Tim Walz pedals back Electoral College comments as Harris camp distances themselves

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has spoken for the first time following his comments about eliminating the Electoral College vote. In Walz's interview with ABC News, set to air this Friday, he asserted "My position is the campaign's position." Following Walz’s comment, the Kamala Harris campaign publicly stated it did not share the same position as the governor. “I think all of us know the Electoral College needs to go. We need a national popular vote,” he said. Walz’s comment came during a campaign fundraiser at the home of California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday. The Minnesota Governor made similar comments during another campaign rally in Seattle earlier. Kamala Harris was initially “open” to abolishing the Electoral College vote in her 2019 presidential run. After Harris’ campaign was pressed on the issue, they eventually stated that removing the vote was not an official position of the VP’s current campaign.