Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts

CNN — Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country. They need to be heard, and to be candid with you, Democratic leadership needs to hear them.” Walz’s plans started with a post last week on X, responding to House Republican leaders who advised their colleagues to stop holding town halls. And I fully expect them to tell me ways that they’re looking for.” As the Tea Party rose through a different set of town hall protests in the 2010 election cycle, Walz was a congressman in a tight district running for a third term. I have a little more of a national voice, so I should bring it to them, and I’m going to basically be handing the megaphone to them.” But he said when Democrats are “just being a foil to Trump, we are not crossing into that space we need to, to have them believe us, to know what we stand for.” After going deliberately quiet in the months after the campaign – following a largely low-profile role as running mate that sources say was designed by the Harris campaign leadership – Walz has been stepping out more in recent weeks.