Tim Walz says women will send 'clear message' to Donald Trump in his final speech in Arizona

TUCSON – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said during his latest visit to Arizona on Tuesday that women will “send a loud and clear message to Donald Trump,” focusing on the key voter bloc that Vice President Kamala Harris is relying on to win the White House election. House.

“We only trust women,” Walz said Saturday evening in Tucson. “Across the country, of every age, from every background, from every political party, these women will send a loud and clear message to Donald Trump on November 5th. Whether he likes it or not.”

As the 2024 presidential race enters its final hours, Walz appeared in Arizona for the last time before Election Day. Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked in a contentious battle for the White House in battleground Arizona, where 11 Electoral College votes will be cast on Tuesday.

In Arizona, public polls give Trump a small advantage in the state, an advantage he narrowly lost to President Joe Biden four years ago. But these surveys also show that: wide gender gapHarris is leading among women and Trump has more support from men in Arizona.

“Donald said he would be your protector if you were a woman. “He can’t even open the door of a garbage truck,” Walz said, referring to Trump’s recent claim that “whether women like it or not, I will protect them.”

More than 1.2 million Arizonans have already cast their votes in the historic election between Trump and Harris, including many who saw Walz speak outside Tucson High Magnet School.

“This may be hard to believe for a group that came here today, but there are still some people who aren’t quite sure what to do in this election,” Walz said, pleading with his supporters to knock on doors. Make phone calls in the next three days.

Harris’ campaign in Arizona turned its focus to areas where early voting has been delayed, such as South Tucson and South Phoenix, to turn out voters Tuesday. Volunteers and campaign staff knocked on 53,000 doors in Arizona by noon Saturday.

Walz noted that Arizona, a battleground state with 11 electoral votes, could have a significant impact on the outcome of the race. President Joe Biden won it by fewer than 11,000 votes four years ago, painting the state blue for the first time since 1996.

“We are winning. Now, notice I didn’t say we won,” Walz said. “In Arizona, we know it takes one or two votes per precinct to win the entire race for the country.”

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra struck a similar tone when addressing the crowd in front of Walz, calling the race a “nail biter.”

The visit marked the second Saturday in a row that Walz surprised Harris in Arizona. He visited Flagstaff in the afternoon before arriving in Tucson to deliver his closing speech for the Democratic presidential ticket.

In his 25-minute speech, Walz focused on corporate price gouging, protecting health care, abortion rights and preventing gun violence.

Walz also took aim at Trump’s policy proposals and character, saying Trump’s phone screen background was a picture of himself and “that should tell you where he is.”

“You’d think that with his almost 80 years on Earth, this genius being what he calls a ‘stable genius’ and going to the Wharton School, you’d think he’d do that, as he tells us. I’d know what the damn tariff is by now. Because Donald Trump is out there saying ‘All We’re going to put tariffs on them and the Chinese are going to pay for it,” Walz said.

Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, and former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords also appeared in their respective cities. Kelly took aim at House Speaker Mike Johnson, who said this week that the GOP might try to repeal CHIPS and the Science Act. Johnson later retracted the comment.

“Given the opportunity, they go after CHIPS and the Science Act, which brings, get this, folks, this brings billions of dollars of investment and tens of thousands of jobs to our state,” Kelly said.

Trump’s running mate is about 120 miles north of Tucson JD Vance appeared in Arizona on Saturday For a rally in Scottsdale, he attributed the exodus to the state’s economic woes.

Despite Walz’s optimistic stance on the stump, many voters who attended his rally said they were anxious about the upcoming election.

Such was the case for Sara Jacobs, 46, who lives in Tucson and had the 2020 election on her mind.

“I was really concerned when we didn’t see the former president who was in office in the last election trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power,” Jacobs said. “So that’s probably the thing I’m really most worried about about this election.”

“Our democracy is in danger. It sounds so dramatic, but it really is,” said Linda Becerril, 59, who attended the rally with Claudia Becerril. Both said they felt energized and hopeful after hearing Walz on the stump.

Claudia Becerril interned in the office of the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain when she was younger, and she remembers discussing issues with people across party lines in her youth. He complained that this was no longer possible.

“Having my own daughters it’s very worrying, we’re starting to get to the point where you can’t have a conversation with someone anymore,” Claudia Becerril said.

Ajani de Roock, a 19-year-old Tucson resident, voted for Harris and persuaded two friends to register to vote. He supports the vice president “because he’s not Donald Trump” and represents “a path forward.”

“He’s not a do-nothing Democrat,” he said.

Still, de Roock is on edge as Tuesday approaches.

“I saw the polls last night, I couldn’t sleep because of them,” he said. “This showed that Trump was way ahead in Arizona. “I don’t know if this is true or not, but it really worries me.”

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