Tim Walz, the former Democratic running mate with presidential candidate Kamala Harris, told a crowd on Friday that it’s time to form a “shadow government,” and hold alternate press conferences.
“We see one of the first things they do is try and restrict the vote,” the Minnesota governor said. “This is one of the things, though, that this is going to take power industry to — I don’t know what the answer is on this, but I’m kind of — I’ve been saying this: I think we need a shadow government, so when all these things come up every single day, we’ve got an alternate press conference telling the truth about what things are happening, tell them what’s going on.”
In other words, this is not the first time Walz has said there needs to be a shadow government. It’s something, he says, “I’ve been saying.”
Walz was speaking in Eau Claire, Wisconsin at a town hall meeting, where he doubled down on unpopular Democrat policies.
“We let them define the issue on DEI. And we let them define what woke is. We got ourselves in this mess because we weren’t bold enough to stand up and say ‘You’re d*** right, we’re proud of these policies. We’re gonna put them in, and we’re gonna execute them,’” he said. He went on to suggest that all Democrats need is a coordinated messaging strategy that can reach the masses.
