Crowds line up hours ahead of Kamala Harris rally at Michigan State in East Lansing

With Election Day this upcoming Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in Michigan again on Sunday and is expected to address young voters at a Michigan State University event.

Individuals began lining up early in the morning, blocking a sidewalk near the Jenison Field House arena, to be a part of the East Lansing rally that the Democratic presidential nominee is set to attend.

"I don't care who you're voting for, just go out and vote," Melody Spaulding of Grand Rapids said as she waited first in line to see Harris on Sunday.

The rally will run from 2:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Jenison Field House, but Harris' campaign said she is set to speak around 6 p.m.

Watch live 6 p.m.: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at event in East Lansing

According to a new release from her office, Harris landed at Detroit Metro Airport at 1 a.m. this morning.

With stops scheduled in Detroit, Pontiac and East Lansing, Harris’ Sunday visit is expected to be her final 2024 campaign stop in the Great Lakes State before wrapping up in Pennsylvania on Monday.

Among her stops before the MSU rally was at the Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ in Detroit where Harris delivered remarks around noon.

The 2024 presidential race is expected to be a close battle between Harris and Republican nominee former President Donald Trump, and both presidential candidates have made persistent efforts to win Michigan — a key swing state this election.

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Sunday marks Harris' 16th day in Michigan this year, though she made four visits before launching her presidential campaign in August. Trump has also spent 16 days in Michigan this year, last appearing in Warren on Friday to speak at Macomb Community College.

Harris is scheduled to leave Michigan late Sunday evening.

The Harris-Walz campaign did not respond to the Free Press for comment on her MSU stop.

In addition to the presidential race, MSU is situated within the congressional district of what is considered a key national race between Democrat Curtis Hertel Jr. of East Lansing and Republican Tom Barrett of Charlotte, both of whom are former state senators.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Crowds line up hours ahead of Kamala Harris rally at Michigan State