Asked to share his thoughts on Walz, Smith-Wade-El shared an exuberant, “I love this guy.” The legislator praised the work Walz did in Minnesota, governing with a one-vote majority in the Senate and passing free meals for school kids among other things that showcased Democratic values in both the 2023 and 2024 legislative sessions. He said Walz was “making things better for working people.”

The governor’s giant motorcade swelled with more than 20 vehicles that included vans carrying staff, media and security. To get to the day’s final stop, Maple Bottom Farm near Dawson, the motorcade snaked more than 90 minutes through verdant rolling hills, freeways and two-lane roads.

State troopers and police vehicles escorted the entire motorcade with lights and sirens, blocking off freeway entrances to keep other vehicles off the roadways.

The governor was dressed to move in casual khakis, a navy blue polo shirt and a camouflage baseball cap. His daughter wore a similar camouflage cap with the Harris-Walz logo stitching.

Former President Trump was also in Pennsylvania Wednesday, with Fox News host Sean Hannity for a town hall with a focus on immigration. There, Trump repeatedly turned his focus from Harris to President Joe Biden, calling Democrats’ substitution of their top candidate “a coup” and saying he would have preferred a debate with Harris, rather than the town hall.

Asked about next week’s debate, Trump repeated his former criticism of ABC as a “dishonest” and “unfair” network, also reiterating his previous claims that Harris’ campaign is “going to get the questions in advance.”