Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) is trying to put his shaky debate performance behind him with a media blitz to close out the final month of the 2024 campaign.
Walz will visit Pennsylvania, Ohio, California, Washington, Nevada, and Arizona in a slew of campaign events ranging from rallies, direct voter engagement events, fundraisers, and two national TV interviews. The campaign tour comes right after Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between himself and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), in which Walz stumbled but avoided falling flat as most snap polls found voters were split on which candidate won.
Walz began his campaign tour in Pennsylvania Wednesday, stopping in Harrisburg and Reading before Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) joined him for a rally in York. For the media appearances, Walz is set to make his late-night TV debut as Harris’s running mate and be a guest on a “top pop culture podcast” while out West, according to ABC News. The exact details of these appearances have yet to be announced.
“Walz will participate in more media interviews and engagements to reach key demographics and target voters that the campaign is working to win, combining national, battleground state, and specialty media interviews with high-impact digital engagements including with sports content creators and podcasts,” the Harris-Walz campaign said.
“With just over 30 days until the election, the Harris-Walz ticket is entering the final stretch of the campaign aggressively, with a robust travel and media schedule to ensure that every American voter knows what’s on the line in November,” the campaign said.
Walz will host fundraising events beginning in Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio. Afterwards, he will travel west to host fundraising events in California and Washington.
He will then travel to the Sun Belt, holding a campaign rally in Reno, Nevada. The event was postponed due to the Davis wildfires last month. In Arizona this Wednesday, Walz will host a series of political events to kick off early voting in the state, which starts Oct. 9.
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Prior to being tapped to be Harris’s running mate, Walz was frequently seen on national television vouching for Harris’s candidacy. His initial blitz helped vault him onto Harris’s radar when he launched the first “weird” attack on the Trump-Vance ticket.
After a fast-paced rollout to introduce him as Harris’s running mate, Walz’s national media appearances have been few and far between. In contrast, Vance has made himself a staple on Sunday talk shows, sitting for interviews and trading blows with adversarial hosts.
