Vice President Kamala Harris’ first campaign stop in Wisconsin with her newly minted running mate this week put her in a critical swing part of a swing state, a largely rural area bordering Minnesota known for backing moderates from both parties.
Find Insider Deals for items perfect around the house and on the goRepublican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, walks back from looking at Air Force Two at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wis. , the fierce competition for swing voters in swing-state Wisconsin converged on the tarmac of the tiny Chippewa Valley Regional Airport.
“The 3rd Congressional District is a purple district in a purple state,” said Democratic U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, from Wisconsin’s neighboring congressional district to the east. “How it votes will very likely indicate how it goes statewide for Vice President Harris.”The diverse district has historically been drawn to moderates like Democrat Ron Kind, who held the congressional seat for 26 years before retiring in 2022. Before him, moderate Republican Steve Gunderson held the seat for 16 years.
Republicans have done a better job addressing the issues they care about, said Westrate, who serves as treasurer for the state Republican Party. Harris and Walz campaigned on the western edge of the district in Eau Claire, home to a University of Wisconsin campus, about an hour’s drive east of the border with Minnesota, where Walz has served as governor since 2019.
“They don’t necessarily have to win this congressional district,” Chergosky said of Democrats. “But they can’t get blown out.” “There’s a very interesting conversation ongoing in the Democratic Party right now about what’s going to sell in this part of the state," Chergosky said.is a former political fundraiser and former small business owner who ran and lost in the 2022 Democratic primary. She is running as a political outsider, a position her challengers have questioned given the years she spent working as a political activist and fundraiser in Washington.
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Democrats and Republicans descend on western Wisconsin with high stakes up and down the ballotVice President Kamala Harris’ first campaign stop in Wisconsin with her newly minted running mate this week put her in a critical swing part of a swing state, a largely rural area bordering Minnesota known for backing moderates from both parties.
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Democrats and Republicans descend on western Wisconsin with high stakes up and down the ballotVice President Kamala Harris’ first campaign stop in Wisconsin with her newly minted running mate this week put her in a critical swing part of a swing state, a largely rural area bordering Minnesota known for backing moderates from both parties.
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Harris gives Democrats a jolt in a critical part of swing-state WisconsinKamala Harris has put a charge in Wisconsin's most powerful Democratic stronghold, Dane County, where enthusiasm and volunteer support for President Joe Biden had been slipping.
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Harris gives Democrats a jolt in a critical part of swing-state WisconsinKamala Harris has put a charge in Wisconsin's most powerful Democratic stronghold, Dane County, where enthusiasm and volunteer support for President Joe Biden had been slipping.
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Harris gives Democrats a jolt in a critical part of swing-state WisconsinKamala Harris has put a charge in Wisconsin's most powerful Democratic stronghold, Dane County, where enthusiasm and volunteer support for President Joe Biden had been slipping.
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