Harris, Trump Milwaukee campaign rallies Friday; what to know
MILWAUKEE - Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will rally in Milwaukee on Friday, Nov. 1 as their battleground state push continues with less than a week until Election Day.
Trump will rally at Fiserv Forum; his campaign says the event starts at 8 p.m. and doors open at 4 p.m. Wisconsin State Fair Park confirmed Harris will rally at the Expo Center; the Harris campaign lists the event as running from 6-10 p.m.
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The Harris campaign also released information about the event, calling it a "When We Vote We Win" rally and concert. A news release said it will include performances by GloRilla, Flo Milli, MC Lyte, The Isley Brothers, DJ GEMINI GILLY and remarks by Cardi B.
This comes after Trump and Harris crisscrossed several swing states on Wednesday and passed each other in Wisconsin. Harris was in Madison that night for a "When We Vote We Win" rally and concert. Trump spoke in Green Bay with former Packers quarterback Brett Favre, a longtime supporter of Trump and other Republicans. On Thursday, former President Bill Clinton stumped for Harris in Milwaukee.
Importance of Wisconsin
Trump has pulled closer to Harris in the latest Marquette University Law School poll of Wisconsin, released on Wednesday.
Harris (50%) leads Trump (49%) among likely voters in a head-to-head matchup. The results included initially undecided voters who were then asked whom they would vote for if they had to choose. When keeping initially undecided voters as a separate category, Harris holds 48% of likely voters, Trump gets 47%, and 5% are undecided.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor Emeritus Mordecai Lee said Wisconsin isn’t just important, but perhaps the most important to the presidential nominees.
"It tells Wisconsinites that we are in the bullseye," Lee said. "I think they've both come to the conclusion that whoever wins Wisconsin is going to be president."
Both campaigns have visited Wisconsin at least a dozen times.
"This is astonishing. This is amazing," Lee said. "I've never seen anything like it."
A spokesperson for the U.S. Secret Service said the agency will have security around Milwaukee over the next few days, with traffic delays and parking restrictions.
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Statement from U.S. Secret Service’s Chicago Field Office Spokesperson Joe Biesk:
Working with our local law enforcement partners, the U.S. Secret Service strives to minimize disruptions to the public while maintaining a secure protective environment. The Secret Service will have multiple protectees in or around Milwaukee over the next couple days and motorists should expect intermittent traffic impacts and parking restrictions. The Secret Service does not discuss specific details regarding protective operations.