Vice President Kamala Harris will do a sequence of moderated conversations with former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in suburban cities within the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin on Monday — the day earlier than in-person voting begins in Wisconsin.
With roughly two weeks till Election Day, the trouble is a part of the Harris marketing campaign’s effort to achieve swing voters within the essential battleground states. Harris will communicate with Cheney within the suburban areas of Chester County, Pennsylvania; Oakland County, Michigan; and Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
The conversations can be moderated by Bulwark writer and longtime Republican strategist Sarah Longwell and conservative radio host and author Charlie Sykes.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former US Consultant Liz Cheney (R) arrive for a marketing campaign occasion at Ripon Faculty in Ripon, Wisconsin, October 3, 2024.
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Each Harris and former President Donald Trump have occasions scheduled for battleground states this week as they work to win over voters in what’s anticipated to be a detailed contest. On Monday, Trump is spending time in within the battleground state of North Carolina.
Cheney, a staunch Trump critic, endorsed Harris in September regardless of their get together and coverage variations.
Cheney voted to question Trump following the occasions of Jan. 6, 2021, and was vice chair of the Home choose committee that investigated the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. She acquired backlash from Trump and different Republicans for her criticism of the previous president and was censured by the Republican Nationwide Committee.
Liz Cheney poses for photos with an attendee throughout a marketing campaign occasion for US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at Ripon Faculty in Ripon, Wisconsin, October 3, 2024.
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Since her endorsement of Harris, Cheney has campaigned for the vp — together with in battleground Wisconsin, the place she known as Trump petty, vindictive and merciless.
Cheney is amongst a handful of distinguished Republicans, together with her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, who’ve pledged to help Harris’ bid.
Harris’ occasions this week will function extra interactivity the place voters see the vp taking questions — together with throughout her city corridor with CNN on Wednesday in Pennsylvania.
ABC Information’ Sarah Beth Hensley contributed to this report.
