Joe Biden made a promise to Wisconsin delegates at the Democratic National Convention on a phone call last week: After deciding not to travel to the state to accept the Democratic presidential nomination because of the coronavirus, he'd be back as soon as possible. 'I don't know anybody
Joe Biden made a promise to Wisconsin delegates at the Democratic National Convention on a phone call last week: After deciding not to travel to the state to accept the Democratic presidential nomination because of the coronavirus, he'd be back as soon as possible."If he could have made it, it would have made a difference," she said."It matters to people that are on the ground.
"When you ask people what they want, they want this pandemic to be over," Ben Wikler, the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, told ABC News."This is a way of campaigning that conveys a powerful winning message, and also a commitment to what he's going to do after he's elected.
"Whether it's visiting an auto plant or coming in and speaking at a dairy farm, I think stuff like that is key," he said."We've got to do everything we can to turn out support."Led by the president's campaign, Republicans have returned to in-person, on-the-ground campaigning in Wisconsin and other key states.
"It wouldn't hurt him to once or twice go after states like Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania and actually be present," he said."I think you can do it in a way that's safe."Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis., who represents a district carried by Trump in 2016, and has a competitive reelection race this fall, said his constituents"don't want to see us running for office out there glad handing and kissing babies.
He's has been ahead of Trump in Wisconsin throughout the summer, with an Aug. 11 Marquette Law School poll showing him leading the president among likely voters 49% to 44%.
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