Democrats show off Republican support for President Harris
Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney campaigned with Vice President Kamala Harris in Ripon, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Republican Party, on Thursday.
As Nov. 5 approaches, the Democratic presidential candidate continues to gain support from high-profile Republicans as she and former President Donald Trump compete in a tight race for the Oval Office.
Thursday’s campaign event also coincides with Two dozen Wisconsin Republicans Support the Vice President in an open letter.
“We, the undersigned, are Republicans from across Wisconsin who share the same message: Donald Trump is inconsistent with Wisconsin values,” they wrote. The group includes Buffalo County, Badger State of current Republican district attorneys as well as ordinary Wisconsinites, former state legislators and elected officials.
“To ensure that our democracy and economy remain strong over the next four years, we must elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House,” the letter said, adding that Republicans on November 11 The choice of the month was “over Wisconsin values and the freedom, democracy and decency that Vice President Harris and Governor Walz represent versus Donald Trump’s utter lack of personality, divisive rhetoric and extremism.”
Wisconsin is a key swing state that flipped between red and blue in recent elections — Biden narrowly wins In 2020, Trump won Republican wins in 2016.
Wyoming Republican Cheney endorsed Harris last month, saying: “As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I think deeply about this and because of the danger that Donald Trump poses , not only will I not vote for Donald Trump, but I will vote for Kamala Harris.
Cheney — an outspoken critic of Trump — Serve as Vice Chairman The U.S. House of Representatives committee on January 6 was charged with investigating the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
She lost her re-election bid to Wyoming’s lone House seat during the 2022 Wyoming Republican primary to Harriet Hageman.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney’s father, Said he would vote for Harris. The prominent Republican figure served as vice president during the George Bush administration from 2001 to 2009.
More Republican support
According to the Harris campaign, Harris has received the support of more than 230 Bush, McCain and Romney alumni and more than 100 Republican national security officials, who described the support as “an endorsement of Harris.” Historic Republican Mobilization.”
A growing number of Republicans have backed Harris, including former Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson.
during an interview MSNBC On Wednesday night, Hutchinson said, “As a conservative, she is extremely proud to have had the opportunity to vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in this election.”
Hutchinson also revealed that she would vote with Democrats in the House and Senate, saying she believed it was “very important that we get through this period of Donald Trump and let America start to heal.”
Trump in Michigan
At the same time, Trump is also vigorously campaigning in swing states. He held a rally Thursday afternoon in Saginaw, Michigan.
The Democratic National Committee unveiled multiple billboards in Michigan ahead of the rally, focusing on Trump and his running mate, Ohio Republican Sen. J.D. Vance, as they continue to deny the 2020 election results.
During Tuesday’s vice presidential debate between Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vance sidestepped a question about whether Trump lost the 2020 election, saying he was “focused on the future.”
Walz posed the question to Vance, calling his response “a damn no answer.”
A version of the Democratic National Committee ad billboard will also debut in Wisconsin and North Carolina in the coming days to coincide with Trump’s upcoming rallies in those battleground states.
