Why western Wisconsin is a focal point in the 2024 presidential election

Governor Tim Walz is in the midst of making another solo campaign swing through cities like Dallas and Reno on Monday, and Vegas and Phoenix on Tuesday. He’ll land in more familiar territory Friday when he campaigns a second time in Eau Claire, Wis.Eau Claire is an important region in the battleground state of Wisconsin. It’s not too far from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area and has been visited by the Harris and Trump campaigns multiple times.There may be more visits yet to come.For more on Eau Claire’s importance, MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with Craig Gilbert. He is the former national political reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and he is now a fellow with Marquette University Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education.