Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump held competing rallies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just days before Election Day, as polls indicated a close race in the battleground state. Harris urged supporters to vote, emphasizing the importance of active participation in the democratic process. Meanwhile, Trump rallied his supporters at the Fiserv Forum, calling on them to vote for him. The events marked the candidates’ final appearances in Wisconsin before the election and came on the heels of both nominees holding rallies in the state earlier in the week.
The Harris campaign reported over 12,000 attendees at the rally in Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center, with popular rapper Cardi B speaking ahead of Harris and encouraging people to vote. Trump’s rally at the Fiserv Forum drew enthusiastic supporters, with the former president making a direct appeal for votes. The rallies were part of the intense campaigning efforts in Wisconsin, a critical swing state where both parties have been vying for support. Major surrogates, including former Presidents Obama and Clinton, have also campaigned in the state in support of Harris.
Wisconsin is one of the Rust Belt states that Democrats have traditionally relied on as part of their “blue wall,” along with Michigan and Pennsylvania. Trump narrowly won all three states in the 2016 election, breaking the Democrats’ stronghold on these states. However, in 2020, President Biden secured victories in all three states by slim margins, reclaiming them for the Democrats. Wisconsin, in particular, was carried by Biden by a little over 20,000 votes out of over 3.2 million cast, making it a key battleground in the election.
With just days remaining until Election Day, both campaigns have intensified their efforts in Wisconsin, flooding the airwaves with TV ads and sending high-profile surrogates to rally support for their respective candidates. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor emeritus Mordecai Lee remarked that the race in Wisconsin was too close to call at that point, with polls indicating a margin-of-error contest between Harris and Trump. Both candidates have made multiple stops in the state in the final stretch leading up to the election, underscoring the significance of Wisconsin in the overall electoral map.
The rallies in Milwaukee underscored the significance of Wisconsin as a battleground state in the election, with both parties investing heavily in a bid to win over voters. Harris and Trump made impassioned appeals to their supporters, highlighting the importance of voter turnout in determining the outcome of the election. With the race too close to call, both campaigns are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to secure a victory in Wisconsin, along with other critical states that will play a decisive role in determining the outcome of the election. As the final days of the campaign unfold, all eyes are on Wisconsin and other key battlegrounds, where every vote will count in what is shaping up to be a closely contested election.
