Local GOP leaders launch Republicans for Harris-Walz in Wisconsin ahead of Ripon event with Liz Cheney – WisPolitics

Today, a group of over 20 Republicans from all corners of Wisconsin – from elected county district attorneys and longtime Republican county party chairs to everyday Wisconsinites – came together to put country over party and endorse Kamala Harris for President.

In an open letter, these conservative Wisconsinites called on fellow Republicans who value freedom, democracy, and decency to support Vice President Harris and reject Donald Trump’s extreme and dangerous Project 2025 agenda for his second term. The letter comes ahead of Vice President Harris’ rally in Ripon, Wisconsin, the birthplace of the Republican Party, alongside former Congresswoman Liz Cheney.

Kamala Harris has made clear that there is a home on this campaign for all Americans, no matter their party affiliation, and that, if elected, she would serve as President for all Americans.

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Wisconsin Examiner: Wisconsin GOP group launches pro-Harris campaign with open letter

[Erik Gunn, 10/3/24]

Two dozen Wisconsin Republicans, including former lawmakers, other former elected officials and a GOP sitting district attorney, have signed an open letter declaring their support for Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in her campaign for president and condemning the Republican nominee former President Donald Trump.

The Harris campaign released the letter early Thursday, describing it as the product of months of outreach by the campaign and by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin to Republicans.

“We, the undersigned, are Republicans from across Wisconsin who bring the same message: Donald Trump does not align with Wisconsin values,” the letter says. “To ensure our democracy and our economy remain strong for another four years, we must elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House.”

The letter was released as part of the launch of a formal Wisconsin Republicans for Harris-Walz organization, with just over a month to go before the Nov. 5 election.

“Wisconsin Republicans for Harris-Walz will play a pivotal role in facilitating Republican-to-Republican voter contact,” said the Harris-Walz campaign announcement Thursday. Through phone banking and networking with “Republican organizations, businesses, and community groups,” the GOP-oriented group will focus “in part on the more than 120,000 Wisconsinites who voted against Donald Trump in the Republican presidential primary earlier this year,” the campaign announcement said.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Liz Cheney to appear with Kamala Harris in Ripon, Wis., known as the birthplace of the GOP

[Lawrence Andrea, 10/3/24] […] The Harris campaign in recent weeks has touted the support it has received from Republicans, including a number of former Republican Wisconsin state lawmakers, has evidence of what they’ve painted as a broad coalition of support from those both inside and outside of the Democratic Party.

During Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate, and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, Walz referenced the support his ticket received from Dick Cheney, who served under Republican President George W.  Bush.

“I’m as surprised as anybody of this coalition that Kamala Harris has built, from Bernie Sanders to Dick Cheney to Taylor Swift and a whole bunch of folks in between there,” Walz said.

TMJ4: Trump critic Liz Cheney to campaign with VP Kamala Harris in Wisconsin

[Charles Benson, 10/3/24] […]The Harris-Walz campaign also announced that 25 fellow Wisconsin Republicans have signed a letter backing Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The list includes three former Republican state lawmakers elected in the 1980s.

NBC News: Republicans for Harris groups launch in Wisconsin and Georgia

[Nnamdi Egwuonwu and Summer Concepcion, 10/3/24] [..] The Harris campaign announced the launch of Wisconsin Republicans for Harris ahead of the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign event in Ripon, Wisconsin, with former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., this afternoon.

The group is led by more than 20 Republicans from across the state, including longtime Republican county party chairs and elected county district attorneys.

“Donald Trump does not align with Wisconsin values. To ensure our democracy and our economy remain strong for another four years, we must elect Kamala Harris and Tim Walz to the White House,” the group wrote in an open letter

Washington Post: Liz Cheney to campaign with Kamala Harris in Wisconsin

[Patrick Svitek, 10/3/24] […] The event is coinciding with the launch of Wisconsin Republicans for Harris-Walz, which released an open letter Thursday morning backing Harris “to ensure our democracy and our economy remain strong.” The letter has two dozen signees, including three former state legislators.