Kamala Harris’s Vice Presidential pick, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, is now publicly advocating for the abolition of the Electoral College. His messaging during campaign stops in Seattle and Sacramento on Tuesday raises a speculation about the Harris campaign’s concerns over securing enough electoral delegates over Donald Trump.
In Seattle, Walz remarked, “And we know, because of our system of the Electoral College, that puts a few states in real focus.”
He emphasized the importance of focusing on key battleground states, adding, “I’m a national popular vote guy, but that’s not the world we live in. The election will be won in western PA, won in Wisconsin.”
In Sacramento, at Governor Gavin Newsom’s residence, Walz’s message was unambiguous. “I think all of us know, the Electoral College needs to go. We need a, we need national popular vote. But that’s not the world we live in,” he said, urging supporters to zero in on key battlegrounds like Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and swing states such as Nevada and Wisconsin.
The Electoral College needs to go.
Gov. Tim Walz
Walz’s comments raise questions about whether the Harris campaign is feeling confident in its delegate count or if there’s some frustration brewing behind the scenes. Notably, Walz’s stance echoes Kamala Harris’s own view from 2019.
At the time, Harris remarked, “There’s no question that the popular vote has been diminished in terms of making the final decision about who’s the president of the United States, and we need to deal with that, so I’m open to the discussion.”
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