Why Wisconsin Democrat voters are super nervous with just 19 days to go before Election Day

Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning all across the battleground state of Wisconsin with just 19 days to go before Election Day, but some Democrats there are definitely anxious as the race with former President Trump in the state is shaping up to be a real nail-biter. 

Voters waiting outside to attend the Democratic presidential nominees rally in Green Bay Thursday evening started lining up hours before the big event as they wanted to show their support for the vice president as the polls tighten.

You get up in certain areas, and its pretty Republican, said Linda Cherny from Wausau, Wisconsin. I think we just have to all go get out and vote. Im afraid its very close yet. 

Im always nervous, shared Amy Higgins of Chilton, Wisconsin. 

Her husband Richard projected a bit more optimism when he said he still likes Democrats chances in the state. 

Theres a lot of mix where were at. Its a really really red area, but theres still a mix, he explained. 

According to him, there might not be as much enthusiasm this election season as there was in his area with President Biden back in 2020, but there is some, and the people who are enthusiastic are really enthusiastic.

The reaction to the state of the race among Wisconsin Democrats on Thursday was similar to that of Democrats nationally, with some hand-ringing as the polls tighten in the final stretch. 

Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at her rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin on October 17 as the race in the state tightens

Theyre a little iffy, Jane Lambert said of how shes feeling about Democrats chances in Wisconsin. We have so many rural people who seem to be leaning toward Trump, but I think shell do fine in the end.  

Lambert, from De Pere, said she thinks a lot of people are not sharing how they really feel because of a fear of violence. 

She even debated whether to put out a yard sign because there has been vandalism of Harris campaign signs in Wauwatosa. In the end, she decided it was worth the risk to put one out, and others have followed suit.

Ive seen more Harris signs coming up in my neighborhood, so more people are seeing that perhaps giving confidence, she said. 

A series of recent polls out recently have showed the race tied in Wisconsin. The Real Clear Politics average has Trump up by just 0.1 percent in the swing state. 

Wisconsin went to Biden in 2020 by just over 20,000 votes after Trump won the state in 2016 by just over 22,000 votes. 

Harris supporters lined up for hours to show their support at her rally in Green Bay, WI

A woman carrying a Wisconsin 4 Harris sign at her rally on October 17 in La Crosse

While some Harris supporters are nervous about the state of the race there, it is not about the polls for them. Many people DailyMail.com spoke to dismissed polling.

I think Appleton seems to be more traditionally a conservative area, but I do see more Harris signs, more Democrats signs than Ive ever seen for any other election, said Lindsay Schwab. 

While Schwab has long been a Democrat voter, attending the Green Bay rally was the first political event she has ever been to. 

I feel like this is one of the most important elections, if the the most of my lifetime, she said. I do feel democracy is on the line, and we do need to stop the orange Cheeto from reclaiming the office. 

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When it comes to the issues most pressing in the state, multiple Harris supporters mentioned the economy, but the other main issue that came up outside her rally was reproductive rights. 

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Always the economy of course, but I mean if you dont own your body, you dont own anything, said Richard Higgins. 

For me its abortion. Thats it hands down said Schwab. My sister just had a baby, and there were complications leading up to her pregnancy, and God forbid, if something would have happened, she may not have been able to get the health care she needed.

For me, I would say its probably the issue of abortion that really reminds me a lot of that TV show - Handmaids Tale, said Kael King of Appleton, the father of a seventeen-year-old daughter. 

But unlike other Democrats showing up for Harris, King said hes completely confident the vice president will take the state.

We definitely got it because people are just tired of the other guy, he said. We have a strong candidate thats doing a lot for the people of this country.

Kamala Harris speaking at her rally at University of Wisconsin La Crosse on Thursday, October 17. It was one of several stops the vice president made in the battleground state that day as she works to reach voters

Besides her Green Bay rally on Thursday, Harris  also made a stop by a business class at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before heading to La Crosse for a rally at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. 

There, the vice president warned the race would be tight to the very end. 

To date, the campaign has knocked on more than one million doors across the state since Harris launched her campaign. They have more than 250 staff on the ground at more than 50 campaign offices across the state.

Wisconsin early in-person voting kicks off in less than a week on October 22.