Former president Bill Clinton to campaign for Harris in Butler County Saturday
Former President Bill Clinton will be part of a campaign event for the Harris-Walz campaign in Butler County Saturday afternoon, Nov. 2.
The visit is part of a “Opportunity Economy event” the campaign is holding, with a stop in Erie the same day before he visits a volunteer appreciation event with the Local Steamfitters in Jackson Township as part of get-out-the-vote efforts here in Butler County.
According to a news release from the Harris-Walz campaign, Clinton will be discussing policies surrounding lower costs and cutting taxes, as well as slamming former President and current GOP candidate Donald Trump’s “Project 2025” agenda.
“With just three days until Election Day, speakers will underscore the contrast between the closing arguments for the two candidates: Vice President Harris has a “to-do” list of priorities to lower costs and improve Americans’ lives, while Trump is fixated on himself and his “enemies list” – with no plans to make life better for American families,“ the Harris-Walz campaign wrote.
Clinton last visited Butler County in 2006 when he stopped by the Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA in Cranberry Township to campaign for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign against former President Barack Obama.
Approximately 700 people came to hear Clinton’s discussion of his wife’s responses to core issues which included health care and fuel costs, energy consumption, and employment rates.
In 1982, former President George H.W. Bush visited Penn Township for a fundraising event during his first term as vice president under former President Ronald Reagan.
The Saturday event does not appear to be open to the public.
“I’m happy to see Bill Clinton come in to Butler, the more the merrier for us. It’s an important election and I’m sure he’ll enjoy Butler County,” Butler County Commissioner Kevin Boozel said.
The news release from the Harris-Walz campaign came in before local Democrats had time to find out about the visit.
“It’s good to want to bring attention to Democrats in Butler County,” Butler County Democratic Committee Chair Catherine Lalonde said. “I think it’s positive that big name surrogates, drawing attention to the need for Democrats to vote.”
