US EditionTim Walz says Harris picked him for VP to ‘code talk to white guys’
- At a Harvard Kennedy School forum on April 27, 2025, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz explained why Kamala Harris chose him as her 2024 running mate.
- Walz said Harris chose him partly because he was able to communicate effectively with rural white men—those who might be found watching football or working on their trucks—and help create a sense of comfort that could encourage them to support the Democratic Party.
- Despite this strategy, exit polls showed Harris received only 38% of the white male vote, trailing Trump who received 60%, while Trump also gained 54% of Latino male votes, marking historic Latino support for him.
- Walz admitted his role failed to secure needed white male votes and reflected that Democrats lost in 2024 partly due to message shortcomings and limited media engagement.
- He recommended a collective, infrastructure-building presidential campaign by 2028 to improve results, highlighting opportunities from initiatives like Gavin Newsom’s podcast and Bernie Sanders’ rallies.
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Tim Walz proves identity politics don't work - Washington Examiner
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) outed himself as a diversity hire on Monday, telling the Harvard Kennedy School forum he was chosen to be former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate to create a “permission structure” for white, rural men to vote for the Democratic ticket. “I could code talk to white guys — watching football, fixing their truck, doing that, that I could put them at ease,” Walz said. “I was the permission structure to say, ‘Look, you …
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Conservative Daily NewsHow Do You Do, Fellow White People? Tim Walz Says Hello!
Former vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz recently told an audience at Harvard’s Kennedy School that former Vice President Kamala Harris chose him as a running mate because of his uncanny ability to connect with the average Caucasian cisgender dude “I could code talk to white guys—watching football, fixing their truck,” he explained. “I was the permission structure to say, ‘Look, you can do this and vote for this.’” It’s true, all the fellas a…
Tim Walz Thinks Democrats Didn’t Do “a Good Enough Job” of Listening to Voters—but He’s Not Despairing
In an interview with VF, the Minnesota governor and former veep hopeful called on his party to take a “proactive approach” and labeled Trump White House officials “unserious clowns.”
Dave Portnoy Explains How ‘Normal Guys Can See Through’ Tim Walz
Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy told SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly on Thursday that “normal guys can see through” failed Democrat vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s claims of appealing to average white male voters based on his actions. During a Harvard Kennedy School forum on Wednesday, Walz called himself the “permission structure” for white males in rural areas to […] Dave Portnoy Explains How ‘Normal Guys Can See Through’ Tim Walz
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