Tim Walz is planning to hold a fundraiser in JD Vance ’s backyard just days after the pair debate for the first time.
The Democratic vice presidential nominee will head to Vance’s current hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, on October 5 after Democrats in the area raised at least $1m to get him there, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Officials from the campaign reportedly told Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney if they wanted Kamala Harris to visit, they would have needed to raise $1.5m.
“For us, we wanted either Vice President Harris to come or Governor Walz to come. They said, ‘OK’…I think that’s huge,” she told the newspaper.
“He’s the vice presidential candidate, he’ll be second in command. We really like him a lot.”
Details of the event are currently under wraps but Kearney said Walz’s appearance is likely to be a private one, not a public rally.
“It’s going to be exciting and it’s going to be wonderful,” she added, saying there would be additional events for the public added in the near future.