Gov. Tim Walz says at Iowa town hall he is 'soul-searching' after 2024

Source: Nebraska Examiner

By: Robin Opsahl - March 14, 2025 7:03 pm

DES MOINES — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told Iowans on his first stop of a national town hall tour that he wanted to give a voice to people who feel unheard by Republicans in Washington.

But he said there was another motive for these events: he is “soul-searching” following the 2024 general election, when he and Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President Donald Trump, to find how Democrats can win again.

More than 1,000 people filled the auditorium at Roosevelt Public High School in Des Moines to hear from Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, at the first stop of his “town hall” series.

The national tour is focused on areas currently represented by House Republicans. It was organized in response to news that House GOP campaign leadership told members not to host town halls because of backlash about funding cuts by the Trump administration and Elon Musk through his temporary organization, the Department of Government Efficiency.


Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held a town hall event at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines March 14, 2025, answering questions and hearing from Iowans who expressed their problems with cuts made by the Trump administration. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)


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