{"id":2333302,"date":"2024-08-29T07:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T11:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-campaign-in-great-lakes-region-on-thursday-with-events-in-michigan-and-wisconsin-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T07:43:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T11:43:47","slug":"trump-to-campaign-in-great-lakes-region-on-thursday-with-events-in-michigan-and-wisconsin-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-campaign-in-great-lakes-region-on-thursday-with-events-in-michigan-and-wisconsin-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to campaign in Great Lakes region on Thursday with events in Michigan and Wisconsin &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-campaign-in-great-lakes-region-on-thursday-with-events-in-michigan-and-wisconsin-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2333302&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump is set to \u200cstrengthen his voter support in the \u2063Great \u2063Lakes region by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-youngkin-virginia-governor-programs-to-raise-his-national-profile-before-2024\/\" title=\"President Youngkin? Virginia Governor Programs TO RAISE His National Profile BEFORE 2024\">hosting campaign events<\/a> in Michigan and \u2064Wisconsin on Thursday. These states are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latino-voters-punishing-dems-for-bad-policies-by-switching-to-gop-tucker-carlson-says\/\" title=\"Latino voters &#039;punishing&#039; Dems for bad policies by switching to GOP, Tucker Carlson says\">crucial battlegrounds<\/a> for the upcoming 2024 election. Current polling indicates \u200cthat\u200c Trump is \u200btrailing Vice President Kamala Harris in both states, with Harris leading\u2063 by two points in Michigan and by one point in Wisconsin according to the latest RealClearPolitics average. Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teens-take-charge-likely-violating-federal-tax-law-experts-say\/\" title=\"Teens Take Charge Likely Violating Federal Tax Law, Experts Say\">campaign activities<\/a> will kick off with a rally in Michigan, emphasizing his efforts to regain the\u200b upper \u2063hand in these competitive\u2064 areas.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump to campaign in Great Lakes region on Thursday with events in Michigan and Wisconsin<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1741266\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump will look to firm up support among voters in the Great Lakes region on Thursday, holding campaign events in Michigan and Wisconsin. Both are considered battleground states in the 2024 election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Incidentally, Trump is currently behind Vice President Kamala Harris in each state, according to the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/\">RealClearPolitics polling average<\/a>. In Michigan, Harris is leading the former president by two points, 48.5 to 46.5. In Wisconsin, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> is clinging to a slim lead over Trump, ahead by only one point, 48.6 to 47.6.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s campaign blitz in the area begins with a rally located near Michigan&rsquo;s state capital of Lansing, in the small town of Potterville, Michigan. It is his second visit to Michigan in the last week after giving a speech on Monday to the National Guard Association in Detroit. During this speech, Trump pledged to build a national defense weapon system similar to Israel&rsquo;s &ldquo;Iron Dome.&rdquo; He also announced that he would create the Space National Guard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Later in the day, Trump will travel to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he will hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donaldjtrump.com\/events\/\">town hall at 6 p.m<\/a>. Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard will be the event&rsquo;s moderator. It is her first main event with the Trump campaign after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3134546\/tulsi-gabbard-endorses-trump\/\">endorsing him on Monday at the National Guard Association<\/a>. This is Trump&rsquo;s first visit to Wisconsin since the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee last month.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan and Wisconsin are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-pains-us-to-raise-any-voice-in-his-defense-tucker-carlson-weighs-in-on-andrew-cuomo\/\" title=\"\u2018It Pains Us To Raise Any Voice In His Defense\u2019: Tucker Carlson Weighs In On Andrew Cuomo\">important states<\/a> for the former president. He won both of them in surprise victories in 2016. He was the first Republican to win Michigan since George H.W. Bush in 1988 and the first Republican to win Wisconsin since Ronald Reagan in 1984. In 2020, Trump lost both states by slight margins, including by less than one point in Wisconsin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1741266\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1741266\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump is set to campaign in the Great Lakes region on Thursday, with events scheduled in Michigan and Wisconsin. These states are viewed as key battlegrounds for the 2024 election. According to the latest RealClearPolitics polling average, Trump is trailing Vice President Kamala Harris in both states; he is down by two points in Michigan (48.5% to 46.5%) and by one point in Wisconsin (48.6% to 47.6%). <\/p>\n<p>His campaign will kick off with a rally near Lansing, Michigan, specifically in Potterville, marking his second visit to the state within a week after addressing the National Guard Association in Detroit on Monday. During that speech, Trump promised to develop a national defense system akin to Israel&#8217;s &#8220;Iron Dome&#8221; and announced plans for a Space National Guard.<\/p>\n<p>Later that day, he will head to La Crosse, Wisconsin for a town hall meeting at 6 p.m., which will be moderated by former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard\u2014her first major event with Trump&#8217;s campaign since endorsing him earlier this week at the National Guard Association.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan and Wisconsin are crucial for Trump; he achieved unexpected victories there in 2016\u2014becoming the first Republican since George H.W. Bush in 1988 to win Michigan and since Ronald Reagan in 1984 to win Wisconsin. However, he narrowly lost both states during the 2020 election, including losing Wisconsin by less than one point<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2333303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donald-trump-fox-news-debate-town-hall.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4087,39634,4601,3634,4124],"class_list":["post-2333302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign","tag-great-lakes","tag-michigan","tag-trump","tag-wisconsin"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donald-trump-fox-news-debate-town-hall.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}