On Friday, Governor Tim Walz visited Wausau, and on Saturday was joined by Mrs. Gwen Walz in Superior, Wisconsin, to meet local leaders, voters, and volunteers as part of the Harris-Walz campaign’s New Way Forward tour to mobilize support and enthusiasm for Vice President and Governor Walz’s vision of a brighter, more hopeful America.
With 50 days until Election Day, the Gov. Walz and Mrs. Walz underscored the contrast between Vice President Harris and Governor Walz’s plan to protect abortion access, uplift the middle class, and build an opportunity economy versus Donald Trump and JD Vance’s extreme Project 2025 agenda that will give Trump unprecedented, unchecked power to enact his extreme and dangerous agenda.
See coverage below:
On the airwaves:
WDIO (ABC – Duluth)
Governor Walz: “Something you know about right here in Superior and Duluth, that Donald Trump talked a tough game about infrastructure — Kamala Harris got it done. By the way, that Blatnik Bridge is built by all of us – [Trump’s] the guy who’s trying to figure out how to not pay his damn taxes so that he doesn’t have to fix it.”
KBJR (NBC – Duluth)
Reporter:“Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz visited the Northland over the weekend. Walz landed at Duluth’s airport Saturday afternoon before he took to Superior for his rally at UWS. At the rally, he spoke about key issues he and Vice President Harris plan to focus on during their campaign. These included everything from accessible health care for women and families, affordable housing, and the state of the Department of Education. But his main message was that no matter who you are set to vote for, everyone deserves to be represented fairly.”FOX21 News (FOX – Duluth)
Reporter: “Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and First Lady Gwen Walz made a stop in Superior, Saturday, at UWS. The now-vice presidential candidate has been visiting battle ground states in the region, such as Michigan and Wisconsin, attempting to shore up crucial support for Vice President Harris. Walz stressed the importance of voting to his supporters, acknowledging that, like other recent elections, this one is expected to come down to the wire.”
Governor Walz: “One more vote in each precinct can make the difference in what happens for the next generation in this country. And I see it looking out at each one of you. This is hard, important work. This is difficult work. This will shape generations to come. But hard work can be good work. This is… the work of the next 52 days.”
CBS 58 (Milwaukee)
Reporter: “The race for the White House makes another stop in Wisconsin today. Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz made a campaign stop in Superior just about an hour ago. He spoke about reproductive rights, and what he says Republicans will do if they win.”
Governor Walz: “They’re not stopping with a national abortion ban, they’re not stopping with getting rid of fertility clinics. They’re talking about getting rid of contraception or any type of help any of us need.”
Reporter: “It was the second Wisconsin campaign stop for Walz in the past 24 hours. Yesterday, he addressed supporters in Wausau.”
WLUK (FOX – Green Bay)
Reporter: “Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz campaigned again in Wisconsin. He made a stop in Wausau on Friday and Superior on Saturday. It was his fourth visit to the Badger State since joining Kamala Harris as her running mate. Wisconsin is a crucial battleground state that Joe Biden won by only 20,000 votes in 2020. While in Superior, Walz talked to the roughly 1,400 attendees about placing a federal ban on price gouging, which 37 states already have in place.”
Governor Walz: “Our farmers are working dawn till dusk, and they’re getting $3.90 a bushel for corn and ten bucks for soybeans? They’re not getting rich. Somebody is pulling off a chunk of money out there that has nothing to do with getting that to you.”
WZAW (FOX – Wausau)
Reporter: “Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz flew into the Central Wisconsin Airport this afternoon and made stops around Wausau, including at a Ukrainian bakery, ending at Whitewater Music Hall in Wausau. The [Harris-Walz] campaign is headed to Duluth tomorrow for another event.” […]
Governor Walz: “We made it very clear. There’s only one party right now that stands for freedom, and that’s us right here. That’s us.”WAOW (ABC – Wausau):
Governor Walz: “Go the way about it that they do, and you can do all you can to make it difficult to vote. You can do all you can to suppress votes. You can do all you can to make people cynical about our system and our electoral system or to make people just check out from it. Or you can do what all of you do. You could do new voter engagement. You can inspire people. You can lift them up and we can get them to the polls to show that democracy is the right way to go.”
WSAW (CBS – Wausau)
Governor Walz: “Kamala Harris did her job yesterday Tuesday night, we need to do our job for the next 52 days.”
WJFW (NBC – Wausau)
Reporter: “Governor Tim Walz was in central Wisconsin Friday to meet with campaign volunteers. He landed at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, and then went to a bakery in Wausau run by Ukrainian refugees. Walz then rallied supporters during his stop at Whitewater Music Hall in Wausau’s downtown, urging them to have ‘difficult conversations’ with family and friends. On Saturday, he went north to speak with folks at a rally in Superior, Wisconsin. Among other topics, Walz talked to the roughly 1,400 attendees about placing a federal ban on price gouging which 37 states already have in place.”
Channel 3 News (CBS – La Crosse)
Reporter: “Here in Wisconsin, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz made a stop in Superior yesterday. In his speech, the Minnesota Governor focused on reproductive rights, comparing the Harris-Walz vision for the country to that of former president Donald Trump. Walz also touting the recent endorsement from Taylor Swift.”
Governor Walz: “Here’s my life hack for all of you, all the guys out there. Here’s my life hack: Surround yourself with smart women and listen to them and you’ll do just fine. That includes my fellow cat owner Taylor Swift too by the way.”
WGBA (NBC – Green Bay)
Governor Walz: “This election is going to go through a few states and one of them is Wisconsin. It’s going to go through a few counties. And I know people say, well, you know, it’s a little redder county or whatever. It’s about reducing the margins. It’s about pulling things down. It’s about the swing states.”
WQOW (ABC – La Crosse)
Governor Walz: “In Minnesota, while those guys are figuring out how to ban books, we’re banishing hunger from our schools. Big difference. And again, I want to go back to those old school Republicans, the folks that need to come over and realize, this is the agenda for them.”

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FOX21: Gov. Walz Brings Dems’ 2024 Campaign Through Northland[Alex Evans, 9/15/24]
[…] Hundreds of supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz’s journey to the White House, filed into the University of Wisconsin Superior’s Marcovich Wellness Center, yesterday. State and local political figures like Superior’s Mayor Jim Paine, and Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski, spoke prior to Walz, and vocalized their support behind the campaign.
The event in Superior is part of a campaign tour of the upper-Midwest region. Walz flew to Duluth Saturday afternoon, after a previous stop in Wausau, WI on Friday.
Addressing the crowded gymnasium at UWS, Walz attempted to draw stark contrasts between his running mate, and the Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump. Walz urged supporters to vote, acknowledging that this election, like ones in the recent past, will come down to the wire.
“Every vote is going to matter. Every precinct. One more vote in each precinct can make the difference in what happens for the next generation,” Walz said.
WDIO: Gov. Walz brings ‘A New Way Forward’ campaign rally to the Northland[WDIO, 9/14/24]
On September 14, vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz held a campaign rally at University of Wisconsin Superior. […]
According to the Harris Campaign, over 1400 supporters showed up to UWS to hear the governor speak. Including Bea Ebans of hoggin, Wisconsin
“I’m so inspired because there is such a sense of hope. We can do this together, we can make our country better again, we can survive, and we can look forward to a positive future. And I think that that is just so refreshing after so many years of not having that”
WISN: Gov. Tim Walz makes second Wisconsin campaign stop this weekend[Sam Schmitz, 9/14/24]
Minnesota governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz spoke in Superior on Saturday as part of the Harris-Walz campaign’s “New Way Forward Tour” through the battleground states.
The campaign tour started on Sept. 12 and goes through Sunday. It includes stops from vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Walz in North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz also made stops for the campaign in Nevada, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire and Maine.
All of this comes with nearly 50 days until the presidential election on Nov. 5.
Much of Walz’s remarks on Saturday revolved around Harris’ performance in Tuesday’s debate against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. According to Trump, it was also the final debate before the election.
The Minnesota Star Tribune: Walz, in coach mode, makes appeal for hard work from Wisconsin voters at Superior rally[Christa Lawler, 9/14/24]
Gov. Tim Walz, in his fourth trip to the battleground state of Wisconsin since he was announced as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, trumpeted women, appealed to the country’s middle class and threw digs at their opponents in the race for the White House.
He also raised his right arm to show off a friendship bracelet — a nod to fellow cat owner Taylor Swift. who endorsed the Democratic duo last week via Instagram.
“Hello, neighbors!” said Walz, greeting the crowd of about 1,200 in the Marcovich Wellness Center on the University of Wisconsin-Superior campus.
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“Do you want JD Vance deciding about your wife and daughter’s health?” he asked the crowd. “Or would you rather leave it to them and their doctors?”
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Gwen Walz spoke ahead of her husband, contrasting Harris’ message of “Turn the page” with what she said was the backward look of Republican Donald Trump’s campaign. She urged the audience to make the gesture of turning the page of a large book, saying it’s a move that also looks like a “buh-bye” to Trump.
Northern News Now: Minnesota Governor and V.P. nominee Tim Walz holds rally in Superior[Izabella Zadra, 9/15/24]
Saturday was a busy day for Duluth and Superior — Minnesota Governor and Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz stopped by for a visit.
Walz landed at the Duluth airport early Saturday afternoon, then headed over to UW-Superior where the rally was held.
His speech touched on topics both Walz and Vice President Harris plan to focus on including taxes, healthcare and even affordable housing.
“That’s why she wants to make it easier through down payments, helping builders build 3 million brand new homes and working with local folks to get those homes built and permitted,” said Walz.
Superior Telegram: Walz rallies Superior in campaign speech[Shelley Nelson, 9/14/24]
About 1,400 people packed into Mertz Mortorelli Gymnasium in the Marcovich Wellness Center to hear from Minnesota’s governor on Saturday, Sept. 14.
Gov. Tim Walz made his third trip to Superior and his fourth trip to the Badger state since becoming Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate.
“Honestly, it’s Tim Walz,” said Janet Hill of Duluth. “You got to see Tim Walz in person. Even though he’s from Minnesota — he’s our governor, and we’ve seen him many times. It’s just excitement for the whole ticket and what it’s about.”
Hill said what she likes about the Harris-Walz ticket in the upcoming election is sane, serious, good, enthusiastic, “and the list goes on and on.”
They’re moral and likable, Kathryn Beatty of McGregor added.
“I wanted to be around positive energy,” said Janel Larson of Gordon. “It fills my heart to see the excitement … the momentum.”
[…] “Like 61 million other people in most of the rest of the world, we got to see (the debate) Tuesday night. That’s a pretty simple choice, or it should be. There was one person on that stage that has the poise, the dignity, the foresight and compassion to be president of the United States, and that’s Kamala Harris. She commanded that room. She’s tough. She’s tested.”
“I like what she stands for,” Terri Neumann, a retired teacher living in Solon Springs, said of Harris. “I like what Minnesota has been doing in terms of free lunches. And I think that if you have a family member who’s gay or transgender, it would be frightening for the other side to get elected.”
Wisconsin Public Radio: Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz stumps in Superior to mobilize voters[Danielle Kaeding, 9/14/24]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz rallied supporters at the University of Wisconsin- Superior on Saturday in his first visit to northern Wisconsin as the Democratic vice presidential nominee, urging Democrats to mobilize voters for the Harris-Walz campaign.
The Minnesota governor’s visit to Superior capped off a three-day campaign blitz to boost voter support in battleground states with stops in Wausau and cities in Michigan.
With 52 days left to go until Election Day, the running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to a crowd of more than 1,400 supporters about access to health care, abortion rights, infrastructure investments and policies to lift the middle class.
Walz said the election would be a “margin-of-error race” that would be won by supporters knocking on doors and having hard conversations in a handful of states, including Wisconsin.
“For all of you here, all gas, no brake. Fifty-two days to get the work done,” Walz said. “Sleep when you’re dead.”
He stressed the outcome of the race against former President Donald Trump would have a lasting impact on their futures, repeatedly citing policy items from Project 2025. Trump has tried to distance himself from the blueprint for the next Republican administration.
Spectrum News 1: Walz finishes post-debate event blitz with Wisconsin rally[David Mendez, 9/14/24]
Vice presidential hopeful Tim Walz steps over the state line from his Minnesota home to Superior, Wisconsin, on Saturday — joined by his wife, Gwen — to cap off a three-day touring blitz of Midwestern battleground states.
“These days are precious. This is a Saturday in northern Wisconsin — and it’s nice outside. These are rare and they’re precious. But it speaks volumes about you,” Walz, the governor of Minnesota, said. “You came here for this moment because of what Kamala Harris always says, a beautiful simple reason: You love this country.”
Walz’s speech had the flavor of a pep rally, as he boasted about his campaign partner, running down her history of personal accomplishments before commending her work in Tuesday’s presidential debate between Democratic candidate Vice President Harris and GOP candidate and former President Donald Trump.
“She had the upper hand in that thing — no pun intended — from the handshake,” Walz said. “What you saw is what we all knew: Donald Trump is exactly what we knew him to be. His true colors were on display — not his makeup — but his character…obsessed with the past and rooting against the American people, rooting against this country.”
Trump, he said, dodged simple questions: He refused to say he wanted Ukraine to win its war against Russia. He refused to say if he would veto a national abortion ban. (“You know why! He doesn’t trust women, and they sure the hell don’t trust him,” Walz said.) And Trump, he noted, refused — and continues to refuse — to say he lost the 2020 election.
“He also had nothing to say what he would do to make your lives better,” Walz said, calling back to Trump’s response that he has “concepts of a plan” to replace the Affordable Care Act.
PBS: WATCH: Tim and Gwen Walz speak at campaign event in Superior, Wisconsin[Colleen Long (Associated Press), 9/14/24]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and first lady Gwen Walz spoke at a campaign stop Saturday afternoon in Superior, Wisconsin.
Vice President Kamala Harris has upcoming events scheduled in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin as her campaign focuses spending on the “blue wall” states with the Nov. 5 election nearing.
On Tuesday, Harris will sit for an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia. Two days later, she is joining Oprah Winfrey in Michigan at her “Unite for America” livestream event with 140 different grassroots organizations. Harris’ visit to Wisconsin on Friday will be her fourth since she launched her White House run in July.
Harris’ campaign has a large operation in the states with hundreds of staff and on-the-ground outreach efforts. Supporters in Wisconsin have knocked on more than 500,000 doors and that since last week’s debate with Trump, the campaign has signed up more than 3,000 new volunteers.
Spectrum News: Exclusive: Walz says key to Harris winning rural voters is focusing on economy[Charlotte Scott, David Mendez, 9/14/24]
Democratic vice presidential hopeful and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz believes that winning Wisconsin — and likely across the country — will be a game of inches.
“I think we understand Wisconsin is going to be close. Folks are working hard on the ground,” Walz told Spectrum News in an exclusive interview shortly after his Saturday afternoon rally in Superior, Wisconsin.
But the key will be helping voters — especially rural voters, whom Walz struggled to effectively court in his own gubernatorial race — understand that the economic plan touted by Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is set to work for them.
“We need to make sure that when we do the Farm Bill, we’re not just looking for big agriculture. We’re looking for the family farm in Wisconsin, whether that’s small dairy herds or folks trying to make it. So I think taking those messages to them, seeing the investments in infrastructure like the Blatnik Bridge here in Superior (which connects the city to Duluth, Minnesota), those are things that Kamala Harris delivered on in those rural communities,” Walz said.
Native News Online: Harris Walz Campaign Returns to Wisconsin[Marlon WhiteEagle, 9/14/24]
Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz returns to Wisconsin as a part of the Harris Walz ticket’s A New Way Forward tour. Walz arrived in Wisconsin at Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee, where former President Donald Trump campaigned a week earlier.
Walz, the former high school teacher and football coach, Minnesota congressman, and current Minnesota Governor, was elected to office in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. This is Walz second visit to Wisconsin since becoming the vice president candidate. He recently campaigned in Milwaukee over the Labor Day weekend.
WAOW: Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz visits Wausau[Sabrina Lee, 9/13/24]
Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz campaigned in central Wisconsin on Friday, making multiple stops along the way.
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It’s all part of his ‘New Way Forward’ tour to speak directly to voters about how imperative this election is for Wisconsin.
After the greeting, it was off to Wausau, where Walz made a stop at a local cafe and bakery.
Walz spoke with them about their struggles, and pledged his support for their country.
“Well we’re grateful you’re here we want you to be where you want to be. And when this thing gets over, and Ukraine stands proud and independent, we will be here to rebuild,” said Walz.
WLUK: Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz visits Wausau[Mallory Allen, 9/13/24]
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is back in Wisconsin, paying visits to Wausau and Superior as part of the Harris-Walz campaign’s “New Way Forward” battleground tour,
Walz — Minnesota’s governor and Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate — arrived at the Central Wisconsin Airport in Mosinee Friday afternoon.
According to campaign officials, “In the evening, the Governor will later participate in political events in Wausau.”
On Saturday afternoon, Walz is scheduled to deliver remarks at a Harris-Walz campaign event in Superior.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Tim Walz visits a Ukrainian bakery, rallies volunteers in Wausau campaign stop[Laura Schulte, 9/13/24]
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz made the Harris-Walz campaign’s first high-profile visit to central Wisconsin on Friday, launching a battleground state push in the final weeks of the presidential campaign.
Walz, the governor of Minnesota, met with Democratic volunteers in Wausau following stops in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan. On Saturday, Walz planned to hold a rally at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in northwestern Wisconsin.
NBC 26: Gov. Walz makes first central WI campaign stop, […][Karl Winter, 9/13/2024]
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, stopped at a music hall and brewery in Wausau on Friday as part of the Harris-Walz campaign’s “A New Way Forward” tour. […]
“This ticket really excites me,” said Wausau voter Michele Norrbom, who was attending her first political campaign event. “Great combination of people, great combination of personalities. And the best part is they’re running against Trump, with a strong platform.
In front of a lively crowd, Walz’s policy points during the speech focused on IVF treatments and reproductive rights, as well as support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Most of all, Walz called on party volunteers in Wisconsin to get out the vote, saying his party is the one of freedom, and that it needs Wisconsin to come through.
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