Tim Walz pressed on whether or not Democrats must acknowledge Biden made ‘main mistake’ in looking for re-election

Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., was grilled by CNN’s Jake Tapper on Sunday about whether or not members of the Democratic Get together wanted to acknowledge that former President Biden wasn’t as much as operating for re-election. 

“Don‘t you suppose your get together must acknowledge that President Biden was not up for the job of operating for reelection, and that this was a significant mistake?” Tapper requested, as Walz argued that Biden made the choice to drop out. “You all went together with the concept that he was up for it and he wasn‘t, and all people noticed it. And the nation rejected it.”

Walz, who was former Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 operating mate, additionally informed Tapper that the Democratic Get together wanted to do some soul-searching within the wake of their loss to President Donald Trump. 

“Historical past will inform us to return on that. That very nicely may very well be the case, Jake. What I‘m involved about is studying from these classes. I might hope we might by no means do it once more, make a mistake, be certain we undergo and get somebody. However I don‘t know the place it helps us going ahead,” Walz mentioned, earlier than pivoting to Trump. 

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CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Gov. Tim Walz over whether or not the Democratic Get together wanted to acknowledge that President Biden wasn’t as much as the job on Sunday. (Screenshot/CNN)

Tapper additionally pressed Walz on Harris’ current remarks, throughout which she mentioned, “I’m not right here to say I informed you so,” throughout a speech in California on Thursday.

“What does ‘I informed you so’ actually imply right here? I imply, individuals heard her message. They didn’t vote for her. She misplaced each battleground state. You your self have criticized the Harris-Walz marketing campaign for being too cautious. She might have informed the American individuals, you already know, she might have warned the American individuals, however she didn‘t do it compellingly sufficient to win,” the CNN host mentioned. 

Walz mentioned he owned the loss and criticized himself for it. Nevertheless, he mentioned Harris tried to warn individuals of what Trump was planning on doing.  

“I do suppose the problem for Democrats, and that is, I believe, a structural downside that’s going to take much more considering. Why, with all of that on the market, did they not suppose we have been any higher than that? They usually didn‘t, and I’m very involved with the parents who stayed residence,” he mentioned, acknowledging that Trump did an excellent job figuring out voters’ anxieties. 

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, on the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, N.C.  (AP Picture/Jacquelyn Martin)

The CNN host additionally requested about criticisms that the Democratic Get together was gaslighting People about inflation, the border, and Biden’s health. 

“After which, basically, this concept that President Biden was up for an additional 4 years of the job whereas People in ballot after ballot, for yr after yr, have been saying, ‘he‘s too outdated to do the job,’ your get together stood towards all of these issues,” Tapper mentioned. 

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Walz argued that Biden led the nation out of the COVID-19 pandemic and that he did an excellent job, however that the Democratic Get together didn’t message accurately on points similar to immigration.