Hit the Midwest

Harris and Walz to hit the Midwest as they continue campaign blitz through battleground states

From CNN's Ebony Davis

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will continue their campaign blitz through key swing states on Wednesday, with events in Wisconsin and Michigan as the newly formed ticket seeks to mobilize voters. 

The campaign says the two will “highlight the choice facing Blue Wall voters between the Trump-Vance agenda to weaken unions and give tax cuts to the wealthy on the backs of the middle class, and the Harris-Walz vision for the future, where everyone has the opportunity not just to get by, but to get ahead.”

The Harris campaign also touted messaging and campaign infrastructure, saying in part: “The Harris-Walz campaign battleground infrastructure in the Blue Wall dwarfs the Trump-Vance operation. Team Harris-Walz has nearly 400 staff across almost 100 field offices in Michigan and Wisconsin, while the Trump campaign still barely has any ground game presence.”

At the midday rally in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, the indie group Bon Iver is set to perform.

Speakers include:

Gov. Tony Evers

Sen. Tammy Baldwin

Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski

Wisconsin Coordinated Campaign Regional Mobilization Director Camden Hargrove

In Detroit, Michigan, speakers include:

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Rep. Elissa Slotkin

Rep. Debbie Dingell

Sen. Debbie Stabenow

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain

Harris’ event in the Great Lake State comes after over a dozen labor endorsements, including from the UAW International Executive Board, which voted to formally back Harris’ candidacy last week.

Wednesday’s visit marks Harris’ sixth visit to Wisconsin and fifth visit to Michigan this year. She launched her presidential campaign with a rally in Milwaukee two weeks ago.