Former President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Waunakee on Tuesday, an only slightly more conservative corner of deep-blue Dane County than the rest of the county. Republican Party officials said it was the first visit to the county by a GOP presidential candidate since Bob Dole came in 1996.
Photos: Donald Trump in Waunakee
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Supporters, an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 of them, wait to see if they can get in to hear Trump speak at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee.
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Supporters wait to enter the Waunakee metal fabricator where Trump was to speak Tuesday. “He’s for the small communities that he’s going out and visiting with them, wants to know what they want and hear them,” supporter Brenda Hayko said.
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Joe Polder and his sister, Jackie Polder, both military veterans from Plain, wait for Trump's arrival.
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Supporters of presidential candidate Donald Trump line up for Tuesday's event.
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Supporters of former President Donald Trump wait for his appearance Tuesday in Waunakee. Pictured from left are Kathy Ross of Waunakee, Leigh Bahr of Middleton, and her sister-in-law, Jackie Bahr of Madison.
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Supporters of presidential candidate Donald Trump drive toward Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee.
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A vendor outside Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee displays wares.
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Former President Donald Trump addresses his supporters.
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Former President Donald Trump addresses supporters inside Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee on Tuesday. The visit was the first campaign stop in Dane County by a Republican presidential candidate since former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole in 1996.
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Sara Allen, of Waunakee, with daughter Lilliana, 5, waits for former President Donald Trump's appearance Tuesday at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee.
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Former President Donald Trump addresses his supporters.
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A crowd attends Tuesday's event with former president Donald Trump.
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Former President Donald Trump prepares to take the stage.
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Former President Donald Trump is greeted by the crowd at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee.
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In a speech short on specifics, Trump promised his supporters "soaring incomes, skyrocketing wealth, millions and millions of new jobs, a manufacturing renaissance and booming middle class."
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Heidi Meixelsperger, who lives in Waunakee and Texas, and Jean Bindl, from Reedsburg, right, get their photo taken as they wait for Trump to speak.
