Vice President Kamala Harris is back in Michigan, a crucial battleground state, urging supporters to make a plan to vote and make their voices heard. She emphasized the importance of energizing, organizing, and mobilizing to ensure everyone’s voice is heard through their vote. However, former President Trump, the Republican nominee, is also in Michigan, courting Arab American voters who make up over 2% of the state’s population.
Trump highlighted the support he has been receiving from Arab Americans, citing their dissatisfaction with the current administration’s policies towards Israel. Despite this, recent polls show a tight race between Harris and Trump in Michigan, with Trump claiming to be leading in the state. Political analysts point to the unique dynamics in Michigan, including Harris’ perceived weakness with Arab American voters and the state’s significant Black electorate.
Michigan is one of the seven crucial swing states that played a pivotal role in deciding the 2020 election. These states will once again be key in determining the outcome of the upcoming election. Michigan, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, make up the Democrats’ “Blue Wall,” which Trump narrowly captured in 2016 but was won back by Biden in 2020.
Both Harris and Trump have been actively campaigning in these states, with multiple stops and rallies to connect with voters. On Friday, both candidates were set to campaign in and around Detroit, a key area in Michigan. Harris, recognizing the importance of the state, was scheduled to hold a get-out-the-vote event with popular singer and rapper Lizzo, who hails from Detroit and has shown her support for Harris by voting early.
As the race heats up in Michigan, both candidates are working hard to secure the support of key voter demographics and rally their bases for the upcoming election. With Michigan playing a critical role in the outcome of the election, the campaigns are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to win over voters and secure victory in November.
