Former President Barack Obama is set to be in Madison Tuesday next week to boost Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris.
Obama is set to be in Madison with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz for a rally to drum up support for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot on the first day of in-person early voting in Wisconsin.
The news comes three weeks out from the November election, in which Harris will face off against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his vice president pick JD Vance.
Obama has drawn large crowds in Madison in previous visits, attracting some 17,000 people to the Kohl Center in 2008, just before he won the Democratic primary the same year he first took office as the first Black U.S. President.
Now, Obama is putting his might behind the candidate who could become the first Black woman U.S. President.
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One of his previous visits to Madison included a 2007 visit to Monona Terrace during his first bid for president in which he drew about 4,000 people despite the venue’s 1,500-person capacity.
He also drew some 30,000 people to UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill during a 2012 visit on the campaign trail that led to his second term in office. And in 2010, Obama stopped by La Follette High School to talk with students in order to drum up support for candidates in the midterm cycle.
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The visit also comes just a few weeks after Trump came to Waunakee, marking the first time a Republican presidential candidate visited Dane County since Kansas U.S. Sen. Bob Dole in 1996.
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama spoke to an estimated 4,000 supporters at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison Monday, October 15, 2007.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama, then a Democratic Senator from Illinois, spoke to an estimated 4,000 supporters at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison in October 2007. Organizers originally planned for 1,500 attendees
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama spoke to an estimated 4,000 supporters at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison Monday, October 15, 2007.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking to 17,000 people at the Kohl Center in February 2008, a week before the Wisconsin primary.
Barack Obama shakes hands with some of the 17,000 people who came to hear him speak at the Kohl Center on Feb. 12, 2008. He won the Wisconsin Democratic primary a week later.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking at the Kohl Center. Obama made a visit to Madison, Wisconsin Tuesday February 12, 2008. This appearance is one week before the Wisconsin primary. Steve Apps-State Journal.
President Obama greets the crowd gathered in the Wright Middle School gym in Madison, Wis. before his speech on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Madison, Wis. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Barack Obama waves to people along Fish Hatchery Rd. after leaving Wright Middle School. The presidential motorcade with Barack Obama drives down Fish Hatchery Rd on its way to Wright Middle School Wednesday November 3, 2009. Steve Apps-State Journal.
Wright Middle School students take photographs of President Obama when he visited the school in November 2009 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his historic election.
President Barack Obama waves from the door of Air Force One as he departs Truax Field in Madison on Nov. 4, 2009.
President Obama waives to the crowd at the end of his speech. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Obama makes an impromptu stop at LaFollette High School and visits with the football team. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, Septembert 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal (Published 9/30/10) Coaches and players at La Follette High School got a surprise visit Tuesday afternoon from President Barack Obama, who was on his way to a rally on the UW-Madison campus.
President Obama detoured past LaFollette High School to visit with students on the practice fields after school. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, Septembert 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal (Published 9/30/10) President Barack Obama shakes hands Tuesday with La Follette students called in from tennis practice during an impromptu visit to the high school’s athletic fields. The surprise stop left students and staff still “giddy” with excitement on Wednesday, said Chad Wiese, an assistant principal.
The crowd cheers President Obama on Library Mall. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, Septembert 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Obama greets the crowd after his speech. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
In September 2010, President Barack Obama rallied on Library Mall, saying, “The hole we are climbing out of is a deep one. Now is not the time to give up.”
President Barack Obama poses for a photo with the La Follette High School football team on Sept. 28, 2010. The president stopped at the East Side school before a midterm campaign event at UW-Madison, talking with student athletes including football, volleyball and tennis players.
President Obama shakes hands with students after arriving on Library Mall. President Barack Obama’s visited the University of Wisconsin campus Tuesday September 28, 2010 for, a rally intended to excite Democrats for the November election. Steve Apps-State Journal.
Cameras in the crowd photographing President Obama. President Barack Obama’s visited the University of Wisconsin campus Tuesday September 28, 2010 for, a rally intended to excite Democrats for the November election. Steve Apps-State Journal. (Published 9/29/10) A raucous crowd greeted the president Tuesday. Some students stood in line for more than five hours to get into the rally, held at Library Mall on the UW-Madison campus.
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd of almost 20,000 Monday in Madison.
Crowds assemble along Observatory Drive ahead of President Barack Obama’s afternoon campaign appearance at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal
President Barack Obama greets supporters following his address at a campaign appearance at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal
Throngs of President Barack Obama’s supporters applaud following his campaign address at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal (Published on 10/05/2012) Throngs of supporters applaud President Barack Obama after his speech. The crowd of 30,000 was the campaignís largest of the election season so far. (Published on 10/14/2012) President Barack Obama greets supporters during a campaign rally Oct. 4 on Bascom Hill and the UW-Madison campus in Madison.
Throngs of President Barack Obama supporters gather for his campaign appearance at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal
President Barack Obama thanks campaign supporters following an appearance at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal
President Barack Obama delivers a campaign address on Bascom Hill in October 2012. Weeks later he would be elected to a second term.
President Barack Obama waves goodbye to the crowd after speaking at Bascom Hill on the campus of UW-Madison during a campaign stop in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. M.P. King-State Journal
President Barack Obama greets the crowd as he arrives on UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill during his re-election campaign on Oct. 4, 2012.
President Obama hugs Bruce Springsteen after Springsteen’s performance during a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, November 5, 2012. Amber Arnold-State Journal (Published on 11/6/12) President Barack Obama hugs Bruce Springsteen after Springsteen’s performance Monday at a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the state Capitol.
President Obama speaks during a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Capitol in Madison Nov. 5, 2012. Between 18,000 and 20,000 people pack Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for an election-eve Obama rally that opened with a performance by Bruce Springsteen.
President Obama speaks during a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, November 5, 2012. Amber Arnold-State Journal
President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign appearance in Madison, Wis., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. M.P. King-State Journal
President Barack Obama waves goodbye to the crowd at the conclusion of a campaign appearance in Madison, Wis., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. M.P. King-State Journal
President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign appearance in Madison, Wis., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. M.P. King-State Journal
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama spoke to an estimated 4,000 supporters at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison Monday, October 15, 2007.
Presidential candidate Barack Obama, then a Democratic Senator from Illinois, spoke to an estimated 4,000 supporters at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison in October 2007. Organizers originally planned for 1,500 attendees
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama spoke to an estimated 4,000 supporters at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison Monday, October 15, 2007.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking to 17,000 people at the Kohl Center in February 2008, a week before the Wisconsin primary.
Barack Obama shakes hands with some of the 17,000 people who came to hear him speak at the Kohl Center on Feb. 12, 2008. He won the Wisconsin Democratic primary a week later.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama shakes hands after speaking at the Kohl Center. Obama made a visit to Madison, Wisconsin Tuesday February 12, 2008. This appearance is one week before the Wisconsin primary. Steve Apps-State Journal.
President Obama greets the crowd gathered in the Wright Middle School gym in Madison, Wis. before his speech on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 in Madison, Wis. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Barack Obama waves to people along Fish Hatchery Rd. after leaving Wright Middle School. The presidential motorcade with Barack Obama drives down Fish Hatchery Rd on its way to Wright Middle School Wednesday November 3, 2009. Steve Apps-State Journal.
Wright Middle School students take photographs of President Obama when he visited the school in November 2009 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of his historic election.
President Barack Obama waves from the door of Air Force One as he departs Truax Field in Madison on Nov. 4, 2009.
President Obama waives to the crowd at the end of his speech. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Obama makes an impromptu stop at LaFollette High School and visits with the football team. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, Septembert 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal (Published 9/30/10) Coaches and players at La Follette High School got a surprise visit Tuesday afternoon from President Barack Obama, who was on his way to a rally on the UW-Madison campus.
President Obama detoured past LaFollette High School to visit with students on the practice fields after school. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, Septembert 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal (Published 9/30/10) President Barack Obama shakes hands Tuesday with La Follette students called in from tennis practice during an impromptu visit to the high school’s athletic fields. The surprise stop left students and staff still “giddy” with excitement on Wednesday, said Chad Wiese, an assistant principal.
The crowd cheers President Obama on Library Mall. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, Septembert 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Obama greets the crowd after his speech. President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
President Barack Obama visited Madison, Wis. for a rally on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Craig Schreiner — State Journal
In September 2010, President Barack Obama rallied on Library Mall, saying, “The hole we are climbing out of is a deep one. Now is not the time to give up.”
President Barack Obama poses for a photo with the La Follette High School football team on Sept. 28, 2010. The president stopped at the East Side school before a midterm campaign event at UW-Madison, talking with student athletes including football, volleyball and tennis players.
President Obama shakes hands with students after arriving on Library Mall. President Barack Obama’s visited the University of Wisconsin campus Tuesday September 28, 2010 for, a rally intended to excite Democrats for the November election. Steve Apps-State Journal.
Cameras in the crowd photographing President Obama. President Barack Obama’s visited the University of Wisconsin campus Tuesday September 28, 2010 for, a rally intended to excite Democrats for the November election. Steve Apps-State Journal. (Published 9/29/10) A raucous crowd greeted the president Tuesday. Some students stood in line for more than five hours to get into the rally, held at Library Mall on the UW-Madison campus.
President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd of almost 20,000 Monday in Madison.
Crowds assemble along Observatory Drive ahead of President Barack Obama’s afternoon campaign appearance at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal
President Barack Obama greets supporters following his address at a campaign appearance at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal
Throngs of President Barack Obama’s supporters applaud following his campaign address at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal (Published on 10/05/2012) Throngs of supporters applaud President Barack Obama after his speech. The crowd of 30,000 was the campaignís largest of the election season so far. (Published on 10/14/2012) President Barack Obama greets supporters during a campaign rally Oct. 4 on Bascom Hill and the UW-Madison campus in Madison.
Throngs of President Barack Obama supporters gather for his campaign appearance at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal
President Barack Obama thanks campaign supporters following an appearance at Bascom Hill on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wis. Thursday, October 4, 2012. John Hart – State Journal
President Barack Obama delivers a campaign address on Bascom Hill in October 2012. Weeks later he would be elected to a second term.
President Barack Obama waves goodbye to the crowd after speaking at Bascom Hill on the campus of UW-Madison during a campaign stop in Madison, Wis., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. M.P. King-State Journal
President Barack Obama greets the crowd as he arrives on UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill during his re-election campaign on Oct. 4, 2012.
President Obama hugs Bruce Springsteen after Springsteen’s performance during a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, November 5, 2012. Amber Arnold-State Journal (Published on 11/6/12) President Barack Obama hugs Bruce Springsteen after Springsteen’s performance Monday at a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the state Capitol.
President Obama speaks during a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Capitol in Madison Nov. 5, 2012. Between 18,000 and 20,000 people pack Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for an election-eve Obama rally that opened with a performance by Bruce Springsteen.
President Obama speaks during a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., Monday, November 5, 2012. Amber Arnold-State Journal
President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign appearance in Madison, Wis., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. M.P. King-State Journal
President Barack Obama waves goodbye to the crowd at the conclusion of a campaign appearance in Madison, Wis., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. M.P. King-State Journal
President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign appearance in Madison, Wis., Monday, Nov. 5, 2012. M.P. King-State Journal