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Kamala Harris Milwaukee rally crowd size compared to the RNC in photos
While delegates and party leaders gathered in Chicago for the second night of the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris rallied supporters over 80 miles away, in the same city that Republicans nominated her rival just a few weeks prior.
Harris’ campaign said that over 15,000 supporters gathered at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee Tuesday night, where the Democratic nominee spoke alongside her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. The vice president took the stage in Wisconsin immediately after the DNC finished a ceremonial roll-call, where delegates confirmed Harris and Walz as their choice for the 2024 presidential ticket.
“We are so honored to be your nominees,” Harris said from Milwaukee while addressing the DNC via a live stream. “Together we will chart a new way forward.”
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Harris’ rally was held at the same event center where former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican National Convention’s presidential nomination last month, invoking comparisons online of the two event’s crowd size. Photos and videos appear to show that Harris’ rally garnered a similar crowd to the first day of the RNC on July 15, where Trump made his first public appearance after surviving an assassination attempt two days prior.
NBC News correspondent Yamiche Alcindor shared a “360 view” of the crowd in Milwaukee Tuesday night to X, formerly Twitter, writing that rally-goers for Harris and Walz were “cheering” and “enthusiastic.”
The Harris campaign says more than 15,000 people are in attendance at the Milwaukee rally tonight at the Fiserv Forum, the same space where the RNC was held.
The crowd is cheering and enthusiastic as they just watched Gov Walz’s speech and are watching the DNC roll call. pic.twitter.com/fPXeBwCRRT
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 21, 2024
In a separate video posted to X by Turning Point USA reporter Savannah Hernandez Tuesday night, the Fiserv Forum appeared filled with energized supporters before the vice president took the stage. Hernandez said her video was taken after the doors to the rally officially closed. The Fiserv Forum has a seating capacity of 18,000.
“This is not a concert,” Victor Shi, a member of Harris’ youth engagement team, wrote in a post X along with a video of Tuesday’s rally. “This is the political rally for Kamala Harris & Tim Walz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Totally full arena. This will make Trump go crazy.”
This is not a concert. This is the political rally for Kamala Harris & Tim Walz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Totally full arena. This will make Trump go crazy. pic.twitter.com/HTdQlAaQ8P
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) August 21, 2024
Trump, who has been accused of inflating the size of his rally crowds, has recently raised complaints against news outlets for reporting on the size of Harris’ rallies while not focusing on his crowd size. Walz poked fun at the former president while addressing supporters Tuesday, saying from the stage, “Not only do we have massive energy in our convention, we have a hell of a lot more energy where they had their convention…That other guy is going to be so sad tonight, so sad.”
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It’s unclear how many people were in attendance each night of the RNC, although a party official reportedly predicted before the convention that peak daily attendance was expected to reach 20,000. The DNC is being hosted in the United Center in Chicago, which has a seating capacity of 23,500. Organizers estimate that over 20,000 people attended the first night of the DNC on Monday, according to the Associated Press.
Newsweek reached out to Harris and Trump’s campaigns via email Tuesday night for comment.
Police scene near 63rd and Stark
MILWAUKEE – A teen was shot and wounded in Milwaukee on Friday night, March 28.
63rd and Stark
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Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on high-profile races for Wisconsin Supreme Court and state superintendent of public instruction, as well as a statewide referendum on voter ID.
But they will also be faced with decisions about local school board races and referendums.
While these are smaller races affecting smaller numbers of voters locally, school board races still are tremendously important, as board members make many decisions about how schools are actually run. They determine any number of issues, including how money is allocated, policy, what kids should study and who should be hired to work hands-on in classrooms on a daily basis. They also hire administrators who oversee things on a bigger scale.
Most school board members work for little or no money on a job that takes hours each month.
We’ve been covering a handful of suburban school board races and referendums since January.
Local races get underway with candidate filings
Jan. 8, 2025: In the Milwaukee area, who can you expect to see on the ballot for school board this spring?
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School districts statewide will once again put referendums on the ballot
Jan. 23, 2025: Arrowhead District heads back to voters right away with slimmed down $136.2 million referendum
Feb. 14, 2025: Dozens of Wisconsin schools again turn to referendums for help financing operations and building projects
March 6, 2025: See which Milwaukee area school districts have referendums on the April ballot
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March 20, 2025: A lawsuit alleges that Arrowhead Union High School is misrepresenting the costs associated with a $136M referendum
High interest in three area districts, where primaries narrowed the field
Jan. 29, 2025: Five candidates running for two seats on Oak Creek-Franklin School Board
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Contact Alec Johnson at (262) 875-9469 or alec.johnson@jrn.com. Follow him on X (Twitter) at @AlecJohnson12.
Cleo Krejci covers K-12 education and workforce development as a Report For America corps member based at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Contact her at CKrejci@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter @_CleoKrejci. For more information about Report for America, visit jsonline.com/rfa.
MILWAUKEE — The Canadian government is trying to persuade Americans to urge their government to rethink imposing tariffs through a new ad campaign.
The move comes as a trade war escalates between the U.S. and Canada. The campaign features digital billboards seen across the country, including in Milwaukee.
The Canadian government is hoping to reach Americans in hopes of urging U.S. lawmakers to reconsider tariffs in place and future tariffs.
At the corner of Oakland and Locust, the message “Tariffs are a tax at the gas pump” rotated every 20 minutes.
Mike Beiermeister
Residents in the neighborhood, like Julia Williams, never thought they would see something like this.
“That is just wild,” Williams said. “We’ve never had Canada try to get our attention like that; I’ve got to be honest.”
The billboards are also drawing strong reactions from people online.
TMJ4 spotted the advertisement in two other locations around the city.
Some, like Samantha, think it is a great move by the Canadian government.
“Tariffs are not a great move, and I think it gets straight to the point,” Samantha said.
Watch: Mixed feelings over Canadian government anti-tariff billboard campaign in Milwaukee
Canadian government uses billboards to get America’s attention
Christian told TMJ4 he supports imposing tariffs on Canada and isn’t sure the campaign will be effective.
“Maybe it will work. Maybe it won’t. I guess we’ll see what happens,” Christian said.
Even if it doesn’t change any minds, the messaging is catching some people’s attention.
“I think it sends a message, but I don’t know if it will necessarily change people’s opinions,” Julianna said. “I think people are very set in their ways, and it’s a very polarizing political climate.”
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