Vice President Harris visited Michigan’s Saginaw and Macomb counties ahead of an evening rally in Ann Arbor.
With only a week left before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris pitched herself as an ally of American workers and industry in multiple campaign stops in Michigan.
On Oct. 28, Harris, the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, made stops in Michigan’s Saginaw and Macomb counties where she spoke about how she will help boost the economy of the United States and the Wolverine State. Harris then closed the day out with a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Meanwhile, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’s running mate, campaigned in Wisconsin. Walz the joined Harris in Ann Arbor for the evening’s rally.
Michigan is one of seven battleground states that will very likely determine the final tally of the Electoral College. President Joe Biden won Michigan in 2020, while former President Donald Trump won it in 2016.
According to an average of national polls maintained by the media organization Real Clear Politics, the presidential contest in Michigan is exceptionally close. As of Oct. 28, Trump leads Harris by a single percentage point.
Before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Harris told reporters her visit would be focused on speaking with “working people with families [and] with young people about the issues that they care most about.”
Harris said she believes that price inflation and the overall rising cost of living are Michiganders’ most important campaign issues. In her press scrum, Harris said the price of groceries is “too high.”
“I have a plan to deal with that in terms of a number of things, including dealing with price gouging,” Harris said in Maryland. “They want to know that they have an opportunity to live the American dream.”
The Democratic party’s nominee also mentioned her plans to give first-time homebuyers $25,000 in down payment assistance and for government investment in manufacturing.
In Sagniaw, Harris spoke at Corning Inc.’s Hemlock Semiconductor Next-Generation Finishing facility about the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which the Biden administration supported.
On her first day in the Oval Office, Harris said she would examine federal job requirements and expand access to those positions to candidates without a college degree. Also, in Saginaw, she presented the forthcoming presidential election as a referendum on the country’s future direction.
On Oct. 26, Harris campaigned alongside former First Lady Michelle Obama in Kalamazoo, Michigan. There, Michelle Obama focused on abortion while Harris spoke about her plan for a more prosperous country.
Early voting in the presidential election opened in Michigan on Oct. 26, too. According to Michigan’s Department of State, more than 145,000 ballots were cast on that day alone.