2028 Watch
Democratic field · #17 on the board
Tim Walz
Minnesota Governor
1% of Tim Walz’s news coverage is about running for president.
The other 99% is the day job. We only count the first kind.
Coverage about the race
1 episode
last 28 days · #17 in the field · thin sample
Where it airs
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not enough coverage to split yet
Momentum
cooling
3 → 1 episode vs. the 28 days before
What the coverage said most recently
This week, Tim Walz faced significant scrutiny regarding his handling of fraud issues in Minnesota, alongside discussions about his decision not to seek re-election amid ongoing scandals. His public persona was also highlighted, contrasting the serious political challenges with lighter commentary on his character.
About the race = Episodes our tagger marks as substantively about a candidate’s 2028 prospects — running, primary positioning, endorsements, nomination polling — not their current job, policy fights, or 2024. Tagging is AI-assisted and precision-tuned — it under-counts rather than over-claims. Being on this board is an editorial call about who’s being discussed, not a prediction or an endorsement.
This measures how much of the news audio is about a candidate’s 2028 prospects — not how popular they are, how they’d poll, or who’ll win. It’s a map of the conversation, not a forecast. Data through Aug 25, 2026.