PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is campaigning in Portage right this moment.
The Ohio senator will maintain a rally at RAI Jets, which is positioned at 5825 Willoughby Dr. It’s streaming stay above.
Vance is anticipated to talk at 1 p.m. He’ll focus on inflation and the automotive trade, in line with a launch from the marketing campaign.
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Kelly Sackett, the chairwoman of the Kalamazoo County GOP, stated her crew labored exhausting to organize and is worked up for Vance’s go to.
“We’re all excited. This is a big deal for us. We don’t take any of this for granted. We know that Kalamazoo County is an important part of the state. We know that the White House is won through Michigan, and so I expect to see people flock to the rally … be probably on the roadside, do all of that,” she stated.
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The presidential race is tight in Michigan. An EPIC-MRA ballot launched Friday exhibits that 48% of respondents stated they meant to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris within the election and 45% for former President Donald Trump. With a margin of error of plus or minus 4%, that’s a statistical tie.
State knowledge exhibits that as of Friday morning, almost 737,000 folks had voted early in particular person statewide and greater than 1.8 million absentee ballots had been returned.