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I'm Teresa Whitaker.
The 2024 presidential campaign rolled into Columbus today with two
sitting US senators from the Midwest making visits to the
Fountain City, Iowa Republican Joni Ernst was in north Columbus
rallying support for former President Donald Trump.
Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth was downtown working for Vice President
Kamala Harris.
WRB LS Chuck Williams spent the day on the campaign
trail.
He talked to both senators.
And Chuck joins us now.
Teresa, I did talk to both of them.
And both women are military veterans.
Both of them serve in the US Senate.
But that is where the parallels end.
These two senators see the current political landscape in very
different ways.
Senator Ernst was part of the Trump bus tour that
stopped at the Republican headquarters on Veterans Parkway.
A couple of 100 hardcore Trump supporters gathered to greet
the senator.
Welcome and welcome her back to Columbus, a place where
she wants to live.
When her former husband was in the 75th Ranger Regiment,
aren't served in the Alabama National Guard.
Senator Duckworth had a much more informal gathering with women
who are serving or have served in the US military.
A couple of dozen attended.
They talked about the issues over pizza and beer at
a downtown brewery.
Duckworth is an Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel.
She was a helicopter pilot who lost both their legs
in Iraq.
Here's what they had to say about this presidential race.
Take a look at the policies.
Kamala Harris has been in office for the past nearly
four years and has failed Georgians.
Look at the economy.
Georgians are paying out of their pocket $1074 every single
month because of the inflationary aspects.
Who do you want to be in charge of the
nuclear codes?
Who do you think is going to be responsible when
it comes to keeping our national security?
It's certainly not going to be Donald Trump.
And so I think those are why you have so
many independents at this point who are former Republicans who
just can't bring themselves to vote for Donald Trump.
You know, Teresa, both women did agree that this may
very well be one of the most consequential presidential elections
of our lifetime.
Back to you.