Political Peek to Start the Week: Biden, Trump Return

A we turn the calendar page to September, it’s back to political attention for our state.

President Biden is to western Wisconsin. The White House yesterday confirmed that the president will be making a campaign stop in Westby, near La Crosse on Thursday. It is Biden’s first Wisconsin visit since he dropped out of the race about a month ago. It’s the second presidential visit to the La Crosse area in two weeks. Former President Trump was in La Crosse last week to host a town hall meeting. The White House says the president will speak about prescription drug costs, clean energy, and advanced manufacturing.

On the other side of the ticket, Former President Trump is coming back to Wisconsin. The Trump campaign says there will be a rally in Mosinee on Saturday. The visit comes after the former president was in La Crosse last week. The visit is just the latest sign as to how important Wisconsin is in the race for the White House.

 When it comes to the political action over the weekend here in Wisconsin, a Tim Walz staffer is recovering with a broken arm after a crash on I-794 yesterday.

Two vans carrying members of the media crashed yesterday afternoon. A few of the media members were injured in the wreck, and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office says one of Walz’s staffers broke their arm. Reporters in the van say a car cut them off from the rest of Walz’s motorcade, and the two vans sped-up to try and catch-up. That’s when the first van crashed into the car, and the second van crashed into the first.

Overall, a new poll says Kamala Harris has a 29-point lead with young voters in Wisconsin. The poll from the group Voters of Tomorrow gives Harris a 54-25 lead over former President Trump with voters under the age of 29. 

The poll asked 452 people about their support in the November election, and pollsters say there’s a four-and-a-half percent margin of error.  On its website, Voters of Tomorrow describes itself as a “Gen Z-led” non-profit with chapters in 20 states “and a volunteer presence in all 50.”