We're a mere 16 months from Election Day for the 2026 cycle, yet Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has yet to make an official announcement on whether he'll seek a third term.
Given the DFL overreach in the 2023 and 2024 legislative sessions combined with Walz's (to be charitable) uneven performance as the Veep candidate last year, it's no surprise that more Minnesotans than not don't even want him to run again.
This has been a recurring theme on the Northern Alliance Radio Network the past few months, specifically with guest co-hosts Kelly Gunderson and Andrew Richter both predicting Walz will indeed not run in '26. But this past Sunday, Andrew took it a step further by saying that former MN Congressman Dean Phillips will ultimately be the DFL candidate for governor despite the likelihood he won't be endorsed by the party's delegates at their convention next year.
So if Walz declines to seek a third gubernatorial term, then what? Despite obtaining national notoriety over the past couple of years, he's barely registering a percentage point among 2028 Democrat hopefuls for President.
Regardless of who is the DFL candidate for guv next year, I'm not terribly optimistic that the Republicans can capitalize on what should be a golden opportunity.
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