With Election Day next Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign again in Michigan on Sunday and is expected to address young voters at a Michigan State University event.
Individuals began lining up early in the morning, blocking a sidewalk near the Jenison Field House arena, to attend the rally in East Lansing where the Democratic presidential candidate is expected to attend.
“I don’t care who you vote for, just go vote,” said Melody Spaulding of Grand Rapids as she waited first in line to see Harris on Sunday.
The rally will take place from 2:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Jenison Field House, but Harris’ campaign said she would speak around 6 p.m.
Watch live at 6 p.m.: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event in East Lansing
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Harris landed at Detroit Metro Airport at 1 a.m. this morning, according to a new statement from her office.
With stops planned in Detroit, Pontiac and East Lansing, Harris’ Sunday visit is expected to be her final campaign stop in 2024 in the Great Lakes State before ending in Pennsylvania on Monday.
One of her stops before the MSU meeting was at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit. where Harris delivered remarks around noon.
The 2024 presidential race is expected to be a close battle between Harris and Republican nominee President Donald Trump, and both presidential candidates have made a sustained effort to win Michigan – a key swing state this election.
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Sunday is Harris’ 16th day in Michigan this year, although she made four visits before launching her presidential campaign in August. Trump also spent 16 days in Michigan this year, most recently appearing in Warren on Friday to speak at Macomb Community College.
Harris will leave Michigan late Sunday night.
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The Harris-Walz campaign did not respond to the Free Press for comment on her MSU shutdown.
In addition to the presidential race, MSU is in the congressional district of what is considered a key national race between Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr. of East Lansing and Republican Tom Barrett of Charlotte, both of whom are former senators.
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