DETROIT, Mich (WZMQ) – Vice President Kamala Harris and her newly announced running mate, Minnesota governor Tim Walz made their first joint campaign stop in Michigan, Wednesday.
The pair’s third stop this week, the democrat ticket touched down in Detroit just after six on Wednesday for the first of two campaign events in the state.
Former President Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, also spent time in Michigan on Wednesday morning.
Vance spoke with police officers in Shelby Township about campaign goals to support law enforcement, mostly focusing on border regulation and public safety.
Vance also highlighted the safety of officers. This year, three police officers were fatally shot downstate within a month. He emphasized the importance of supporting and protecting officers.
“It’s why it’s so important for President Trump and I to back the blue and make it possible for our law enforcement officers to do their job,” Vance said. “Rather than Kamala Harris, who wants to make it harder for them to do their job.”
At The Harris Wals campaign event in Detroit on Wednesday, the two were focused on reproductive health care, equality, supporting the middle class, and goals to run a positive campaign.
“While we have made progress on many parts of the economy, we know prices are still too high,” Harris said. “When the middle class is strong, America is strong.”
The new presidential nominees took the stage in Detroit alongside leaders in Michigan’s Democratic party, Democratic nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat Elissa Slotkin, LT. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and Senator Debbie Stabenow showed their support and encouraged a blue vote this November.
“We know that Kamala Harris is going to fight for the middle class,” Whitmer said. “As President, she’s gonna focus on getting things done that make a real difference in our lives right now.”
Walz had been announced as The democratic running mate just 48 hours earlier, he is a veteran currently in his second term as the Governor of Minnesota and has a background working as a Social Studies teacher and Football coach.
“My students are the ones who encouraged me to run for office. I never thought much about it.” Walz said. “But they saw in me what I hope to instill in them: a commitment to the common good, a true belief that one person truly can make a difference, can make a difference in the world.”
In the first week of their campaign, the democrat ticket is on a battleground tour to win over swing states this November. They made a stop to speak with United Auto Workers in Michigan as well. Vice President Kamala Harris talked about her support of the right to bargain for wages and working conditions during the Thursday afternoon event with her running mate at a union hall in Wayne County
“We just want fairness, we want dignity for all people. We want to recognize the pride all people have to freedom and liberty, to make choices, especially those that are about heart and home and not have their government telling them what to do.” Harris said “We believe in the collective. We’re not falling for these folks who are trying to divide us trying to separate us, trying to pull us apart. That’s not where the strength lies.”
The two moved on to Arizona after canceling stops in North Carolina and Georgia because of Tropical Storm Debby. The campaign will also visit Nevada and California this week.
