Tim Walz is flirting with disaster.
The failed vice-presidential candidate, firearms expert, and man’s man hinted at a potential 2028 run during an interview with the New Yorker’s David Remnick on Sunday, offering a glimpse into the tortured psychology of a man forced to play second fiddle to someone as comically unimpressive as Kamala Harris. (Subscribe to MR. RIGHT, a weekly newsletter about modern masculinity)
“Look, I never had an ambition to be president or vice president. I was honored to be asked,” Walz said. “If I feel I can serve, I will. And if nationally, people are like, ‘Dude we tried you, and look how that worked out,’ I’m good with that.”
“If I think I could offer something … I would certainly consider that,” he went on to say.
Remnick tried to squeeze out a more definitive answer from Walz, to which his guest replied, “I’ll do whatever it takes.” The New Yorker editor also asked Walz about returning to Capitol Hill in light of Democratic Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith’s recent retirement announcement. Walz, who hasn’t ruled out a third term as governor, said he would rather “eat glass.”
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz clasp hands onstage after the end of a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum on August 20, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Later this week Harris will accept her party’s presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Unfortunately for Walz, the best he could do at this point is run for a third term as governor. Or leave politics altogether. Walz would find more success selling organic tampons to men who’ve undergone sex changes or becoming a hunting tour guide in his home state than taking a crack at 2028.
But he won’t leave politics, and he won’t start a Madden livestream on Twitch. There’s a good chance he’ll run, yet another reminder that having the self-awareness of a primordial jellyfish is a prerequisite for being a national Democratic figure.
And I’m sure Harris feels a bit miffed at the news. After all, the Harris campaign tapped Walz because he lacked any presidential ambition.
On the other hand, she might be excited by the prospect of a Walz presidential campaign, owing to the fact that the Minnesota governor is almost as bad of a candidate as she is.
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