Thursday, October 24, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Tim Walz slams Trump's reported Hitler remarks at Racine campaign stop
VP candidate Tim Walz campaigns in Racine
RACINE — Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stopped in Racine on Tuesday evening as in-person absentee voting kicked off across the state.
Hosted at Memorial Hall, 72 Seventh St., the event concluded his day in Wisconsin, after traveling to Madison with former President Barack Obama.
At the rally in Racine, Walz urged the hundreds of attendees to vote early and spoke about Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’ plans to support health care and small businesses, and minimize costs for middle-class Americans.
“Fourteen days until the polls close, people," Walz said. "Fourteen days until this election, so we know it’s there. Look, we’re running like everything’s on the line because everything’s on the line.”
At the rally, Walz said Harris is “laying out a new way forward with opportunity for all of us.”
He discussed Harris’s plan to give up to $6,000 in tax credits for families and criticized price gouging in industries.
Walz said that despite claims from Republicans, they believe in capitalism, but capitalism is not “when you hear a hurricane’s coming to Florida and all of a sudden the airline’s jack up the price."
“They’re looking at a new generation of entrepreneurs, a new generation of making sure our kids thrive, and Kamala’s put out a plan to make sure small businesses can get $20,000 forgivable grant and then $50,000 tax credit to get them off the ground and to make a difference,” said Walz, adding that “it’s time to give the tax cuts to the middle class.”
Access to reproductive health care was also a prominent topic in Walz’s speech, with him mentioning that he and his wife used fertility treatments.
“I’ll be damned if anyone, let alone Donald Trump and JD Vance, should have any damn say in the family that you have, of stopping you from having that,” he said.
He also said that when Harris is elected, along with a Democratic senate and house, Harris will sign Roe v. Wad back into law.
He called on men specifically to vote for the vice president.
“So I’ll tell you what, guys, we’re going to have to get this right," Walz said. "We’re going to have to get to the polls. We’re going to have to vote because the women are doing their job, we need to do ours right now.”
Walz spoke to the crowd about the necessity of voting, saying that while some people say they made it through one Trump term, the stakes are higher in this election.
“The Donald Trump of 2016 who was elected is not the Donald Trump of today by any stretch of the imagination,” Walz said. “He is talking now, openly, about sending the United States military against people who don’t support him.”
Walz pushed back on the “both sides” claims from some people, saying, “You’re not hearing Democratic politicians talking about sending the military against people.”
He told the crowd that the way to prevent this from happening is by “beating them at the ballot box,” calling on people to vote.
“Look, 14 days. We’re still the underdogs in this thing," Walz said. "We have got to leave it all on the field. This is the time.”
Both the Democratic and Republican campaigns have prioritized stops in Wisconsin leading up to the Nov. 5 election.
Vance is expected to be in Racine on Monday to deliver remarks at Memorial Hall.
'Trump is descending into this madness': In Racine, Walz decries Trump's reported Hitler remarks
Ricardo Torres
RACINE – In a Wisconsin campaign stop Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz slammed former President Donald Trump over published reports that the Republican presidential nominee had spoken admiringly during his term in office of Adolf Hitler and his generals.
“As a 24-year veteran of the military, that makes me sick as hell, and it should make you sick," Walz said to the crowd at Memorial Hall in Racine on Tuesday night. "The guardrails are gone. Trump is descending into this madness.”
The Minnesota governor made the remarks during the second of two stops in Wisconsin and after an earlier rally in Madison with former President Barack Obama. With less than two weeks left in the presidential race, polling shows a narrow race between Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
In a story published Tuesday, The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg reported Trump proclaimed, "I need the kind of generals Hitler had," citing two anonymous sources said to have heard the private conversation.
In an interview with the New York Times, Trump's former chief of staff, retired Marine general John Kelly, recounted Trump speaking in positive terms about the Nazi leader.
"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly told the Times.
Kelly in the Times interview said he regards Trump as meeting the definition of a fascist.
“Well, looking at the definition of fascism: It’s a far-right authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy,” he said.
Mr. Kelly said that definition accurately described Mr. Trump.
“So certainly, in my experience, those are the kinds of things that he thinks would work better in terms of running America,” Mr. Kelly said.
Kelly's tenure in the White House was tumultuous, even as he tried to bring Marine Corps-style order to the administration. After Kelly left, Trump was critical of him, saying he was not able to keep up with the demands of the job.
"John Kelly has totally beclowned himself with these debunked stories he has fabricated because he failed to serve his President well while working as Chief of Staff and currently suffers from a debilitating case of Trump Derangement Syndrome," spokesperson Steven Cheung said in an emailed statement to USA TODAY.
On Wednesday morning the Harris campaign organized a virtual call with Brigadier Gen. Steve Anderson, a Republican, and retired Army Reserve Colonel Kevin Carroll responded to Trump's reported remarks.
"He constantly seems to confuse loyalty to the Constitution to loyalty to him," Anderson said. "We're concerned that (if re-elected) he wants to use the military to suppress his opposition in the country and man the U.S. border. Which are things the military is not supposed to do."
Anderson said he wishes Kelly spoke up sooner "but it's great that he has."
"People that know (Trump) best are most opposed to him, his presidency," Anderson said.
Carroll, who was in Trump administration and served under Kelly when he was secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said Kelly speaking out "was no small step for him."
"He's seen Donald Trump up close in a way very few Americans have and he's warning us that a second Trump term would be dangerous," Carroll said. "The former president's statements have been getting more and more unhinged."
USA TODAY contributed reporting.
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At least one Wisconsin resident sickened by E. coli bacteria after eating at McDonald's
Drake Bentley
An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's quarter-pounder beef patties has sickened at least one Wisconsin resident, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.
The agency announced at least 49 people have been sickened across 10 states, with 10 people requiring hospitalization and one death.
It's unclear what area of the state the person resides in or which McDonald's location had food contaminated with the bacteria. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The CDC said most people are reporting eating the quarter-pounder hamburger at McDonald's before becoming sick but it is not yet known which specific food ingredient is contaminated.
McDonald's stopped using fresh slivered onions and quarter-pound beef patties in several states, according to statement from the fast-food giant. As of Tuesday, Wisconsin was not one of those states.
The first reported illness was about a month ago and the outbreak largely impacted Colorado and its surrounding states but has spread as far west as Oregon and east as Wisconsin, according to the CDC. The reported death was an older adult and occurred in Colorado, the agency said.
The CDC said it can take three to four weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak and the amount of people infected with the bacteria is likely larger than reported as some people are treated for illness but never test for E. coli.
Most people infected with the bacteria experience severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration and a high fever. Symptoms usually start three to four days after swallowing E. coli. Most people recover without treatment after five to seven days. Some people may develop serious kidney problems and need to be hospitalized.
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
When do the polls open on Election Day in Wisconsin? Plus more of your 2024 election questions answered
Cailey Gleeson
The 2024 election is just two weeks away, and early voting in Wisconsin kicked off on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
From the time the polls open on Election Day to what you need to bring, here’s what you need to know about voting in Wisconsin this year:
What day is the 2024 election?
The 2024 election will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Early voting will likely run through Sunday, Nov. 3. Municipalities are responsible for establishing the hours and dates for early voting, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
For more information on your polling place, click here.
What time do the polls open on Election Day?
Polls across the state of Wisconsin open at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m.
Do you need your voter registration card to vote in Wisconsin?
No, you do not need to bring your voter registration card to vote.
But you do need to bring a current photo ID. The WEC says acceptable forms of photo ID include:
- Driver’s license or ID issued by the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles
- Receipt issued by the DMV if your new driver’s license or ID doesn’t arrive by Election Day
- Passport
- Military and Veteran Affairs ID card
- Tribal ID card
- U.S. Certificate of Naturalization issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Student ID card
If your Certificate of Naturalization is issued more than two years prior to an election, you need to bring another form of photo ID, according to the WEC.
For more information on acceptable photo IDs, click here.
If you need to register to vote, you will also need to bring a proof of residence. More information on documents needed for voter registration can be found here.
Can you vote early anywhere in your county?
To find your early voting polling place, click here.
Your polling place on Election Day is determined by your address, but you can go to any early voting site as long as it's in your municipality, meaning the city, town or village you live in.
Similarly, absentee drop boxes can only accept ballots from voters who reside in the municipality. For example, someone living in Greenfield couldn’t submit a ballot at a Milwaukee drop box.
More:Answers to your questions about absentee voting
More:If you're mailing in your absentee ballot in Wisconsin, this is a good week to do it
Monday, October 21, 2024
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Democratic VP candidate Gov. Walz visiting Racine on Tuesday
Journal Times staff
RACINE — Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz will be in Racine on Tuesday to rally voters on the first day of early voting in the state.
Walz is holding a rally at 6:45 p.m., according to the Harris for President campaign. The event is taking place at Memorial Hall, 72 7th St., according to Festival Park.
The visit to Racine is the second of two stops the candidate is making in Wisconsin on Tuesday.
Walz will appear in Madison earlier in the day alongside former President Barack Obama at a campaign rally.
In-person absentee voting runs Oct. 22 through Nov. 3.
Voters can find their in-person absentee voting location at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Vote-Absentee-In-Person.
JD Vance visits crucial Waukesha County to encourage Catholics to vote for Trump
Hope KarnoppSophie Carson
"As a Christian, as a person who was baptized for the first time just a few years ago, there is something really bizarre with Kamala Harris' anti-Christian rhetoric and anti-Christian approach to public policy," Vance said at a rally at Stein’s Aircraft Services, located near the Waukesha County Airport. "If Christians get out there and vote, we are going to win, my friends."
Vance, a Catholic convert, has been a key part of efforts to mobilize conservative Catholic voters in swing states, including Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. He appeals to those who have embraced a traditionalist take on the faith — a growing movement among some younger Catholics.
Vance has hoped that hitting on issues like abortion and transgender rights will appeal to conservative Catholics, who could give Trump an edge in a tight presidential race. At the Waukesha rally, Vance spent most of his speech hitting on the campaign's main talking points, including the economy, immigration and the fentanyl crisis.
Vance criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a campaign surrogate for Harris, who filmed a video placing a Dorito on the tongue of a podcaster, seizing on a social media trend. The Michigan Catholic Conference said Whitmer was mocking receiving the sacrament of Communion.
"Whether you're a Christian, a Catholic, or any other faith, or no faith at all, when you see an American leader, when you see a surrogate of Kamala Harris, insulting people of the Christian faith, I think that we should say to every single one of those people: You're fired," Vance said.
Whitmer released an apology, saying she "would never do something to denigrate someone's faith" and explaining the video was meant to be about the CHIPS Act.
Harris on Sunday attended and spoke at two churches in Georgia. On Thursday, Harris skipped a Catholic charity dinner in New York that traditionally has been a place where both presidential candidates meet in the runup to the November election. She campaigned in Wisconsin and filmed a video that was shown at the event.
Trump criticized Harris’ absence at the Al Smith dinner, calling it “deeply disrespectful,” and urged Catholics to vote for him, according to the Associated Press.
Polling finds Catholics about split in partisan support
In general, Catholics do not vote as a bloc. About half — 52% — of Catholic registered voters identify with Republicans, and 44% identify with Democrats, according to Pew. Hispanic Catholics tend to lean more Democratic, while white Catholics lean more Republican.
In the last three rounds of Marquette University Law School polls of Wisconsin voters, 42% of Roman Catholic respondents said they would vote for Harris, while 58% support Trump.
Though Milwaukee has historically been a Catholic stronghold, the number of Catholics has been dwindling in recent decades as more people claim no religious affiliation. Today, there are about 530,000 Catholics affiliated with a parish in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, which encompasses 10 counties in southeast Wisconsin. They make up about 22% of the population of the region
Others identify as Catholic in surveys but rarely or never go to church. In Wisconsin, about a quarter of the population identified as Catholic in 2014, according to a Pew Research Center study.
"There's more to Catholicism than rituals, there is a justice and truth element that unfortunately, a lot of Catholics don't know. Certainly Vance does not know that," Greg Garland, a reform Catholic, said at a Waukesha canvass launch for Democrats Sunday morning. "(Vance) is going to try to be a one-trick pony and focus in on abortion."
Vance touched on abortion briefly Sunday, claiming taxpayers are funding abortion at nine months. Fact-checks have found that abortions are rare in late-term and not performed at full term, unless for maternal or fetal complications.
While the Catholic Church opposes abortion, a national survey from Pew this year found 59% of self-identified Catholics believe abortion should be legal in most or all cases, while 40% believe it should be illegal in most or all cases. That split is nearly on par with the general U.S. population’s views on the issue.
Linda Best, another Catholic voter at the Democrats' event Sunday morning, referenced "God Bless the USA" Bibles that Trump has promoted. "Desecrating the Bible, manufacturing it in China, profiting off of it, or using it as a political prop, certainly does not align with my values," she said.
Harris campaign notes Vance hasn't been in Wisconsin frequently
In a statement, Wisconsin Democratic Coordinated Campaign Rapid Response Director Kristi Johnston said Vance has been "too busy defending Donald Trump’s increasingly unhinged and extreme behavior over the past month to campaign in Wisconsin."
"Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz have been traveling across our state sharing their plans to lower costs, protect reproductive freedoms, and chart a new way forward," Johnston said.
Vance's Sunday visit is his first since Sept. 17, when he campaigned in Eau Claire. He has also made stops in De Pere, Kenosha and Milwaukee. Earlier on Sunday, Vance spent time in Green Bay around a Packers home game at Lambeau Field.
More:Trump, Harris are ramping up their travel in Wisconsin. See all the places they've been
Harris will return to Wisconsin Monday with Republican former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, also in Waukesha County. Waukesha was once a Republican stronghold, but Democrats are cutting into margins in the Milwaukee suburb.
Vance on Sunday called Cheney "a resentful, petty, small person. And if Kamala Harris wants to parade her around, she's welcome to."
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Barack Obama will also rally in Madison on Tuesday, the first day of early voting in Wisconsin, and Walz will continue on for a second rally in Racine.
More:Once a GOP juggernaut, Waukesha County's shifting voters makes for Wisconsin battleground
A guide to Halloween in Racine County
Caroline Neal
RACINE COUNTY — With Halloween quickly approaching, kids around Wisconsin are getting their costumes ready. For families planning on trick-or-treating, different areas in the county have designated trick-or-treating times. Here’s a guide to all things Halloween in Racine County.
Trick-or-treating times
- City of Burlington: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m.
- City of Racine: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.
- Town of Burlington: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m.
- Town of Dover: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 6-8 p.m.
- Town of Norway: Saturday, Nov. 2 from 5-8 p.m.
- Town of Waterford: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5-7:30 p.m.
- Village of Caledonia: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
- Village of Elmwood Park: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.
- Village of Mount Pleasant: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.
- Village of North Bay: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.
- Village of Rochester: Sunday, Oct. 27 from 1-4 p.m.
- Village of Sturtevant: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.
- Village of Union Grove: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
- Village of Waterford: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
- Village of Wind Point: Sunday, Oct. 27 from 4-6 p.m.
- Village of Yorkville: Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Other Halloween events:
- Candy Crawl: On Saturday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 26, join Downtown Racine Corporation from 12-2 p.m. for its sixth annual Candy Crawl and Halloween Scavenger Hunt. Some downtown businesses participating in the Candy Crawl include Maple Table, Red Onion Cafe, Vintage & Modern Books and Reefpoint Brew House. Kids who complete the hunt have a chance of winning one of three prize packs.
- Mount Pleasant Trunk-or-Treat: Mount Pleasant Parks and Recreation and the Village of Mount Pleasant is hosting its annual trunk or treat on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 4-6 p.m. at Campus Park, 8500 Campus Drive. At the free event, attendees can enjoy decorated trunks, tasty treats and games.
- Fall Family Fun Fest at the Wustum: Check out Racine Art Museum’s Fall Family Fun Fest on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 1-4 p.m. at the Wustum Museum, 2519 Northwestern Ave. Visitors can participate in a costume contest, decorate pumpkins and go on a scavenger hunt. Admission is free, and no prior registration is required.
- Jack-O’-Lantern Nights: From Thursdays to Sundays until Nov. 3, Racine Zoo visitors can enjoy animal-themed pumpkin sculptures and complimenting light displays. The event runs from 6-10 p.m. after regular zoo hours. Admission to the event is $10 per person and does not include daytime zoo access.
- Boo at the Zoo: The Racine Zoo, 2131 N. Main Street, is hosting Boo at the Zoo on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees can trick-or-treat, decorate pumpkins and cookies, play in bounce houses, and enjoy food and drinks. Boo at the Zoo is included with zoo admission.
- Trunk-or-Treat Family Halloween Event: The City of Racine’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department is hosting a trunk-or-treat, sponsored by Southside Sundays. The event is on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 2-5 p.m. in the Bryant Center Parking Lot, 601 Caron Butler Drive.
- 9th Annual Trunk-or-Treat: St. John’s Lutheran, 198 Westridge Ave., Burlington, is hosting its 9th Annual Trunk-or-Treat on Thursday, Oct. 31 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Attendees will be able to enjoy food trucks, prizes for the “Best Trunk” and “Best Costume,” a maze, and other activities. Those wishing to decorate their car and pass out candy can begin setting up at 4:30 p.m. in the parking lot.
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