Walz ends campaign addressing 'guys in the crowd' on reproductive rights
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke for less than five minutes during his final campaign rally of the 2024 presidential race -- focusing on reproductive rights.
The governor and his wife, Gwen, participated in the campaign's Election Eve festivities on Monday in the pivotal battleground state of Michigan following their blitz through Wisconsin.
"You could probably tell from these rallies, all across the country tonight, this team is running like everything's on the line -- because everything's on the line," Walz said in Detroit.
Addressing the "guys in the crowd" about reproductive rights, Walz said the issue "really underlines the stakes in this election."
"I want you to think about the women in your life that you love," he said. "Their lives are at stake in this election. Donald Trump appointed those Supreme Court justices who repealed Roe v. Wade, and he brags about it."
Vice President Kamala Harris, Walz said, would codify reproductive freedom if a bill came upon her desk as president.
"When Congress passes that bill to restore reproductive freedom, President Harris will sign it into law," Walz said.
"Kamala and I trust women, it's that simple. Now tomorrow, women all across America, of every age, both parties, are going to send a loud and clear message to Donald Trump, whether he likes it or not."
Walz ended his remarks by stressing the historical significance of Tuesday's election.
"There's going to be a day you're going to be sitting in that rocking chair, and you're going to be rocking on that porch," Walz said. "And a little one is going to come home from school and ask, what did you do in the 2024 election, where the American experiment survived, where the rule of law survived, where decency survived?"
Walz added, "And you're going to be able to answer: 'Every damn thing I could'."
-ABC News' Isabella Murray