Michigan
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to visit MSU campus Sunday
Kamala Harris visits Harrisburg PA less than week before the election
Kamala Harris speaks to an enthusiastic rally at the Farm Show in Harrisburg less than a week before Election Day.
EAST LANSING — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Michigan State University’s campus Sunday to rally young voters two days before Election Day.
The Democrat is expected to deliver remarks around 6:30 p.m., according to the Harris-Walz campaign.
“The rally builds upon Harris-Walz campaign’s youth organizing program in Michigan, which is the largest youth organizing program anywhere in the country,” the campaign said in a release.
No other details were available from the campaign early Friday morning but officials said the vice president’s stop is her second visit to the Lansing area and marks her 11th trip to Michigan.
Harris gave remarks Oct. 18 at UAW Local 652 hall in Lansing.
Former President Donald Trump, her opponent, also has been a frequent visitor in Michigan. He visited mid-Michigan in late August, speaking at Alro Steel in Potterville.
A new poll of likely Michigan voters by Suffolk University/USA Today showed a tie race going into Tuesday’s presidential election
Students living in East Lansing could play a determining role in one of the most high-profile congressional races nationwide – Michigan’s 7th district.
Both of the men running for the seat, Charlotte Republican Tom Barrett and Lansing Democrat Curtis Hertel, have spent time and resources on campus educating students about their campaign platforms and hiring on-campus volunteers to get their messages out.
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