MIDDLEEAST TYCOON NEWS DESK:Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump gathered in Milwaukee on Friday night for their final scheduled appearances in Wisconsin, a critical battleground state where neither candidate holds a lead and which is deemed vital for a Harris win.
With the election only three days away, Harris maintained an optimistic tone during an evening filled with musical performances, encouraging her supporters in Milwaukee, where early voting is behind that of other regions, to “please get to it when you can.” In contrast, Trump’s rally—returning to the venue of his Republican nomination in July—carried a much different atmosphere. He used alarmist rhetoric regarding immigration, repeated falsehoods about the 2020 election, and hurled insults at his political adversaries. He also remarked that Milwaukee’s Greek-born basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is Black, appeared less Greek than Trump himself, and spent several minutes expressing frustration over a malfunctioning microphone.
However, both rallies were overshadowed by the repercussions of Trump’s recent violent rhetoric aimed at his political opponents. Late Thursday in Arizona, he suggested that former Representative Liz Cheney, a prominent critic within the Republican Party, should be placed somewhere “with nine barrels shooting at her.” When Harris started her day in Wisconsin at the Madison airport, she told reporters that Trump’s comments “must be disqualifying.” On Friday, he attempted to soften his remarks but continued to criticize Harris for her association with Cheney.
Polls indicate that Harris and Trump are nearly tied in Wisconsin, mirroring the situation in other key states. Democrats in the area are optimistic about Harris’s prospects, partly because they anticipate strong turnout from Dane County, which includes the state capital, Madison, even as turnout in Milwaukee County has fallen behind the rest of the state.
“For those of you who have not yet voted, no judgment,” Harris said at her rally in West Allis, just west of Milwaukee.
