Republican Liz Cheney critical of Trump will be alongside Kamala in Wisconsin to try to garner votes
Liz Cheney, one of the most critical voices among Republicans against Donald Trump, this Friday joins Democratic candidate Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Wisconsin, to attract moderate voters and stop the former president, who is seeking votes in Michigan .
Cheney was the top Republican on the House of Representatives (lower house of Congress) committee that investigated the invasion of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, which generated discontent for Trump and effectively made her ‘exile herself’ from her own party.
The lawyer lost his place in Wyoming for a candidate supported by Trump two years ago and expressed support for Harris last month.
The two women will appear together at a historic school in Ripon, where a series of meetings held in 1854 to oppose the expansion of slavery led to the birth of the Republican Party.
Harris begins a two-day stay in Wisconsin and Michigan this Thursday, and Trump will also be in Michigan, with the two presidential candidates fighting for victories in states that were traditionally Democratic, called ‘blue wall’. ), which also include Pennsylvania.
President Joe Biden highlighted today that he is not worried about the possibility of the Trump-Harris dispute going to the limit, because it is “always close”.
Regarding the debate between Kamala Harris’ running partner, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance on Tuesday, Biden gave a good note.
“The other guy lost the debate. He distorted everything”, he stressed.
Harris’s visit to Wisconsin also comes a day after a federal judge unsealed a 165-page court filing outlining prosecutors’ case against Trump for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat. conspiracy and obstruction charges.
It is unusual for a candidate to get closer to the origins of the opposing party in the final weeks of a presidential campaign.
Furthermore, the name Cheney was once a curse for Democrats who criticized Dick Cheney, Liz’s father, for his role as vice president in George W. Bush’s administration.
But now both Cheneys support Harris, joining a group of current and former Republican officials who have broken with the vast majority of their party, which remains behind Trump.
Harris wants to portray her candidacy as a patriotic choice for independent and conservative voters who have been disturbed by Trump’s reluctance to cede power. Trump continues to deny his defeat, with allegations of electoral fraud in 2020 that he has never proven.
The current vice president and candidate will hold a campaign rally in Flint, Michigan on Friday, continuing her visit to states that were essential to the Democratic victories.
Trump won Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan in 2016, and Joe Biden won them in 2020.
The tycoon is still holding a rally today in Saginaw County, a thermometer in the center of the state. The Republican candidate has increased his focus on Michigan, holding two rallies there less than a week ago. In 2020, Biden’s victory in Saginaw County, by just 303 votes, contributed to his victory in the state.
