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“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.” -- Pema Chodron
More than 3 million of Michigan's more than 7 million registered voters have already cast ballots ahead of Election Day.
But now on Tuesday, comes the nail-biting, the angst, the fear, the casting of election-day votes in Michigan and elsewhere in the country.
And then come the hours of watching TV, waiting for the results.
Some polls in Michigan have Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by 3 percentage points. Some have shown them tied or Harris with a 1 percentage point lead. A national ABC/Ipsos poll shows Harris with a 49-46 percent lead.
The candidates made their final rounds on Sunday and Monday.
Trump showed up Monday night in Grand Rapids, and took the stage after midnight, around 12:15 a.m. Harris spent Sunday visiting a Black church in Detroit before heading up to East Lansing, home of Michigan State. Bon Jovi performed at a rally with vice presidential candidate Tim Walz at Hart Plaza in Detroit Monday night. Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance came to Flint on Monday.
Polls in Michigan open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m., except in some western counties in the Upper Peninsula, which are in the Central Time zone.
Besides the presidential race, the nation's eyes are on the U.S. Senate race in Michigan between Democrat, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Republican, former Congressman Mike Rogers.
There are also some key Congressional races which could help decide which party rules the House in 2025 including the one between incumbent Republican Congressman John James and Democratic challenger Carl Marlinga, a former Macomb County prosecutor and judge.
