Democratic governors from three states in the so-called blue wall, which is key to their party’s aspirations for an electoral college victory, delivered closing arguments for Kamala Harris on Sunday as their presidential candidate marked her 60th birthday with a visit to church.

Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, Wisconsin’s Tony Evers and Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer stormed the political shows on Sunday morning to discuss the vice president’s policy agenda — and highlight differences with Republican nominee Donald Trump, 16 days before an election that polls are still ongoing. knife edge.

Trump acolytes, meanwhile, tried to defend the former president’s extraordinary and vulgar rhetoric at a Saturday night rally in Pennsylvania, when he called Harris a “shit vice president” and glorified the size of late golfer Arnold Palmer’s penis.

“I don’t want to go back to Donald Trump when he was in charge of the country,” Shapiro told NBC’s Meet the Press.

“Do you remember the record? I know there are still people who may have a little bit of brain fog, they don’t remember what it was like under Donald Trump. You had more chaos, you had fewer jobs and you had much less freedom.

“I don’t think we want to go back to a time of chaos. I want a stable, strong leader, and that is Kamala Harris.”

It also emerged on Sunday that Harris has no plans to campaign with Joe Biden before Election Day on November 5, a development that appears to confirm recent reports of friction between the two after the 81-year-old president was pressured not to run stand for re-election. about age-related questions.

“The most important role he can play is to do his job as president,” an unnamed White House official told NBC News, which said the decision was mutual after discussions between the campaign and Biden administration officials.

Shapiro joined Evers and Whitmer, his fellow passengers, on a weekend bus tour of the Blue Wall for a joint interview on ABC’s This Week, in which the three talked about polls showing the presidential race all but deadlocked in all three states.

“Both candidates believe that Pennsylvania is crucial. I just think we have a better candidate, a better message, and what we’re experiencing is a lot more energy,” Shapiro said.

According to Whitmer, Michigan voters compared both candidates’ data ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

“While this is close, I would much rather play our hand in theirs,” she said. “We have a better candidate. We have receipts on the issues that matter to the American people, on the economy, individual rights, affordable housing, and we have a better ground game.

Evers, a two-term governor, pushed back on Trump’s claims that a Harris administration would undermine the U.S. economy, using Democratic policies in Wisconsin as an example.

“We have the best economy we’ve ever had, the biggest budget we’ve ever had, and we’re in great shape, and people are making more money than they’ve ever made. So we’re in a good place, and it had nothing to do with Donald Trump,” he said.

The swing state governors spoke as Harris rallied black voters in another swing state, Georgia, on Sunday with “souls to the polls” visits to two community churches.

“What kind of country do we want to live in – a country of chaos, fear and hatred, or a country of freedom, compassion and justice?” she told the congregation at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta.

“The great thing about living in a democracy is that we, the people, have the power to answer that question. So let us respond not only with our words, but also with our actions and with our voices.”

Harris has sought to shore up support from the black community, particularly black men. Polls have warned of a lack of enthusiasm for her campaign, although newer polls from the Howard Initiative on Public Opinion showed Harris had built a lead among black voters in swing states.

Singer Stevie Wonder would later join her at a meeting at Divine Faith Ministries International in Jonesboro. That meeting was scheduled to take place before Harris’ interview with civil rights leader Al Sharpton, which was scheduled to air later Sunday on MSNBC.

“We just have to keep doing our jobs,” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia — a Black Democrat — said on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday. “And the good news is – that’s exactly what Kamala Harris (is) … doing.”

Trump remained in Pennsylvania for an afternoon rally in Lancaster and a photo-op at a McDonald’s restaurant, the day after his bizarre appearance in Palmer’s hometown of Latrobe, in which he went on at length — in an unrefined speech — about how good the state was endowed. golfer was regarding his genitals.

Republicans appearing on the talk shows on Sunday sought to detract from Trump’s comments and other recent behavior, including by suggesting in an interview this week that he would use the U.S. military against political enemies.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham lost his cool when questioned about it on NBC’s Meet the Press — and tried to reference two recent assassination attempts on Trump, both carried out by pro-Republican figures.

“When you talk about rhetoric, you have to remember that they tried to blow his head off,” Graham said. “He was shot at and hit in the ear, and we’re lucky they didn’t blow his head off. And another guy tried to kill him… so I’m not very impressed with the rhetoric game here.”

Graham also condemned Republican colleagues, including former Congressmen Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, as well as numerous ex-Trump administration officials who have condemned him and expressed support for Harris.

Retired Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called Trump “fascist to the core,” according to veteran journalist Bob Woodward’s new book War.

“To every Republican who votes for her: What the hell are you doing?” said Graham. “You’re supporting the most radical nominee in the history of American politics. If you support her, you support another four years of waste policy.”

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, was more reserved — but equally determined to avoid questions about Trump’s comments in an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, suggesting that host Jake Tapper was obsessed with talking about Palmer’s penis.

“The media can pick it apart, but people are going to vote for what’s best for their families and they see that in Trump,” he said.

Early in-person voting is underway in numerous states, with voters in Georgia setting a first-day turnout record on Tuesday, even as candidates are near a dead end in the polls.

Shapiro said winning over the remaining undecided voters would determine the winner.

“There are people who honestly don’t follow this on a daily basis, people who don’t follow the polls. They go to work, they have kids at home, they do their work with their kids and get up the next day,” he said.

“The polls are looking at a small number. I know it’s a science, but I end up meeting people all the time who just haven’t thought about it, so we’re going to help them.”