Kamala Harris election: I went to see Gwen Walz on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania. What I saw was telling.
SlateIn the home stretch of the 2024 presidential election, both candidates are trying to reach as many swing-state voters as possible—and Gwen Walz, wife of vice presidential hopeful Tim Walz, pitched in this week with a series of events in Pennsylvania. “I hear Trump is also in the collar counties today, peddling his same old gripes and grievances, and it’s just exhausting, isn’t it?” Walz asked, and the crowd booed loudly. “As if overturning Roe wasn’t bad enough.” At the end of her roughly 15-minute speech, Walz held up a small cellophane bag filled with cookies. “In the Minnesota governor’s residence, whenever we have a party, I serve them warm at the very end, when they’re going out into the cold Minnesota night.” Related From Slate Suddenly, the Electoral College Is Posing a Problem for Trump Then, Harris’ campaign staff suddenly rushed the journalists in the room outside, announcing that the party had become closed to the press and leaving us standing around awkwardly on the sidewalk. “But I’m doing what I can to make a difference, and I’ll definitely be voting for Kamala on Election Day.” Of course, the crowd of committed Democrats at Spaziani and Williamson’s home was a safe bet for Walz.