{"id":2493937,"date":"2025-10-02T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-says-he-let-kamala-harris-down-during-2024-campaign-i-warned-them\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T16:17:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:17:06","slug":"tim-walz-says-he-let-kamala-harris-down-during-2024-campaign-i-warned-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-walz-says-he-let-kamala-harris-down-during-2024-campaign-i-warned-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Walz Says He Let Kamala Harris Down During 2024 Campaign: &#8216;I Warned Them&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-walz-says-he-let-kamala-harris-down-during-2024-campaign-i-warned-them%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2493937&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Minnesota Governor Tim Walz admitted that he let vice President Kamala Harris down during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-has-never-talked-about-2024-campaign-plans-with-biden\/\" title=\"... Has &#039;Never Talked About&#039; 2024 Campaign Plans with Biden\">2024 presidential campaign<\/a>, notably referring to his performance in a debate against J.D. Vance. Walz acknowledged that he was too kind and unprepared for Vance&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unexpectedly cordial approach<\/a>, which contributed to Vance being seen as the debate winner. Walz attributed his demeanor to his &#8220;Minnesota nice&#8221; personality and explained that his attempt to be agreeable was misinterpreted as weakness. He accepted Harris&#8217;s criticism as justified, noting it stemmed from his background as a teacher. Additionally,the article mentions Harris&#8217;s new book,where she reflects on her failed 2024 bid,criticizes fellow Democrats,and reveals she passed over Pete Buttigieg as her running mate due to his homosexuality.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said this week he let Kamala Harris down during their 2024 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Walz made the remarks at the MinnPost Festival, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/10\/01\/tim-walz-too-nice-td-vance-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> The Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>The governor said he believes he was overly kind to now-Vice President J.D. Vance during their debate on Oct. 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The debate was described as &ldquo;largely civil&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-praise-veep-pick-as-americas-dad-while-neutering-men\/\" title=\"Dems Praise Veep Pick As &#039;America&#039;s Dad&#039; While Neutering Men\">midwestern nice<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz stumbled repeatedly and made a series of gaffes, with Vance widely seen as the winner.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Democrat himself later acknowledged Harris&rsquo;s criticism in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/embarrassing-democrats-turn-kamala-harris-unhelpful-divisive-new-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new book<\/a> was justified.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She has every right to be critical,&rdquo; Walz said of Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Walz explained that his behavior came from what he called &ldquo;the teacher in me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;NEW: Tim Walz on his debate against JD Vance:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think [Kamala Harris] has every right to be critical. I do think I let her down on a couple things.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I warned them my Minnesota nice thing is if somebody&#8217;s being nice to me, I&#8217;ll be nice to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We did not prepare for him&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kZxXBkQVJ4\">pic.twitter.com\/kZxXBkQVJ4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Cohen &#127482;&#127480; (@JasonJournoDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonJournoDC\/status\/1973497348874707031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As far as the book and things like that go, I think she has every right to be critical. I do think I let her down on a couple things,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I warned them my Minnesota nice thing is if somebody&rsquo;s being nice to me, I&rsquo;ll be nice to them,&rdquo; Walz added.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted the Harris campaign did not expect Vance to present himself so cordially.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It did matter, though, and I think in the moment we were in &hellip; we did not prepare for him to be more cordial,&rdquo; Walz said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The expectation was that he would do the false attacks &hellip; and they didn&rsquo;t. So, I&rsquo;ll give them this &mdash; they were well prepared.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He explained his attempt to be agreeable when Vance was speaking was seen as a weakness.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That was viewed as me trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a>,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When someone else is speaking next to you, you instinctively nod and listen,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;That was viewed as &hellip; that I was agreeing on some of the things that were a personal attack on her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz appeared like a deer in headlights throughout the debate with Vance.<\/p>\n<p>In one bizarre moment, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/viewers-rip-tim-walz-gaffe-friends-school-shooters-not-ready-primetime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a>, &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve become friends with school shooters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tim Walz: &#8220;I&#8217;ve become friends with school shooters.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/njJQc1kJxR\">pic.twitter.com\/njJQc1kJxR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Patriot Oasis&trade; (@ThePatriotOasis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePatriotOasis\/status\/1960770483030515893?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Harris has been opening up about her failed 2024 race in her new book.<\/p>\n<p>She has slammed her fellow Democrats and admitted she passed over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-reveals-1st-choice-vp-says-big-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Buttigieg<\/a> as her running mate because of his homosexuality.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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