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In Madison speech, Kamala Harris spotlights women's deaths to blast abortion bans

Associated Press, State Journal staff
Sep 21, 2024
Sep 21, 2024 Updated Oct 15, 2024

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Production crews await the arrival of Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign stop at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Julie Whitmer Wallace of Elgin, Illinois, takes a selfie with a Harris-Walz campaign bus ahead of an appearance by Vice President Kamala Harris at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison Friday.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL

John Paul Marcelo of San Francisco, who was painting in Door County, came to Madison for the rally. Here he paints an image of a Harris-Walz campaign bus.

BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL

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Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway speaks during a campaign stop by Vice President Kamala Harris at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris dance to Taylor Swift’s “Shake it Off” prior to her appearance at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL

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A supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris captures a photograph prior to her appearance at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

JOHN HART STATE JOURNAL

Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin addresses the crowd at the Dane County Coliseum ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris' appearance Friday.

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Associated Press, State Journal staff

Kamala Harris blasted Donald Trump as a threat to women’s freedoms and their very lives, warning in a speech at a packed Alliant Energy Center in Madison Friday that Republicans would continue to choke off access to abortion if he returns to the White House.

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Harris Campaign Stop 08-09202024185242.jpg — Vice President Kamala Harris greets a thunderous crowd at a campaign stop at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison Friday. The vice president used her fourth visit to the state to forcefully oppose abortion bans.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Harris Campaign Stop 11-09202024185847.jpg — Supporters cheer on the vice president. Harris' rally drew a capacity 10,500-person audience.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Harris Campaign Stop 15-09202024191814.jpg — Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin addresses the crowd ahead of the vice president's speech. The two formerly served together in the Senate.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Harris Campaign Stop 01-09202024163805.jpg — Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris move to “Jump Around” prior to her appearance at the Coliseum.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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Jillian Hayes, of Madison, and her daughter, Cordalia, share a dance prior to the arrival of Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign stop at the Dane County Coliseum.
JOHN HART, STATE JOURNAL

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