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Tim Walz has some sharp critiques on the Dem 2024 campaign

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz thinks he and Kamala Harris played it too safe last year .

Walz: "We shouldn’t have been playing this thing so safe" Walz's self reflection comes as the Democratic Party still sorts through the wreckage of its 2024 losses.

Walz is still undecided on whether he will run for a third term as governor, though he did pass on the open Senate seat that retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D- Minn. ) opened up last month .

In Montana , where he addressed a crowd of Democrats at a state party dinner, Walz told them that there is “no charismatic leader who is coming to save us”.

Former campaign staffers describe Walz as “in his own head” and “super nervous’s nervous” Walz didn’t “want to let down the ticket” with his debate performance, they say.

But Walz talks about his three-month national politics experience a lot, two people close to Walz said.

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