On Oct. 20, five swing state governors visited State College in front of the Beaver Stadium as a stop on the “Driving Forward Blue Wall Bus Tour.” The governors present were Pennsylvania’s own Josh Shapiro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, and Maine Governor Janet Mills.
At the time of the event, there were about three weeks until Election Day so the swing state governors took action in efforts to cover as much land and voting lines in the final stretch of this election season. These “battleground states” are likely the determiners for the election’s outcome, leaving voters in “Blue Wall” states receiving campaign visits from both sides of the aisle.
Recent campaign visits to Centre County include the Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -led rally in support of Harris at the State Theatre on Oct. 18 and Senate candidate Bob Casey’s rally at a Centre County farm on Oct. 24.
On the Republican side, former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy visited State College on Oct. 17 as a part of a tour with Turning Point USA, and the Team Trump Bus Tour stopped by Medlar Field on Oct. 22. Marking the first visit from a presidential nominee this election cycle, former President Trump hosted a rally at the Bryce Jordan Center on Oct. 26.
