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Kamala Harris makes final pitch to Michigan as election looms

By Jack Nissen
Published  November 3, 2024 9:33am EST
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FOX 2 Detroit

Harris to Michigan voters: I will get up every day to fight to make your life better

Vice President Kamala Harris made a final plea to voters in Michigan, a key swing state, Sunday evening. It was her last planned stop in the state before the Nov. 5 election.

The Brief

    • Kamala Harris is making her final stop in Michigan this weekend, visiting Detroit, Pontiac, and East Lansing on Sunday
    • The election is only two days away and both campaigns see Michigan as pivotal to a winning formula
    • Donald Trump will also make one more stop in Michigan, rallying supporters Monday night in Grand Rapids.

(FOX 2) - Kamala Harris asked students at Michigan State University if they were "ready to make their voices heard" at a rally at the Jenison Field House in what is expected to be her final campaign stop in the battleground state.

With the 2024 presidential election looming in less than two days, Michigan is considered a necessary swing state to win if Democrats hope to hold onto the executive office. 

Sunday was also the last day of early voting before the Tuesday election. With young voters among the most malleable demographics during campaign season, many will be casting their first vote for president on Nov. 5.

In a pitch to MSU students, Harris spoke about their "lived experience" amid climate change and school mass shootings.

"I see you and I see your power and I am so proud of you," she said to cheers.

While Harris may not be back in Michigan until after the presidential campaign is over, this isn't the last visit the state will get from other candidates. Republican Donald Trump is committing his final night on the campaign trail to the same place he visited during his previous two presidential races.

Trump will deliver remarks in Grand Rapids on Monday night. 

With Michigan's toss-up status, Trump's chances of winning the state are a coin-flip. With a record of winning the state by the slimmest of margins in 2016, he'll be counting on some of that same magic to win the state's 15 electoral votes.

Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, will also be in Michigan. He'll rally supporters in Detroit along with music guests like singer Bon Jovi and the Detroit Youth Choir. 

This is the first year the state has allowed nine days of the new voting format. According to the Michigan Voting Dashboard, more than a million residents took advantage of early voting while another 1.9 million filled out an absentee ballot.

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This weekend has been the busiest for early voting, with more than 280,000 people casting ballots on Friday and Saturday.

Both campaigns have pushed their supporters to cast ballots early in hopes of "banking" votes and allowing the two political parties to focus on driving up turnout elsewhere.

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