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Former President Donald Trump’s projected win of the presidency has many in Minnesota wondering what the next steps will be for Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz.
Vice President Kamala Harris gave her concession speech Wednesday afternoon from Howard University in Washington, D.C. Though Walz did not speak at the event, he was asked what was next as he left the rally. His reply: “Minnesota.”
Walz, 60, returned to his state Wednesday evening to continue to serve his second term as governor of Minnesota. Peggy Flanagan, who would have stepped into the governorship had Walz’s ticket won, will remain lieutenant governor.
Walz has two years left on his term. For the remainder of the term, he may have a harder time getting policies passed compared to the accomplishments made during the landmark 2023 session.
As of now, control for the Minnesota House is up in the air after Republicans were able to flip three seats, achieving a rare tie, with several other races likely heading to a recount — meaning the Democratic “trifecta” of power in the state is over.
Larry Jacobs, a politics professor at the University of Minnesota, elaborated further.
“The wheels of the DFL progressive bus just came to a screeching halt,” he said. “The DFL is not going to be able to move big budgets and big programmatic ideas as they did in 2023. The Republicans are either going to have a tie in the House, in which case they can stymie things, or they’ll have the majority in which they’ll vote down whatever the DFL sends them that involves more taxes, more spending, more regulation.
