Tim Walz Sends A Message To Democrats: We Have A Chance To Be The Working Class’ ‘Champions Again’

On Saturday, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) spoke with SC Democrats about what the Democratic party should focus on heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

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00:00The party used to have the courage to do big and bold things.

00:04We're the people, and the people who sat in these chairs before you,

00:08who built Social Security from scratch.

00:11We're the people who secured personal freedoms.

00:14We're the people who rescue the economy every damn time the Republicans crash it.

00:23It's like two or three times we've had to do this.

00:26And you know we're going to have to do it again.

00:31Look, we also used to have the competency to get the basic stuff done,

00:36like helping you find meaningful work, living in safe, secure neighborhoods,

00:42and sending your kids to good schools,

00:44until somehow we strayed away from that North Star.

00:48But right here, right now, while Trump and the Republicans are showing the working class

00:53what they truly look like, we've got an opportunity to be their champions again.

00:58How? And this is for me. I think it's pretty simple.

01:01We've just got to show them that we've got the guts to fight for them,

01:04that we truly believe it, that we will fight for the working class.

01:10All of you are saying,

01:12we brought this guy all the way down here to tell us that,

01:15and you're like thinking, no shit, that's what we have to do.

01:18That's what we have to do.