elevate Tim Walz 2028
I need this man to run for president in 2028
This is a good sign. We must change. I do believe we must offer Americans something better.
He's running in '28.
Let's not forget to blame the "news" outlets that sane washed the felon, claimed Harris wasn't giving enough info about her platform, and refused to give Biden the credit he deserved. Btw, the dem party is a fractured mess. We the people failed you Coach.
Blaming others only takes you so far. Walz is trying to build for 2026 and then 2028. Sulking about what the media did wont help build that. You gotta play the gop at their game. It's a new world.
We can’t play republicans at their game. They are compromised. Putin spent years getting dirt on mostly the Republicans.?Or bribery. He spent billions with the help of his oligarchs.
no, thats exactly what you have to do, because if you don't, then republicans win out.
I think Trump cheated and it didn't matter who he ran against.
They didn’t lose Musk and Trump manipulated the votes in the swing states. There is clear statistical evidence of this. The fail was not challenging the results.
The problem is the party picked you, a perfectly good candidate for VP with a fiery brand, and then neutered you completely the moment they chose you. Like...what was the point of choosing such a good candidate as you and then not have you do what you're known for?
The Dem party needs a complete reset, and immediately. Because they're a huge part of why we're here, and continue to be here.
Not your fault this country is full of idiots.
That's what strength, character, and compassion looks like! We're four years away from *integrity* returning to our White House. We've got to work a lot harder next time. I want to be proud of my country again.
Don’t forget dear Donald voting for himself with his Nazi friend musks starlink getting them over the line.
He truly is the only one taking ownership of what the dc democratic and podcasters did. Dc dems approval and donations were in the toilet and then discarded primary voters; making it worse. his messaging was good so they silenced him too They owe him and us an apology they have to earn our trust
Donations were record-breaking.
Not for dc elected they we’re to Kamala and they were all complaining that they needed her money
It's not his fault. The Democratic Party is full of rot that needs to be cut out.
@governorwalz.mn.gov Well DONE! 🏆 More 👏 Of 👏 THIS 👏 (And… bring Dem members of Congress with you!)
I blame the democratic party. He's not to blame however. But the party of "joy" and no backbone ran like a moderate party. They coddled with the Cheneys and had next to no platform. Barely even said "climate change" because that was too divisive. Weak. They lost their own base.
That’s the US. Bush convinced everyone that he was no different than Gore. Then we attacked Iraq. 😁
They knew there was a difference. STOP feeding into that narrative like this sh-- is normal!
It's not his fault! It's the dem elites who knifed Biden in the back and didn't give her enough time to be primaried at the head of the ticket. Essentially, Kamala was an invalid choice and the elites told the majority of dem and independent voters that their choice didn't matter!!
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No, there a several groups of people that own this..starting with the media who normalized trump.
It's real. I live in an immigrant heavy area. I know so many liberals who were uninformed and said this exact thing - that they just didn't like either candidate. Have those hard conversations with them. Bc in the end, those are where the lost votes are coming from. Every voter we get is a lifetime
Isn't there a Farm Labor Party in Minnesota? Beats the crap out the schumdem party.
I voted for him!
They should have listened to him and not their consultants who listen to the donors
He is getting out there, doing the work and having the right conversations. Grateful for @timwalzparody.bsky.social
@governorwalz.mn.gov, we blame Russian psyops on social media. You and VP Harris did everything right and worked harder than anyone could ever work. The sooner Americans understand how they are being “socially engineered” by malign actors’ algorithms, the sooner we can address the real problem.
I think a great deal of credit needs to be shared with Mr. Misogyny and Miss Racism.
This man is a true gem of a politician. What we could do if there were more like him.
Isn’t it refreshing to hear a politician hold themselves accountable?
You can thank David Plouffe for that.
Yeah, he needs to go as well Tired of white men controlling everything and mansplaining
The America’s Dad routine is old and tired - America’s Dad lost the debate to Vance. Take a hike Walz