Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz traveled to Eau Claire, WI, this afternoon (they'll be in metro Detroit, Michigan, tonight). Like Philadelphia yesterday, the crowds showed up in droves:
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz held their first joint rally in the Midwest on Wednesday, telling more than 12,000 people who gathered in the battleground state of Wisconsin that America cannot withstand another Donald Trump presidency.
Walz was in friendly territory in his neighboring state, receiving a thunderous ovation and praise from top Wisconsin Democrats who spoke before him. Harris told the crowd that Wisconsin will play a pivotal role in this year’s presidential election.
“The path to the White House runs right through this state, and with your help, we will win in November,” Harris said. “We are going to win.”
Their outdoor rally held in the farm country of Eau Claire was the second since Harris announced Walz as her running mate. A Harris-Walz rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday night drew 10,000 inside the venue and 4,000 outside. Harris and Walz are in the midst of a jam-packed schedule of stops in competitive battleground states.
Here's more of what the crowd looked like:
This is Eau Claire, Wisconsin now. Population of 70,000 & represented by a Republican in Congress. Just breathtaking. pic.twitter.com/vlELu6Ayd2
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) August 7, 2024
The Harris- Walz campaign is also going on the Malignant Loser's failing "Truth Social" platform to troll him and his cult with crowd size comparisons, so we feel obligated to pile on:
(Ed. : bwahahahaha)
With the understanding that crowds aren't banked votes, it's still undeniable that the Harris- Walz ticket is generating a whole new level of engagement among voters, and not just Democrats. A new NPRS/PBS News/Marist poll showed dramatic gains among independents:
Kamala Harris has gained 23 points in a new poll, surging her to 9 points ahead of Donald Trump.
The poll questioning independents, carried out by NPRS/PBS News/Marist, found that 53 percent of voters who identified in this group supported Harris and 44 percent backed Trump. [snip]
The August survey, published on Tuesday, was carried out among 1,613 adults between August 1 and August 4 and has a disclaimed margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. The July survey questioning 1,309 adults was carried out on July 22 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points...
Momentum is one of the most valuable commodities in politics, and the Harris- Walz campaign has it out the kazoo. But, as we've cautioned over and over, we need to not take any of this as signs that we can take our foot off the pedal. Vice President Harris continues to present herself as an underdog, and that's the mindset we should have as we view the campaign, because overconfidence is one of the most deadly commodities in politics.
UPDATE: The Michigan rally was eye-popping as well.
(Photo: the Harris- Walz rally in Eau Claire / Glen Stubbe, Star-Tribune)
