Tim Walz

Governor of Minnesota · Democrat · Wikipedia ↗

Status tier

Ruled out

Momentum (0–100)

Confidence

Medium

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Last reviewed in the September 14, 2026 UTC daily build · latest signal February 10, 2026 (216 days ago).

Latest signal

Earlier "may run," later "not thinking about 2028" source ↗
February 10, 2026 · 216 days ago · Medium confidence

2024 VP nominee who walked back earlier interest.

Why this momentum score

Momentum · last 30 days

no change vs 30 days ago

Momentum over the last 30 days: from 0 to 0, high 0, low 0.

Soft / "not ruling out" quote	+12
Early-state travel (IA/NH/SC/NV)	+10
Stale (no signal 216d)	-10
Explicitly ruled out	-40
Momentum (capped 0–100)	0

Evidence & status history

2025-03-03

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is not ruling out presidential run in 2028 - CBS News source ↗

softConsidering· Medium

2025-06-05

Gov. Tim Walz calls for less ‘rigid’ Democratic nominating calendar in future election cycles - Iowa Capital Dispatch source ↗

earlyState· Low

Early-state activity

Iowa

1 signal

Money movement — FEC, a separate axis

No FEC financial report on file — not a registered filer, or no totals yet. Money is never folded into the momentum score.

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