Vice President Kamala Harris plans to travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday for his first rally of the presidential campaign.
Harris’ visit to Milwaukee is his first stop on the battlefield as part of his presidential campaign. It will be his ninth visit to Wisconsin as vice president and his fifth visit to the state this year, according to a news release from his campaign.
He is expected to argue to Wisconsin voters that they are faced with a choice between the former president Donald Trumpa convicted felon who is “taking this country backwards” and Harris’ “brighter vision of a future where our freedoms are protected and every American has a fair shot,” the campaign said.
Democratic legislators and other political figures of the country quickly gathered around him After President Joe Biden announced his withdrawal Sunday from Harris’ race and endorsement. On Monday, a most of the pledged Democratic convention delegates endorsed Harris on his first full day as a presidential candidate.
The vice president also spoke At a White House event on Monday, where he discussed Biden’s leadership, not his campaign.
After Biden announced his exit from the presidential race, the newly renamed Harris campaign said it raised $100 million on Sunday and Monday, 62% of which were first-time donors.
Wisconsin Democratic officials, including Gov. Tony Evers, Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Attorney General Josh Kaul, are expected to attend Harris’ rally in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
The Harris campaign said it has 48 coordinated offices in 43 counties across the state, with about 160 full-time employees on the ground organizing to build support for Harris and state Democrats ahead of the November election.