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VP Harris speaks to energetic MSU crowd with Election Day nearing

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to large crowd at MSU
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  • Vice President Kamala Harris made another stop in our neighborhood as Election Day gets closer
  • VP Harris spoke to a large, energetic crowd at Michigan State University and touched on topics like Gaza and reproductive rights
  • Video shows Harris making her promises and pitches to the crowd at MSU

Cheers for Earvin 'Magic' Johnson once roamed through Jenison Fieldhouse when Michigan State University won the men's college basketball national championship in 1979.

It's home to 'The Game of Change', where an all-white basketball team played against an integrated team during the 1963 NCAA Tournament, sparking conversations of desegregating college basketball

The building is in the middle of more history as an energetic crowd welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris to campus Sunday night in one of her final campaign stops in Michigan.

"It's time for a new generation of leadership in America," Harris said.

PHOTO: A SECTION OF THE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATES IN A CROWD WAVE PRIOR TO VP HARRIS' ARRIVAL

MSU Students crowd wave during Harris visit

Harris' visit to East Lansing came just two days before Tuesday's general election and could give her a critical push at the polls in Michigan.

Harris has a three-point edge over former president Donald Trump in Michigan, according to the latest swing-state poll from Quinnipiac University.

"We have an opportunity in this election to finally turn the page on a decade of politics driven by fear and division," Harris said.

The vice president promised an era of bipartisanship as a bookend to what she says are divisive politics.

"I'm not looking to score political points. I'm looking for progress," Harris said. "I've pledged to seek common ground and common sense solutions to the problems you face."

Harris received the loudest reactions when she vowed to end the war in Gaza and sign legislation to restore reproductive rights for all.

PHOTO: YOUNG GIRL AT MSU HARRIS RALLY WEARS SHIRT THAT SAYS 'VOTE LIKE MY RIGHTS DEPEND ON IT'

Young girl wears reproductive rights shirt at MSU Harris Rally

Harris spoke for about 20 minutes and ended with a plea to East Lansing neighbors: voice their vote.

"Are we ready to fight for it? When we fight, we win," Harris exclaimed.

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