Harris, Trump Target Different Demographics as Michigan Early Voting Begins

Harris and Michelle Obama aimed to close the gender gap, while Trump appealed to voters of Middle Eastern descent.

(Left) Republican presidential nominee, and former President Donald Trump speaks during a town hall campaign event at the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, Pa., on Oct. 20, 2024; (Right) Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at Divine Faith Ministries International in Jonesboro, Ga., on Oct. 20, 2024. Win McNamee, Megan Varner/Getty Images

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump held back-to-back rallies in Michigan for a second week, each appealing to a different demographic on the first statewide day of early voting.

Harris’s Oct. 26 event in Kalamazoo, co-billed with former First Lady Michelle Obama, targeted men who plan to vote for a third-party candidate or not vote at all because of lingering questions about the Democratic nominee.