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TexasTowelie

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Fri Nov 2, 2018, 09:07 PM Nov 2018

Biden, Michigan Dems whip up crowd at Lansing Community College vote rally

THURSDAY, Nov. 1 — If the Democrats’ Get Out the Vote rally at Lansing Community College today {Thursday} was any indication, Michigan Republicans should be very nervous about the outcome of Tuesday’s General Election.

An enthusiastic, diverse crowd estimated by LCC at 2,300 filled the school gymnasium, some waiting over an hour before the program began, then listening and cheering for more than 90 minutes. Most people stood the entire time as the heat rose until the air conditioning kicked in late in the rally. Two people collapsed.

The star attraction was former Vice President Joseph Biden, who spoke for a half hour despite laryngitis that caught up with him on the latest of scores of campaign stops across the country.

Biden recalled how he and President Barack Obama vowed they would not criticize Donald Trump publicly when he took over the White House.

Read more: https://lansingcitypulse.com/article-16650-Biden-Michigan-Dems-whip-up-crowd-at-LCC-vote-rally.html

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