The Democratic VP nominee is pitching voters with his working-class background but faces a test in a battleground state accustomed to 'Midwest nice.'

"I don't think we know who's going to win Michigan yet," Rep. Debbie Dingell told chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett on "The Takeout" podcast.

Thursday marks the start of early voting, and Jocelyn Benson noted over 1.8 million Michiganders have requested absentee ballots.

Multiple officials described Hoekstra's claim as false. Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum said similar remarks were "unsafe" for election workers.

Just this week, the Free Press published an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll of Michigan that showed Harris with a lead of 48%-45% over Trump, a 3-percentage-point margin that's within the survey's plus or minus 4.4-point margin of error.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are essentially tied in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin, according to polls from the New York Times and Siena College published on Saturday.

Strong showings in new Times/Siena College polls leave a narrow path open for Democrats to keep hold of the chamber, but Republicans maintain an advantage with the map.

Results of New York Times/Siena College poll of 688 registered voters in Michigan conducted from Sept. 21 to 26, 2024.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is traveling to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to attend a football game between the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump are in a tight race in the key states of Michigan and Wisconsin, according to an opinion poll by the New York Times and Siena College released on Saturday.

Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra voiced concerns this week that Democrats in Michigan “will steal some votes” if the Senate race between former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Rep.