Reports indicate that former president Trump and vice president Kamala Harris are still neck and neck in the polls, and some Michigan Democrats are concerned that this might happen again, similar to what happened when Hillary Clinton lost the state. 

Since 2016, when they took control of the state legislature, the governorship, and both Senate seats in Michigan, Democrats have looked to be on the rise, as Fox News reported.

In spite of this tendency, some local party bosses are concerned that it won't be enough to separate Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris' team is relying on their voter outreach program and larger ad budget compared to Trump's.

Impact of the Swing State

If Harris wants to win the presidency, she needs to win Michigan. Democrats are worried that polls won't capture all Trump supporters in Michigan and other battleground states as the campaign reaches its crucial final stretch.

“Anyone who’s from Michigan knows that, if you believe the polling, like, I got a bridge I’m going to sell you somewhere,” said Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the Democratic Senate nominee.

Harris, according to Michigan Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell and others, needs to clarify her goals for the people since she is still a fresh face to many of them.

Additionally, the representative emphasized the need for Harris rebutting Republican attempts to portray her as disconnected from the concerns of Michigan workers.

Democrat Response

What is the current situation? Currently, "no one is winning this state," Dingell stated.

Voters they have canvassed "are still wanting to hear more about what Harris stands for as a candidate," according to Patrick Schuh, a former Michigan Democratic campaign strategist and current deputy national states director for the Democratic voter outreach organization America Votes.

For some, it's just another sore spot in an otherwise uneventful campaign; Republicans in Michigan share Harris's worries, drawing parallels between her higher expenditure and the absence of a coordinated effort to increase voter turnout from Trump's camp.

This is where Trump and his allies have concentrated their attacks, centering on the unfounded assertion that Harris "wants to end all gas-powered cars," as stated in one of the ads that went live this week.

Harris' Time as VP

The Biden administration's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which contains $7,500 tax incentives for new electric car sales, was approved with Harris's tie-breaking vote as vice president.

Harris highlighted her background as a former district attorney and attorney general of California "fighting on behalf of others" in a commercial that aired in Detroit this week.