Vice President Kamala Harris is desperate to win Michigan, a crucial battleground state that could carve a quick path to victory for her or former President Donald Trump next month.
According to Newsweek, Harris recently made her sixth trip to Michigan, where she faces growing opposition by the state's Muslim-American voter population.
But it wasn't her rally that made news and blew up across social media, it was what one person asked her during the rally that raised eyebrows.
Someone in the crowd, during her rally in Grand Rapids' Riverside Park, proposed to the already-married vice president, sparking a response that went viral.
A video of the moment that went viral across social media shows the moment one of the rallygoers, which sounded like a male voice, asked Harris, "Will you marry me?"
The vice president replied, "I'm married happily! But there's tons of single women here or men, whatever you prefer!"
WILL YOU MARRY ME ?#HarrisForPotus2024 😍 pic.twitter.com/0e90eB0Xlz
— Mia (@TheGoatfox) October 19, 2024
The vice president laughed at the question as she explained that she's already married. The clip took off across social media and garnered over 1 million views on TikTok alone.
Newsweek noted:
The interaction has since spread across social media. An X (formerly Twitter) user, notcapnamerica, shared the clip, which has garnered over 1.1 million views. The video was also shared by the X account Republicans Against Trump, garnering over 33,000 views.
Both Harris and Trump have made a significant presence in Michigan over the past several months, as most election experts have pointed out that Michigan is one of the few states that could all but guarantee a seat in the Oval Office.
Newsweek explained why Michigan is one of the handful of states that will likely determine the winner on Nov. 5.
Seven battleground states, including Michigan, will play a key role in determining the result of the presidential race. This is because the election is decided in the Electoral College, which awards each state a certain number of electoral votes based on population.
Harris faces significant pushback from both progressive groups and Muslim-American groups in Michigan over her administration's stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
Some believe that Trump is likely to win Michigan because of that alone.
Only time will tell if Harris is able to pull it off.
