What to know about Tim Walz's post-debate swing through Wisconsin in Wausau and Superior
WASHINGTON – Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will make a two-day swing through central and northeastern Wisconsin this week as part of a battleground state push in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
Walz, the governor of Minnesota, plans to meet with Democratic volunteers in Wausau on Friday following stops in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan, according to the Harris-Walz campaign. On Saturday, Walz plans to hold a rally at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
The stops are part of what the campaign says is a "more aggressive phase on the campaign trail" following Vice President Kamala Harris' strong debate performance against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night. That strategy, the campaign said in a memo, involves "stumping across battleground states" as Harris seeks to build post-debate momentum.
Harris planned to hold back-to-back rallies Thursday in Charlotte and Greensboro, North Carolina, before traveling to Pennsylvania Friday.
Visit marks the Harris ticket's first stop in central Wisconsin
Walz's visit to Wausau will be the first visit to the central part of Wisconsin for Harris or Walz this cycle. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff stopped Wausau in July. Trump rallied in Mosinee last week. And President Joe Biden earlier this year campaigned in Superior — months before he dropped out of the presidential race.
A Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday showed Walz was the only candidate on either ticket with a net positive favorability rating. Walz is viewed favorably by 43% of registered voters in Wisconsin and unfavorably by 37%, the poll found. Ohio Republican Sen. JD Vance, Trump's running mate, is viewed favorably by 37% and unfavorably by 47%.
The poll showed Harris with a 4-point lead over Trump in Wisconsin.
The Harris campaign said Thursday it plans to launch "a suite of new TV and digital ads" in addition to the visits. Those ads, the campaign said, that will feature clips of Tuesday's debate.
In Wisconsin, Harris and Democrats have out-dueled Trump and Republicans on the airwaves in Wisconsin's main media markets. Advertising data showed Democrats have spent more on ads so far this cycle and have more TV ad space reserved than Republicans in the weeks until Nov. 5.
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