MADISON, Wis. — First lady Jill Biden made a stop at a field office in Madison on Monday to stump for Vice President Kamala Harris.
It was the first time the first lady came to the Badger State since her husband, President Joe Biden, dropped out of the presidential race.
The last time she was in the state was in June, when she visit Green Bay to kick off the "Seniors for Biden-Harris" coalition.
During the first lady’s visit on Monday, she highlighted Harris’ vision for reproductive health care freedoms, strengthening democracy and ensuring first-time home buyers can afford homes.
“I am just giving you three ways that Kamala Harris is going to work for you and your families, lowering grocery costs, making housing more affordable and protecting our freedoms,” Jill Biden said on Monday. “Now, these aren’t radical ideas, they’re just practical ways to make life easier and more fair. And as president, Kamala Harris is going to fight for you.”
She also encouraged people to get out to the polls and vote in what’s shaping up to be a very tight election. A recent Marquette Law School poll showed Harris had only a four-point lead ahead of former President Donald Trump.
With the election just three weeks away, that has candidates racing to gather voter support.
“With determination, with persistence, with urgency, we will elect a new generation of leaders. We will choose a new way forward. So, let’s elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” the first lady said to end her remarks.
Republicans responded to the first lady’s visit by criticizing the Biden-Harris’ economic policies.
“For four years, working families have paid the price for the Biden-Harris administration’s failed agenda. Runaway inflation has cost Wisconsin households more than $27,000, with grocery bills increasing by 25%. Jill Biden’s visit to Madison is just another reminder for voters that they cannot afford another four years of Bidenomics with Kamala Harris in the White House,” WisGOP chairman Brian Schimming said in a statement.
The first lady’s visit is part of a larger push by the Harris-Walz campaign. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was also in the Badger State on Monday and Harris is expected to swing through Milwaukee, La Crosse and Green Bay later this week.