You're watching Democratic National
Convention coverage from Chicago.
I'm Frederica Freiber.
We'll stay with NewsHour coverage,
but we want to check in now with here
and now senior political reporters,
Zach Schultz, who comes to us from Chicago.
And hi, Zach.
So it is the final night of the convention,
and we will hear from Kamala Harris tonight,
speaking at length.
Also, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin running for re-election
had a speaking spot tonight.
You also caught up with her a couple of times today,
what'd she have to say?
Well, this is her first appearance in Chicago this week.
Baldwin is a veteran campaigner,
and she understands the optics of whether she should be back in Wisconsin,
traveling to the rural out parts of the state,
or whether she needed to be here for a convention.
And she decided Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
it was more important to be back in Wisconsin.
She outperforms other Democrats in all other parts of the state
that are very red.
So her political instincts on this tell her
she needs to be back in her home state,
come down to get her speaking slot.
Here's what she had to say to the breakfast delegate this morning
about her and her opponent, Eric Hubde.
Wisconsinites deserve a senator who understands them,
not one who insults them.
So, but the good news is the fact that we have a choice, right?
We have a choice.
We get to decide between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump,
and we get to decide between me and my opponent.
And the stakes of that choice could not be higher.
As you know, Baldwin is pulling ahead of her challenger Eric Hubde right now,
but we also know that candidates can't really count on early pulling
toward the endgame.
But going forward, following this convention,
what is the ground game going to look like in Wisconsin?
Well, one part of the convention that often goes overlooked
for both parties is trying to energize their delegates,
some volunteers, their donors to get people excited.
And that's clearly what Democrats have been able to do here,
is boost some of that enthusiasm,
and then translate back into energy in the field.
That means knocking doors, organizing,
getting people registered to vote,
figuring out a game plan.
Because even though the election's not for another 70 days,
the work starts immediately because this is the time of year
where elections can be won or lost, with ads on the air
and getting people involved, especially since people start voting
even earlier these days with absentee balloting.
So the work will start immediately.
They'll have a party tonight, but they'll be back to work right away.
And the work will continue for you as well.
Thank you so much for your work there in Chicago
and in Milwaukee earlier.
Looking ahead to tomorrow night,
you can see full coverage of the convention and the campaign ahead to November.
Join here and now at 7 for an hour-long special,
including reports from the field and important interviews
on Wisconsin's place in this election.