(WXMI) — Former President Bill Clinton continued a parade of campaign stops in the final days leading up to Election Day with a stop in West Michigan.
Clinton supported Vice President Kamala Harris during a handful of stops on the lakeshore Wednesday.
The nation’s 42nd president delivered remarks in Muskegon Heights at a Souls to the Polls event.
The economy is a significant concern for Americans this election cycle. Clinton referred to his own administration's success at boosting the economy and creating more jobs. He believes Harris's plan will help Americans save money.
"Most groceries are part of big change ... and they have tens of millions of customers, so if their profit margins go up literally 1%, it'll all come out of your hide and it will make a huge difference to them," says Clinton. "So Kamala Harris, who was attorney general of California, said 37 states have price gouging laws, but they're not big enough to take on the chains. So we're going to have a national price gouging law and the Justice Department can monitor this every week; they can see what's happening so that you don't pay more than you have to pay and we can benefit and the price is going down."
Clinton also tried to appeal to Michigan's pro-Palestinian voters, who are frustrated with how President Biden handled the Israeli-Hamas conflict. He reminded attendees of his own failed peace plan but says Harris is capable of starting a new peace plan that would result in fewer lives lost.
"They can't kill their way out of this, and they have to make a new beginning," Clinton explains. "But when I [hear] people in Michigan are thinking about not voting because they're mad at the Biden administration for honoring his historic obligation to try to keep Israel from being destroyed, I think that's a mistake."
Clinton's stop in Muskegon Heights will be followed by a rally in South Haven and a conversation with community members in Benton Harbor. His trip to Michigan is one of many lined up this week as the 2024 presidential election cycle draws to a close.
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