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Clinton, Obama to campaign in Green Bay
Clinton, Obama to campaign in Green Bay
GREEN BAY -- President Barack Obama will be in Green Bay on Wednesday, June 15th to campaign for Hillary Clinton. That was announced Thursday, June 9th as President Obama officially endorsed Clinton after meeting with Bernie Sanders at the White House.
President Obama put out the above video Thursday -- officially endorsing Clinton for president after meeting with Sanders. With those major steps toward unity, Wisconsin is quickly moving into the spotlight. The Clinton campaign is zeroing in on Wisconsin voters -- and it's not alone.
There was a unity event in the Milwaukee area on Wednesday night -- as local Clinton and Sanders supporters came together for a joint phone bank.
On Thursday, national Democrats made it clear that Wisconsin will be a priority moving forward.
"I don`t think there`s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office," Obama said in endorsing Clinton.
The Clinton campaign wasted no time announcing a series of campaign events set for next week.
According to a statement from Hillary Clinton's campaign, President Obama and Hillary Clinton will campaign in Green Bay on Wednesday, June 15th.
The statement says: "In Green Bay, President Obama and Clinton will discuss building on the progress we've made and their vision for an America that is stronger together."
The statement says Clinton will campaign in Ohio on June 13th and Pennsylvania on June 14th.
UWM Professor Mordecai Lee
UWM Professor Mordecai Lee says it shows Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes are quite valuable.
"Trump has to win Wisconsin to become president. Hillary Clinton wants to deny him becoming president by winning Wisconsin," Lee said.
On Wednesday, volunteers from the Clinton and Sanders campaigns held a joint phone bank meant to display party unity.
President Obama himself praises Sanders in the endorsement video.
"I had a great meeting with him this week and I thanked him for shining a spotlight on issues like economic inequality," Obama said.
Unity phone bank
Lee says Democrats will have to be united to win Wisconsin, as the Trump campaign will try to persuade so-called 'Reagan Democrats.'
"People who were blue-collar, tended to be members of labor unions in manufacturing who tended to vote Democratic but Reagan was able to draw them over to the Republicans. I think this year, in Northeast Wisconsin and even in the Milwaukee area, we`re gonna be seeing a replay of that," Lee said.
President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
WisGOP officials issued this statement on President Obama's endorsement of Clinton: