Election 2024: Obama for Harris, Republicans for Trump in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE – Former President Barack Obama will return to Milwaukee on Sunday, November 3, to campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket, and later that day, the trio of Republicans will rally support for the Trump-Vance ticket.

Obama’s speech is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Baird Center downtown Milwaukee. Other prominent Democrats will speak beforehand.

Tulsi Gabbard, Danica Patrick and Sage Steele are scheduled to gather at The Factory on Barclay at 6 p.m. to support Donald Trump.

Additionally, FOX6 News confirmed that JD Vance will be in La Crosse on Monday, November 4. According to the Harris campaign, Walz will be in La Crosse, Steven’s Point and Milwaukee on Monday.

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Wisconsin Battlefield

Wisconsin is a critical battleground state ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

Trump approached Harris in the latest Marquette University Law School poll Wisconsin, published Wednesday.

Harris (50%) leads Trump (49%) among likely voters in a head-to-head matchup. The survey involved initially undecided voters who were then asked who they would vote for if they had to choose. Keeping undecided voters initially as a separate category, Harris has 48% of likely voters, Trump has 47%, and 5% are undecided.

In Wisconsin, 1.3 million people have already voted. Four of the last six presidential elections in the state were decided by less than one point, and the winner was separated by 20,000 votes in both 2016 and 2020. In 2000, Al Gore overtook George W. Bush in the state just 5,700 votes. votes.

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Official statements

WisGOP President Brian Schimming

“From skyrocketing rents to the cost of groceries, the city of Milwaukee knows all too well why these are critical choices for working families. For four years, Kamala Harris persisted defended Bidenomics while ordinary Americans struggled to stay afloat in the face of record inflation. To this day, she has no scruples for the Biden-Harris administration’s mismanagement of the economy. “No last-minute appearance by former President Obama can erase the devastating impact of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden on the livelihoods of Milwaukeeans.”