Baldwin joins Harris in last-ditch push for Wisconsin

Vice President Harris made his final push for Wisconsin before Election Day, joining Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) in a three-step sweep through the key battleground state.

“Wisconsin, really, we need everyone to vote here. You, Wisconsin, will make the difference in this election. You’re going to make the difference,” Harris said at a Friday night rally in Little Chute.

The crowd at the rally, holding “vote” and “when we vote, we win” signs, chanted “we will win.”

“We’re the kind of people that when you know what they stand for, you know what to fight for,” Harris said.

The vice president, claiming to believe in America’s promise, called himself a “child of the civil rights movement.”

“My parents took me to the march when I was in a stroller. And there were people from all walks of life coming together to fight for freedom and opportunity,” she said. “The promise of America is all around us. It’s about the young leaders voting for the first time. where are you Oh, I love Gen-Z! I really want to.”

She also asked the crowd who had I already voted earlywhich was received with loud cheers at the rally.

“Oh wow. God, that’s great, thank you!” Harris said. “For anyone who hasn’t voted yet, no judgement, but please take a moment now and just think about what your plan will be for when and where you vote.”

Baldwin is in a tight race against Republican Eric Hovde, whom Democrats are eyeing to retain the upper chamber. The senator has a narrow lead over Hovde, polling 48.4% to 47.9%, according to a survey aggregate from Decision Office HQ/The Hill.

“Having Kamala back in the state makes it clear that this campaign knows that the path to the presidency and control of the United States Senate goes right through our state because we are the battleground state in this election,” Baldwin said.

Harris, too visited Wisconsin on Wednesday, on the first day of her closing message to the belligerent states after her speech at the Ellipse in Washington, DC, the night before.

“The stakes couldn’t be higher for our reproductive freedoms, for our health care, for our economy. We have a choice to embrace our state motto, which is “forward,” or let Eric Hovde take us back. And you know what, we’re not going back,” Baldwin said.

Harris later asked voters to “send her back to the United States Senate,” calling Baldwin a close friend.

Earlier in the day, Harris and Baldwin visited workers at an IBEW union hall in Janesville. There, she promoted the idea of repurposing existing factories, saying workers in the state didn’t want to have to leave their cities to find work.

“We know here that Donald Trump is no friend of labor,” she said. “He is an existential threat to America’s labor movement.”

Harris doubles his visits to the so-called “blue wall”. A Marist survey released Friday showed Harris slightly ahead in the three states, leading Trump by 3 points in Michigan and 2 points in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Former President Trump has a lead of 0.4 percentage points in Wisconsin going into the weekend, according to decision office HQ / The Hill aggregate polls.

For the latest news, weather, sports and video streaming, go to The Hill.