Vice President Kamala Harris to campaign in Grand Rapids today

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Vice President Kamala Harris is in Grand Rapids for a campaign event.

The rally is being held at Riverside Park, located at 2001 Monroe Ave. NE. Those who were invited to the event were told to arrive before 1 p.m., according to the Harris campaign.

The event is streaming live above.

Harris isn’t the only high-profile Democrat in metro Grand Rapids Friday: Six governors from around the country stopped for coffee in Wyoming in the morning, working to drum up support in Midwestern swing states. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Eversn, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pulled up in a Harris-Walz branded bus and unloaded at The Stray on S. Division Avenue near 44hth Street.

“This is a group of happy warriors for Harris and Walz,” Whitmer said. “We are talking to everyone, we are getting into communities that sometimes are written off, because we believe everyone matters we believe that every vote is important and we are working hard to earn them.”

While staff at The Stray were prepared for the visit, customers were surprised at the big crowd. Whitmer asked people about their plans to vote, their careers and their hopes for the country.

With absentee voting already underway in the presidential election, the race is neck-and-neck in Michigan and several other key battleground states. An Emerson College Polling survey released Thursday recorded an outright tie in Michigan, with 49% of voters saying they intended to vote for Harris and 49% for former President Donald Trump.

Both candidates know how important Michigan is as the election looms: The Associated Press track of both campaigns’ public events shows a combined 36 visits to Michigan since March. Trump is also expected in Michigan Friday, with an event in the Detroit area.

Early in-person voting must begin statewide by Oct. 26. Election Day is Nov. 5.

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