Both campaigns made stops in Wisconsin and Michigan, Vance stumped on immigration and manufacturing, Harris and Walz on labor.
DETROIT—The Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns vied for voters’ attention in dueling rallies in key battleground states on Aug. 7.
Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly designated running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, stumped in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The pair made a stop at Detroit-Wayne County airport that evening.
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump’s running mate, spoke outside the Shelby Township Police Department in Michigan on Wednesday morning before hosting his own event in Eau Claire that afternoon.
At the Harris–Walz rally in Eau Claire, Walz leaned into his Midwestern roots, touting his upbringing in small-town Nebraska, his 24-year military service, and his experience as a high school teacher and coach.
“I have to say, this idea of caring for our neighboring kindness and [a] hand up when somebody needs it, or just the sense of that people go through things and to be able to be there when they need it, that’s who we are,” Walz told the packed crowd in Eau Claire.
Vance’s Shelby Township speech highlighted crime and illegal immigration, keying on an alleged rape committed by an illegal immigrant in that community. The suspect had previously been deported from the United States.
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In Eau Claire, Vance visited a Wollard International manufacturing plant to underscore the importance of American manufacturing.
“I’m one of these guys who believes that it’s important that we make more things right here in the USA,” Vance said, appealing to voters in the country’s manufacturing hub.
“Come on, that’s not who Wisconsin is, that’s not who Minnesota is,” Walz said.
Harris, speaking after Walz, pledged to ensure a future where “every worker has the freedom to join a union,” drawing cheers from the crowd. The vice president called herself and her running mate “joyful warriors.”
The Midwest, particularly Michigan and Wisconsin, is seen as crucial to securing the White House. The states have 15 and 10 electoral college votes, respectively. Democrats won both in 2020 with narrow margins after Republicans carried them in 2016. They are often referred to as the “Blue Wall,” along with Minnesota and Illinois, but have become swing states in recent elections.
As Harris and Trump remain neck and neck in the Midwest, Walz’s potential appeal to this region and swing state voters is seen as one reason he may have been given the vice presidential nod over Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Nathan Worcester contributed to this report.
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