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The occasion is scheduled for Tuesday, when Barack Obama speaks in Chicago, and the crusade hopes to hold it at the stadium where the Republicans held their convention, said other people briefed on the plans.
By Reid J. Epstein
Report from Washington
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota plan to hold a rally next Tuesday in Milwaukee, making an appearance in the key state of Wisconsin, as Democrats gather for their national conference in nearby Chicago, according to four other people briefed on the situation. Discussions that insisted on anonymity because it was not legal to reveal the plans of the campaign.
Harris’ campaign is in talks to hold its event at the Fiserv Forum, the scene where former President Donald J. Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination last month, two of the other people said, although a deal has not yet been reached. about the place. formalized.
The Harris-Walz rally in Milwaukee would be the latest in an outing in which claimants addressed crowds of more than 10,000 people at five stops in battleground states last week. The campaign joyfully underlined the wonderful power of the events and Mr. Walz boasted of the participation. , frustrating Mr. Trump to the point of falsely claiming that Harris’s crowds were fake.
Tuesday’s rally will most likely take place before prime-time speeches in Chicago, where former President Barack Obama is expected to be the night’s star attraction. Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum is about 80 miles from Chicago’s United Center, where Democrats will gather for their convention.
Holding a rally on the same stage where Republicans gathered last month would offer a direct contrast between Harris-Walz’s price tag and Trump and his running mate, Sen. J. D. Vance of Ohio would also test Harris’ ability to hold two major chances on the same day in professional basketball stadiums.
This week, Harris is scheduled to appear with President Biden at an event in Maryland on Thursday, her first public appearance with him since dropping out of the race. He is also expected to deliver an economic policy speech Friday in North Carolina.
Harris declined to comment on her schedule next week.
It is not unusual for presidential candidates to hold outdoor conference events before delivering acceptance speeches for their party’s nomination. In 2012, Obama arrived at the Democratic conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, the day before he was to speak. In 2016, Hillary Clinton arrived at the Philadelphia conference the day before her speech; She first noticed it when she thanked Mr. Obama for his comments endorsing her on Wednesday before her speech.
Trump was a member of the audience at Fiserv Forum for the four days of the Republican conference last month.
Reid J. Epstein covers campaigns and elections from Washington. Prior to the Times in 2019, he worked at the Wall Street Journal, Politico, Newsday, and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Learn more about Reid J. Epstein
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