Donald Trump and Doug Emhoff will campaign in Wisconsin today; live updates

Former President Donald Trump returns to Wisconsin on Tuesday with campaign stops in Dane and Milwaukee counties. Second Mr. Doug Emhoff is also expected to host an event in Milwaukee on Tuesday afternoon on behalf of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.

Trump will deliver remarks at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee, about 13 miles north of Madison, at 1:30 p.m. He will then speak at Discovery World, a science museum on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, at 5 p.m. The visit comes a few days after his last Wisconsin stop, Saturday in Prairie du Chien.

Details of Emhoff’s event are not yet known. Harris last held a rally in Wisconsin on September 20 in Madison.

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In a statement released Tuesday morning, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said: “I know Wisconsin families and they will reject Trump again in November.”

“As president, Donald Trump was a disaster for Wisconsin, and we have not forgotten that. A second term would be much worse – Trump’s extreme Project 2025 agenda would hurt working families, cut Social Security and Medicare, eliminate support for public education across the country, and more, Evers said. “Vice President Harris is the only candidate in this race who is fighting to lower costs, cut taxes and invest in Wisconsin’s future.”

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In a statement, Wisconsin press secretary for the Trump campaign, Jacob Fischer, said that “no visit by Doug Emhoff can hide the reality that Harris-Walz’s dangerously liberal agenda will be an agenda that Wisconsinites simply cannot afford.” “.

“Emhoff has stood on the sidelines through four years of failure and it is time to retire his title as Second Gentleman. “President Trump and JD Vance will cut taxes, empower our businesses and put hardworking Americans first, while Harris and Walz advance dangerously liberal policies and bankrupt our country,” Fischer said.

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Where should former President Donald Trump’s next rally be held in Wisconsin? U.S. Senator Ron Johnson and former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson speak out

Former Republican Gov. Tommy Thompson told reporters at a Trump-hosted event in Waunakee that he was “so happy” the former president honored his request to visit Dane County.

Last month, in an interview on WISN-TV’s “Upfront,” Thompson said he told Trump at an August rally in La Crosse that to win Wisconsin, he would have to compete in the liberal strongholds of Dane and Milwaukee counties – areas that have rarely been on the candidates’ radar. Republicans.

Thompson, the state’s longest-serving governor, told reporters Tuesday that by campaigning in both counties in one day, the former president would send a message saying: “I want your vote. I’m here in Dane County because I’m going to compete for your votes across the state of Wisconsin.”

In 2020, Trump lost the village of Waunakee by 28 points, about half of his countywide lead.

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Waunakee is located approximately 13 miles north of Madison, Wisconsin. It is located in the northern part of Dane County, a county that generates large Democratic margins that cause headaches for Republicans.

In 2020, Trump lost the village of Waunakee by 28 points, about half of his lead in the county. Waunakee has a population of approximately 15,000.

Eric Hovde, a Republican Senate candidate running against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, also visited Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee in September, where he answered questions from employees.

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Trump’s appearance in Milwaukee today will be at Discovery World, a science museum on Lake Michigan. The current headquarters of the museum was built in 2006.

During the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Trump’s running mate and Ohio state senator J.D. Vance spoke at Discovery World during an event sponsored by Log Cabin Republicans, a pro-LGBTQ group.

Harris also spoke at Discovery World in May before becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. During this visit, she focused on the economy and the disparities that affect Black homeowners and business owners.

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More: From admission costs to hours to exhibitions, here’s what you need to know before visiting Discovery World

Hundreds of supporters line up outside Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee in anticipation of Trump’s visit. His remarks are scheduled for 1:30 p.m

This is Trump’s first campaign event in Dane County, Wisconsin’s fastest-growing county and a Democratic stronghold. Democratic President Joe Biden led Trump by more than 181,000 votes in the county after defeating him statewide by about 21,000 votes in 2020. In Waunakee, Biden led Trump by about 2,600 votes.

Dane Manufacturing was a welcoming space for Republican candidates from a liberal area. GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde toured the metal fabrication plant and answered questions from workers about a month ago, and Texas state Sen. Ted Cruz did the same at the company’s former location during his 2016 presidential bid. Cruz, who currently supports Trump, called him a “sorry coward” during a 2016 stop.

Trump is expected to criticize the economic policies of the current Democratic administration in his Tuesday speeches.

“When Wisconsinites send President Trump back to the White House, he will lower production costs for our farmers, cut 10 regulations for every new regulation introduced, and help, not hurt, farmers’ ability to feed the world,” the Trump campaign said in a statement press release promoting events related to the campaign.

“While Kamala Harris desperately tries to escape four years of failure to advocate for farmers, workers and families across the state, Wisconsinites know that only President Trump can make America rich, safe, strong and great again,” the press release reads.

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Harris will return to Wisconsin on Thursday to rally voters in the Fox Valley. The campaign has not yet confirmed her travel plans, but an advisory from the Wisconsin Democrats was sent to voters with a registration link.

Harris was last in Wisconsin in late September for a rally in Madison. The Fox Valley visit would be Harris’ first visit to northeastern Wisconsin. Trump rallied in Green Bay in April for his first 2024 campaign stop, and running mate J.D. Vance was recently in De Pere.

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A new Marquette University Law School survey of Wisconsin voters will be released Wednesday afternoon, right in the middle of a week of campaign visits. The study is considered one of the highest quality studies in the country.

The latest poll, conducted between August 28 and September 5, showed Harris with a four-point lead over Trump. That result was within the margin of error, as were most of Marquette’s polls this year in battleground Wisconsin.

The latest poll also showed an important change for Harris: For the first time, she led among voters who consider themselves “very enthusiastic” about voting. Harris closed the enthusiasm gap that was creating problems for Biden and then overtook Trump in the latest poll.

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Election Day is November 5, but voting is already underway in Wisconsin. According to data from the Wisconsin Elections Commission as of September 30, 461,704 voters requested absentee ballots. About 87 thousand of them were returned by voters.

Early voting, which allows you to cast an absentee ballot in person, runs from October 22 to November 3 in Wisconsin. Each city, town or village decides how many dates, times and locations it will offer.

You can register to vote, request an absentee ballot, check the contents of your ballot, find your polling place and get more information at myvote.wi.gov.

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