OutsideBidenVisitManitowoc

OutsideBidenVisitManitowoc

INSIDE THEWISCONSINALUMINUM FOUNDRY...HUNDREDSGATHERED OUTSIDE,IN SUPPORT ANDPROTEST OF BIDEN'SVISIT.NBC 26'S RACHELHOPMAYER TAKES USTHERE.PRESIDENT OBAMAWON MANITOWOCCOUNTY BY MORETHAN SEVEN POINTS,THEN PRESIDENTTRUMP TOOK THEAREA BY STORM,WINNING THE COUNTYBY MORE THAN 21POINTS IN 2016.THAT'S EXACTLYWHEN DEMOCRATICPRESIDENTIALNOMINEE JOE BIDENTOOK HIS SECONDVISIT TO THE BADGERSTATE HERE TODAY,HOPING TO REACHTHOSE OBAMA-TRUMPVOTERS.

BUTOUTSIDE, IT WASVERY DIVIDED.THE LAST TIME IBELIEVE A CANDIDATEACTUALLY VISITEDMANITOWOC WASWHEN JOHN FKENNEDY WASRUNNING FORPRESIDENT, SO THIS ISUNIQUE TO US.

IT'SNEW.

IT'S GREAT TOSEE THE EXCITEMENTON BOTH SIDES.HUNDREDS OF BIDENSUPPORTERS...EQUALLY MATCHED BYTRUMPSUPPORTERS...ANDY STEINER: I THINKIT'S GREAT THAT ALLOF THESE PEOPLECAME OUT HERE TOSUPPORT TRUMP.

YOUDON'T SEE THAT IN ASMALL TOWN VERYMUCH AND THERE'SNOT THAT MANYPEOPLE IN THIS TOWN.IT'S A GOOD SIGN FOREVERYBODY!THE CLASHINGCAMPS FLOODED16TH AND FRANKLINAS THE FORMER VICEPRESIDENT TOUREDAND SPOKE INSIDETHE WISCONSINALUMINUM FOUNDRY.SACHIN SIVARAM, CEO:I'M ALSO MOVED BYPEOPLE'S ENERGY.THEY'RE COMING OUTAT 3 O CLOCK IN THEAFTERNOON TO TALKABOUT SOMETHINGTHEY CARE ABOUT ANDTAKE THE TIME OUT OFTHEIR DAY, SO I LOVETHAT ENERGY.THE AIR WAS THICKWITH TENSIONBETWEEN THE TWOPARTIES BUT MOSTWERE THANKFUL FORHAVE THISMANUFACTURINGCOMMUNITY ON THEMAP.MAYOR NICKELS:THESE SMALLCOMMUNITIES LIKEMANITOWOC, THESEFOUNDRIES, THESEHARD WORKERS, THISIS AMERICA, AND THISIS WHO IS GOING TODECIDE THE ELECTION.MARY KAUFMANN:VERY EXCITED THATJOE BIDEN CHOSE TOCOME TO MANITOWOC.WE ARE NOT THEBIGGEST CITY INWISCONSIN, BUT WEARE A GREAT CITY,WE'VE DONEWONDERFUL THINGS,MANY MANUFACTURINGPLACES AND I'M SOHAPPY, AND LOOKINGFORWARD FOR HIM TOBE OUR NEXTPRESIDENT OF THEUNITED STATES.TAG OUTTHANK YOU RACHEL...ALL OF THIS COMESJUST 43 DAYS UNTILELECTION DAY.