In 2020 in Kenosha, it was a battle over gun rights, racial justice and vigilantism after a white police officer shot Jacob Blake, leaving him paralyzed.
JD VANCE: Who was it that pacified the streets of Wisconsin and ensured that those riots didn't spiral out of control and burn down the entire city? That was President Donald J. Trump.
To Susan Herstedt, a retired IT manager who leans conservative, Vance's message was spot on. Trump came here and toured the burned-out area, walked through the rubble.
But to some voters, the message is resonating, reflecting the ongoing debate about law and order in the context of race and policing.
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