ICYMI- Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords rallies voters for Vice President Harris in Bayside and Wauwatosa – WisPolitics
Yesterday, former U.S. Representative Gabby Giffords and local leaders campaigned for Vice President Harris and Governor Walz in Bayside and Wauwatosa, making clear the contrast between Vice President Harris, Governor Walz, and Democrats’ vision for a more hopeful future and Donald Trump and JD Vance’s extreme Project 2025 agenda that would make Wisconsin communities less safe. Giffords, joined by local gun violence prevention leaders, underlined that Vice President Harris, Governor Walz, and Democrats up and down the ballot will work to ensure that communities are safe from gun violence.
On the airwaves:
WMTV (NBC – Madison)
Reporter:“Former Representative Gabby Giffords made two stops in Milwaukee County yesterday campaigning for the Harris-Walz ticket and spoke on the issue of gun violence. Giffords was shot in the head during a mass shooting in Arizona back in 2011, leaving her with a condition known as aphasia – a language impairment.”
Gabby Giffords: “We are at a crossroads. We can let the shootings continue or we can act. We can protect our families, our future. We can vote. We can be on the right side of history.”
Reporter: “Also campaigning for the Harris-Walz ticket is former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords who made a stop in Bayside yesterday. The former Representative retired from office in Arizona after she was shot in the head during an assassination attempt back in 2011. Giffords survived, but six people were killed. Since then, Giffords has advocated for stricter gun laws and other gun violence prevention programs. At the campaign stop, Giffords told voters she believes the Harris-Walz campaign can do just that.”
Reporter: “Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who survived an assassination attempt in 2011, campaigned in Bayside today for the Democrats, stressing the importance of gun violence prevention.”
Online:
Wisconsin Public Radio: Former US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is latest of several national figures to campaign for Harris in Wisconsin [Evan Casey, 9/25/24]
Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is the latest national figure to campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin.
Giffords, a prominent gun safety advocate, made two stops in Milwaukee County Wednesday. Wearing a “Harris-Walz 2024” pin, she spoke to supporters in Bayside about the importance of addressing gun violence.
“We are at a crossroads,” Giffords said. “We let the shootings continue, or we can act. We can protect our families, our future. We can vote. We can be on the right (side) of history.”
“Please join us in this fight,” she added.
Giffords, who voiced support for Harris during a speech at the Democratic National Convention in August, also spoke to supporters at Little Village Play Cafe in Wauwatosa on Wednesday afternoon.
“We must never stop fighting — fight, fight, fight,” Giffords said. “Be bold, be courageous. The nation is counting on you.”
CBS 58: Former Rep. Gabby Giffords campaigns for Harris-Walz in Wisconsin [Duaa Israr]
With the election just over a month away, notable officials are making stops in Wisconsin to campaign for their candidate of choice. In Bayside, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords campaigned for Vice President Harris and Governor Tim Walz.
The former representative retired from office in Arizona after she was shot in the head during an assassination attempt in 2011.
“America needs all of us to speak out, even when you have to fight to find the words,” Giffords said at the event.
Giffords survived the attack in 2011, but six people were killed and 12 more were injured. Since then, Giffords has advocated for stricter gun laws and other gun violence prevention programs. At the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Giffords told voters she believes the Harris-Walz campaign can do just that.
“We let the shooting continue or we can act. We can protect our families, our future, we can vote, we can be on the right side of history,” said Giffords.
Several voters at the event say they felt compelled to get involved because they want gun violence to be eliminated at both the state and national level.
“To have her come here, in a place where we have a chance to actually make meaningful change on gun legislation in this election, it feels really exciting,” said Jennifer Hoffman-Jonas, the co-chair for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
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