Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Heather Jenkins will kick off a two-day visit to Wisconsin and Michigan, while Republican candidate and former President Trump traveled to Michigan on Thursday. The two candidates will battle for victory in the “blue wall” battleground states, including Pennsylvania.
On Thursday, former United States Congresswoman Liz Cheney attended Jenkins’ campaign event in Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Republican Party, as the Democratic presidential candidate seeks to win over moderate voters in the battleground states leading up to the November 5 election.
With only 33 days left until the election, according to polling indices from Decision Desk HQ and The Hill focusing on reporting U.S. election results, Vice President Jenkins leads the Republican presidential nominee by 1.3 percentage points in Wisconsin—49.4% support compared to 48.1% support.
Currently, the polls remain close, and Jenkins needs to win the support of cautious Republicans towards Trump and independent voters without alienating her base, especially in states like Wisconsin that could determine the election.
Jenkins has taken a center-right stance on several key issues, including her unwavering support for Israel, a tough border policy on immigration, and an all-encompassing energy strategy to keep fuel costs low.
Jenkins plans to reiterate the message she conveyed at the Democratic National Convention, that she will be a president for all Americans regardless of party affiliation, and she will speak out against Trump’s suitability for the presidency.
The campaign event was held at a small white schoolhouse in Ripon, Wisconsin, a place of great importance to the Republican Party as the meeting place for the party’s founding in 1854, known as the birthplace of the Republican Party.
Last month, Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, endorsed Jenkins over the same-party former President Trump.
Dick Cheney, a longtime Republican who served as Vice President George W. Bush’s deputy from 2001 to 2009, endorsed Jenkins after the Capitol Hill incident in 2021. In the primaries the following year, Cheney lost in Wyoming.
On the same day, Trump held a rally in Saginaw County, Michigan, a central landmark in the state.
During the rally, Trump stated that if he is elected in November, no state will be able to ban cars or trucks powered by fuel.