Democratic ticket continues its swing-state tour with rallies in Eau Claire and Detroit drawing more than 10,000 people each
US election: Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota, Kamala Harris’s running mate, speaks at a campaign rally in Romulus, Michigan. Photograph: Erin Schaff/The New York Timeswith rallies in rural Wisconsin and Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday, that the campaign said brought out more than 10,000 people each.
The Detroit rally on Wednesday night drew 15,000 supporters in another crucial swing state, the Harris campaign told reporters. Mr Walz called it “the largest rally of the campaign” so far.Harris’s choice of Walz inspires hope in Middle East of change in US policyThe big Detroit crowd repeatedly chanted: “We’re not going back,” Democrats’ counter to Trump’s anti-abortion politics and “make America great again” slogan.
“Walz is my homeboy,” said Colin Mgam, who is 65 and retired and drove from St Paul for the rally. “He brings straight talk, and he’s going to do well.” In response, Ms Harris first said that in a democracy, everyone’s voice matters, but that “I am speaking now”. Then, as the shouts from protesters continued, she said: “You know what? If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that, otherwise I’m speaking.” The crowd cheered.
The indie folk band Bon Iver, whose lead singer is from Eau Claire and previously supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, opened for Ms Harris at the Wednesday event. Mr Walz also revisited his support for and personal experience with IVF, the fertility treatment, which has become a contentious issue for Republicans after an Alabama court ruled that frozen embryos have personhood.
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