will campaign in the critical battleground state of Wisconsin today for the first time as a presidential candidate after enough Democratic delegates pledged to endorse her, clearing her path to the nomination.
“Tonight, I am proud to have secured the broad support needed to become our party’s nominee,” Harris said in a statement late last night. “I look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon.”showed Harris with more than 2 500 delegates, well over the 1 976 needed to win a vote in the coming weeks.The Wisconsin trip offers another opportunity for the 59-year-old former California prosecutor to reset the Democrats’ campaign and make the case that she is best positioned to beat Trump.
Wisconsin is among a trio of Rust-Belt states that include Michigan and Pennsylvania widely considered as must-wins for any candidate, and where Biden was lagging Trump. Meanwhile, Trump and his allies have tried to keep Harris tethered to some of Biden’s more unpopular policies, such as immigration.