Last updated Nov 29, 2025
politics
Tim Walz will not remain Kamala Harris’s running mate through the Democratic National Convention; he will be forced to withdraw from the ticket before or during the convention due to mounting controversies (e.g., over his military record and policy positions).
And I think the question now is whether Waltz is even going to make it to the convention. I think he might have to drop out.View on YouTube
Explanation

Evidence shows that Tim Walz did remain Kamala Harris’s running mate through the 2024 Democratic National Convention and beyond, contrary to the prediction that he would have to drop out before or during the convention.

Key facts:

  • The 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago was held August 19–22, 2024, with Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee and Tim Walz as the vice‑presidential nominee listed on the official convention record. (en.wikipedia.org)
  • On August 6, 2024, the Democratic Party formally certified Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as the official Democratic nominees for president and vice president, respectively, after the delegate roll call. (democrats.org)
  • During the convention itself, Walz formally accepted the Democratic Party’s vice‑presidential nomination in a televised speech, explicitly thanking delegates for nominating him as vice president. (dw.com)
  • Post‑election coverage and later analyses consistently refer to Walz as Harris’s 2024 vice‑presidential running mate and the Democratic vice‑presidential nominee, with no record of him withdrawing or being replaced on the ticket. (en.wikipedia.org)

Because Walz remained on the ticket through the Democratic National Convention and the November 2024 election, the prediction that he "might have to drop out" before or at the convention was not borne out.