'I don’t think she has a chance:' Republican voters react to Harris' first campaign stop in Wisconsin
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- As Vice President Kamala Harris made her first campaign stop in Wisconsin on Tuesday, she faced some backlash from Republican voters.
Harris made her stop in the battleground state after gaining enough support from Democratic delegates to win her party's nomination to challenge former president Donald Trump, just two days after President Joe Biden said he would no longer continue his efforts toward a second term.
Only two public-facing Trump supporters gathered outside of West Allis Central High School where the likely Democratic nominee was scheduled to speak. However, their opinions on her work in office matches the stances of many members of the GOP.
"While she’s adopting all of Biden’s failures, why on earth would the Democratic Party put up with somebody so incompetent?" said Bob Kunst, a Trump supporter. “She’s even worse than Biden, if that’s possible, and a total two-faced hypocrite.”
Kunst told CBS 58 he is from Florida but has been stuck in Milwaukee with a broken car after he came into town to visit for the Republican National Convention.
Terry Schimke, another Trump supporter, said he believes Harris has spent most of her time as vice president, "giggling."
"I don’t think she’s got a chance because she’s just too dumb," said Schimke. “Absolutely, Trump will win. She’s no competition to a 3rd grader. For her to be able to rule this country and make some major decisions that could impact the whole world, we can’t have somebody who is that ignorant in charge.”
Even before she started her campaign, Harris was a target for Republican attacks.
Early polls suggest that Harris is doing slightly better than President Joe Biden was against former president Donald Trump.
On a press call Tuesday afternoon, Trump said if Harris was in office, it would be catastrophic for the southern border.
“Millions and millions of illegal aliens have invaded our country and countless Americans have been killed," said Trump. “If she becomes president, Kamala Harris will make the invasion exponentially worse. Just like she did with San Francisco, just like she did with the border, our whole country will be permanently destroyed.”
Some Republicans have voiced concern with Harris seemingly dominating Democratic support after Joe Biden announced he would no longer continue his efforts toward a second term. Members of the GOP have voiced concern that there were 14 million state primary voters who cast ballots for Biden.
Other experts have said that argument won't hold up, as no other candidate has officially stepped up to challenge Harris. The Democratic National Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday to approve or adjust proposed rules for the nominating process.