Harris stayed at the Pfister Hotel, the historic landmark on E. Wisconsin Avenue, while Trump was just three blocks away at the Westin Milwaukee on N. Van Buren Street.

With the two candidates in town, the area around the downtown hotels was a maze of barricades, police cars, DMV trucks, Secret Service SUVs, and ambulances serving as barricades to block off the streets.

By 8:30 a.m., both campaigns had left the center, both heading to Saturday rallies in other states.