‘It’s Hard to Lose’: Walz Returns Home to Minnesota After Election Loss

Tim Walz, former Democratic vice presidential nominee, returned to his job as Minnesota governor on Friday, after an election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance. After three months under the national spotlight in a contentious presidential election, the Democratic governor still has two years left in his current term. Walz told supporters in a speech on Nov. 8 that it’s “hard to lose” and acknowledged his supporters may be worried about the next four years under a Trump presidency. The governor said he is ready to defend the progress made in Minnesota. “The other side spent a lot of time campaigning and talking about and promising that they would leave things up to the states,” Walz said....