Tim Walz tries to soften his approach to eliminating the Electoral College

Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ running mate, decided to qualify his comment about the need to eliminate the Electoral College.

During two separate fundraisers, first in Seattle and then in Sacramento, Minnesota’s sitting governor took a controversial stance on the role of the Electoral College.

“I think we all know that the Electoral College needs to go. “We need a national popular vote, but that is not the world we live in,” he said.

Due to the impact that Walz’s comments had on the public, but above all the fact that several of his fellow Democrats did not like them, Kamala Harris’ campaign stated that it was not an official position of the campaign.

In this regard, in an interview given to the television network ABC News, Walz tried to be clearer in his statements.

“My position is not the position of the campaign. And what I’m trying to say is there are those who believe that every vote should count in every state. And some people believe that’s not the case,” mentioned.

In addition, the acting governor of Minnesota anticipated that he will not stop fighting to boost the popular vote.

“I will be in five states in two days and we will defend that the campaign’s position is clear, making sure that everyone understands that their vote, no matter what state they are in, matters,” he stressed.

When asked whether he and Kamala Harris disagree on whether the Electoral College should be eliminated, Walz reiterated that his position on the issue aligns with the campaign’s vision.

“I’ve talked about it in the past, she’s been very clear about it. And… my position is the position of the campaign,” he indicated.

It should be noted that, before becoming vice president of the nation, the 59-year-old California Democrat acknowledged being “open to discussion” about the possible abolition of the Electoral College.

The trigger behind this matter is that, In two of the last five presidential elections, 2000 and 2016, although Democrats won the popular vote, they ended up losing the Electoral College.

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