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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to campaign for Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin
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MADISON — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a former Democratic vice presidential short-lister, will campaign in south-central Wisconsin with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin on Saturday.
The Baldwin campaign shared with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Shapiro will join Baldwin at a meet-and-greet in Richland County on Saturday morning and a picnic with supporters from Iowa and Lafayette counties later that afternoon.
“At both events they will talk about the stakes of the upcoming election and the issues most important to voters this fall. They will also highlight their shared commitment to focusing on the priorities of all Americans and winning votes in all communities,” the Baldwin campaign said in a statement.
Less than two months from the Nov. 5 election, Baldwin maintains a slight lead over Republican challenger businessman Eric Hovde, according to a Marquette University Law School poll of Wisconsin voters released last week.
Baldwin led Hovde among registered voters 52%-48% and among likely voters 52-47%. That showed little change since the last Marquette poll conducted in August, which had Baldwin leading Hovde among registered voters 53% to 46% and among likely voters 52% to 47%.
The results included voters who were initially undecided and were asked who they would vote for if they had to choose. Without factoring in the 8% of registered voters undecided between Baldwin and Hovde, Baldwin led 48-44%. The polling was concluded before Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump debated.
In the latest poll, Baldwin was viewed favorably by 47% of voters, compared to 44% in August. She was also viewed unfavorably by 46%. About 7% of voters had no opinion of her, compared to 12% in August.
The Baldwin-Hovde race is closely watched as one that could help determine the balance of power in the Senate, where Baldwin is seeking her third term.
Baldwin and Hovde will meet for a debate on Oct. 18 in Madison hosted by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation, which will be televised and broadcast on radio throughout the state.
Jessie Opoien can be reached at jessie.opoien@jrn.com.
The war with Iran could start impacting your wallet as soon as today.
Jim Garrity from AAA East Central says oil prices are up.
“They’re hovering around $72. They were pretty consistently around $65, $66 for a while,” he said.
Nationally, AAA said the average for a gallon of regular sits at about $3, up approximately six cents from last week.
In Pennsylvania, it’s around $3.12 a gallon, and in the Pittsburgh region, it’s around $3.24 a gallon. That’s actually down about four cents from last week.
Garrity added that gas prices this time of year would already be increasing, usually because of higher demand for the warmer months and the production of the summer blend of gas used for those months.
The impacts of what’s happening in Iran may not be immediate, which could be part of why our region and the state overall have not seen a spike yet, he said.
“It could be a couple of days later. It could be up to a week later,” Garrity said.
A lot of people are watching what happens with the Strait of Hormuz. Iran borders it to the north, and 20% of the world’s oil goes through it.
Iran is one of the world’s biggest oil producers, and China gets a lot of that oil.
“If there is an impact there, you could see oil start to come in from other parts of the world, which has a downstream effect on [the United States],” Garrity said.
One way you can save on gas if prices increase in our area is by slowing down.
“When you drive faster every five miles, over 50 miles an hour, your fuel efficiency is going down,” Garrity said. “You’re making the car work harder, making the gasoline consumption less effective.”
Garrity added that in 2022, when our area and many others saw some of the highest gas prices ever recorded, people changed their driving habits.
“We saw people make seemingly permanent changes to their driving behaviors, driving less in general, consolidating trips,” he said.
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