ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz announced at a Virginia campaign stop that he is making a stop at the Minnesota State Fair on Sunday.
It’ll be a homecoming stop after a string of campaign visits with Vice President Kamala Harris; the pair have blitzed battleground states in recent weeks in an effort to win over undecideds and increase Democratic voter turnout.
Walz is no stranger to the state fair, and the fair often provides an enticing backdrop for candidates running for office. Last year the governor tried out the slingshot ride with his daughter Hope and during his gubernatorial reelection campaign in 2022, reiterated his support for abortion rights during an interview with WCCO’s Esme Murphy.
Last week, Harris and Walz sat down with CNN’s Dana Bash for their first major TV interview since becoming presidential and vice presidential nominees.
Walz was pressed about his military service record: in a 2018 video, he mentioned “weapons of war that I carried in war,” although he didn’t face combat during his time in the National Guard. The Harris-Walz campaign official told news outlets that Walz “misspoke” at the time. Bash asked twice if Walz misspoke.