>> Tuesday was the first day for in-person early voting in
Wisconsin, and the lines were out the door in clerks offices
around the state, with nearly 100,000 votes cast in Madison.
The Harris campaign held a rally with Vice presidential candidate
Tim Walz and former president Barack Obama "Here& Now" senior
political reporter Zach Schultz was there.
>> Reporter it is great to be here in Wisconsin. It's great to
be back in the Midwest, where folks got good sense.
>> Former President Barack Obama was the headliner at a rally in
Madison Tuesday, but every speaker had the same message.
>> You might hear people say that there's two weeks until the
election, but don't believe it because early vote is here. And
this election is happening now. >> Who here plans on voting in
person early? So let's get to work and let's win this thing.
>> Let's go. And I know you've heard it about, I don't know, 15
times so far today, but it's worth repeating here in
Wisconsin early voting starts today.
>> If you haven't voted yet, I won't be offended if you just
walk out right now. Go vote. >> Across the state, voters were
already in line, ready to cast a ballot. Turnout was so high
there was a lag in the WIS vote system that lets clerks print
the sticker that goes on the absentee ballot envelope. The
lag was fixed by early afternoon, around the time vice
presidential candidate Tim Walz was telling the rally goers he
wanted them to volunteer after they voted early.
>> Wisconsin. You got same day voter registration and it's open
today to get there and vote. We need you. Door knocking. We need
the calls. >> This is the second time I got
to see Walz for a rally and first time for Obama, and it was
just awesome. I loved it. >> We first introduced you to
Ana Wilson and Landiran Kern at the Democratic National
Convention. They're college Democrats and have spent the
last few months organizing student voters.
especially at school, are excited.
classes and door knocking to attend the rally and get
re-energized for the final stretch of the campaign.
>> I'm sensing a lot of excitement, a lot of nerves, but
I think people are really excited.
with the largest margins seen by a presidential candidate this
century, and he knows the last couple weeks of a campaign bring
many emotions. making you feel excited or
scared or hopeful or frustrated or anything in between, do not
sit back and hope for the best. Do not think this is a
distraction or a joke. Get off your couch and do what Leow both
Ana and Landiran say they plan to vote on election Day, even as
they work to get their classmates to vote early.
>> I've been out canvasing a lot within the last couple of weeks,
and most students have already sent in their absentee ballots.
You know, those students who haven't were trying to get them
out in early voting, and you better believe if they're not