The Minnesota governor ran in 2024 as the Democrats' vice presidential candidate and has led a series of town halls in Republican districts this year.

The Minnesota governor and Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate said President Trump’s victory last year was a “primal scream” from voters who were furious and alienated by the Democratic party. Walz said the loss of his Democratic ticket — which failed to win even one swing state — was emblematic of Democrats’ hemorrhaging of working-class voters.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will seek to energize activists at Democratic state conventions in South Carolina and California on Saturday, as the party's 2024 vice presidential nominee works to keep up the high national profile he gained when Kamala Harris selected him as her running mate.