If Republicans won’t hold town halls? Well, Minnesota’s Democratic Governor Tim Walz says he will. He’s off to a number of Midwest U.S. House Districts that are GOP-leaning to spread the message Democrats are there to support their families.

Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues have gotten across the country.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is hitting the road this weekend on the first leg of a national tour to hold town halls in Republican districts where representatives aren’t holding public meetings of their own.

Democrat David Gottfried is poised to win the special election for a Twin Cities metro state House seat, locking House in a balance of power tie.

Republicans in the Minnesota House lost a one-seat edge in the Capitol, where tensions over party dominance have simmered for weeks.

The special election was held in a heavily Democratic district in the northern St. Paul suburbs of Roseville and Shoreview.