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Campaigning hard in the Midwest, Harris and Vance cross paths on airport tarmac

DARLENE SUPERVILLE, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and MEG KINNARD Associated Press
Aug 7, 2024
Aug 7, 2024 Updated Nov 12, 2024

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EAU CLAIRE — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spent their first full day as running mates on Wednesday rallying Democrats across the Midwest, but also got an idea of just how hotly contested the region will be when they overlapped on a Wisconsin tarmac with Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance.

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Election 2024 Harris — Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris talks to a group of young girls after disembarking from Air Force Two at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport Wednesday.
Julia Nikhinson, Associated Press

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Election 2024 Vance — Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, talks to reporters after walking over from looking at Air Force Two, Vice President Kamala Harris' plane, at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, Wednesday.
Alex Brandon, State Journal

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