(WWJ) Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will join forces with his old boss, former President Barack Obama, for a pair of rallies in Michigan on Saturday.
The Biden campaign says Biden and Obama will stop in Flint Saturday afternoon, speaking at around 1:45 p.m., and will then make remarks on Belle Isle in Detroit at around 5:30 p.m.
Both rallies will be drive-in events, with people in attendance asked to stay in their cars, and both events will be live-streamed online.
Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes says the focus of the events will be about getting eligible Michiganders to cast ballots.
"As I've been saying all along: No vote unasked for, no vote unrequested, and no part of Michigan untouched," Barnes said. "So we're going to continue our 83-county strategy, and part of that is getting these folks to stand here in Michigan -- safety, masked up, right -- and have these conversations with voters."
While recent polls indicate Biden has a lead in the state, Trump won Michigan in 2016 -- by just a little over 10,000 votes.
No further details about the events were immediately released.
The news comes amid a flurry of campaign visits to Michigan -- a key swing state -- in the finally days leading up to Election Day -- Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Biden's wife, Dr. Jill Biden campaigned in Westland and Lansing on Thursday
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President Donald Trump stopped in Waterford Township on Friday. That event followed a visit by Vice President Mike Pence for a "Make America Great Again!" event in Flint Wednesday evening.
President Trump's daughter Tiffany Trump was in Oakland County and Grand Rapids on Thursday, while her brother, Eric Trump, made stops to stump for their dad in Lansing and Grandville.
Meanwhile, more than 2 million Michigan voters have already cast their ballots. State officials are urging those who still want to vote absentee to do so at their local clerk's office or by dropping their ballots in an official drop box. It's too late, they say, to rely on USPS to deliver your ballot in time.
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