One reason for Harris’ energy: As we previously reported, a new CNN poll shows Kamala Harris leading Trump by six points in the state.

Harris leads Trump 51% to 45% among likely voters in Wisconsin.

A story about two rallies in Wisconsin: Trump kept it relatively tight for him – it lasted just over 60 minutes – while Harris spoke for her usual twenty minutes.

Trump previously made a fuss about appearing in a garbage truck and wore a reflective vest, like those often worn by sanitation workers. The crowd laughed when he said he liked the vest because it was flattering.

Addressing a hugely enthusiastic audience, Harris seemed at ease and energetic. The strongest part of her speech was when she specifically addressed the new voters, telling them that issues like the climate crisis, gun control, and abortion restrictions weren’t political for them: these were their experiences.

Harris ended that extremely energetic speech, to which she received very loud cheers from the crowd.

Harris addresses the new voters: ‘This is not political. This is your lived experience’

Harris repeats her line: If Trump is elected, “he will walk into the Oval Office on day one with a list of enemies,” she says. “I come in with a to-do list focused on your needs. And at the top of my list is lowering the cost of living.”

“It’s time for a new generation of leadership in America,” Harris said.

Harris reiterated her record as a prosecutor and said she is not afraid of an uphill battle.

“If you give me the opportunity to fight on your behalf as president, there is nothing in the world that will stop me from fighting for you.”

“So Madison, early voting has started (…) you can vote until November 3rd. And you need to vote early, Wisconsin,” Harris said.

“And make no mistake: we will win.”

Harris is energetic, the crowd is energetic.

Someone in the crowd chants: “Ceasefire now!”

Harris stops her speech. “Listen,” she says, “we all want the war in Gaza to end.” She says she will do everything she can to make that happen. Everyone has the right to be heard, she says. “But now I’m speaking.”

There is a sustained and very loud cheer from the audience – this is one of Harris’s most famous lines.

Harris holds rally in Madison, Wisconsin

In the days leading up to the election, mysterious monuments continue to pop up in US cities mocking candidate Donald Trump and his supporters, the Guardian’s José Olivares reports:

On Wednesday, a large statue of Trump was erected in Philadelphia’s Maja Park. Titled “In Honor of a Lifetime of Sexual Assault,” the memorial, which shows Trump smiling and holding his hand in a suggestive manner, quotes from the infamous 2005 recording — leaked in 2016 — in which Trump brags about sexually assaulting women .

The monument was quickly removed, Philly Voice reported.

A similar satirical image was found in Portland, Oregon on Sunday. It was decapitated and further damaged that day by a Portland city council candidate and a Trump supporter, who filmed himself removing the statue’s base.

Read the full story here:

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According to the Harris-Walz campaign, there are 13,000 people at the Harris event in Madison.

Kamala Harris is expected to speak in 40 minutes in Madison, in the swing state of Wisconsin.

Trump is wrapping up. “In conclusion,” he says, repeating several untruths, especially about Harris, whom he previously criticized for talking too much about him.

Trump starts with several things he will make America again. These include ‘healthy’, ‘proud’, ‘safe’ and of course ‘amazing’.

Trump is being played out again by Village people‘s gay anthem, YMCA.

Village People sent Trump a cease and desist order in 2023 asking him to no longer use the song during campaign events.

The Guardian’s Alice Herman is in Madison, Wisconsin for the Kamala Harris event. She reports:

Mumford & Sonsthe British folk-pop band, is performing now – an offering to the older millennial rallygoers, who seem to love this set much more than Gracie Abrams’ younger fans. (The young woman who cried during Abrams’ set appears unmoved by Mumford & Sons so far).

Harris has rolled out an array of celebrities and artists at her gatherings so far this year Beyoncewho appeared at a Harris rally in Texas Jennifer Lopezwho will appear at a meeting in Nevada later this week.

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Trump plays a video about Jocelyn Nungaraywho was murdered in Texas when she was 12 years old by two Venezuelan men who allegedly entered the country illegally.

In the video, Nungaray’s mother talks about her daughter and what happened, and she is incredibly sad.

Trump has spoken about Nungaray before. During Trump’s presidential debate against then-presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump repeatedly brought up her murder and assault.

Trump repeats his worn-out, racist and false statements on immigration.

He claims he wants to “protect the women of our country” – from immigrants.

He says he’s going to protect women “whether they like it or not.”

It’s a statement with menacing undertones, as Trump has boasted about limiting women’s access to abortion: a procedure that could be crucial to keeping women safe. He has done this despite the majority of Americans supporting abortion rights.

More than 60% of Americans now believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases.

“We broke Roe v Wade,” Trump has boasted: