Harris voters in Michigan tell Politico they might flee country if Trump wins: ‘We’re close enough to Canada’

Multiple voters attending a caller rally for Vice President Kamala Harris successful Michigan this week told Politico they’re reasoning of fleeing to adjacent Canada if erstwhile President Trump wins the statesmanlike election. 

The outlet noted that the 20 Michigan Harris voters it spoke to seemed uneasy astir the authorities of the statesmanlike race, and immoderate are present considering relocating to different country.

"Oh, God, she has to win: I don’t privation to unrecorded successful a Trumpian hellscape," 1 retired homemaker told the outlet. "We mightiness person to leave: Canada, if they’ll instrumentality us."

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Politico spoke to rallygoers astatine a caller run lawsuit for Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, who said they're considering leaving the state if erstwhile President Trump wins. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Recent polls person shown that the contention has go even person successful Michigan, 1 of the important plaything states some Harris and Trump are fiercely competing for. A caller Quinnipiac canvass revealed that Trump is up implicit Harris by 3 points successful the state, though that pb is inactive wrong the borderline of error.

A caller Washington Post column described that Democratic voters successful Michigan’s 7th territory aren’t adjacent arsenic animated astir the party’s apical issue, abortion, this predetermination rhythm – a motion that elector enthusiasm for Harris and different Democratic candidates whitethorn not beryllium wherever the enactment needs it to be.

On the crushed successful Michigan, Politico newsman Adam Wren could consciousness the anxiousness among Harris voters astir the existent authorities of the race. 

"The uneasy Democrats are present wrapping their heads astir however the contention became this impossibly adjacent — and what they mightiness bash if Trump, presently starring wrong the borderline of mistake present according to an mean of nationalist surveys, pulls this off," helium reported.

"Anxiety — and honest-to-God fear— has replaced joyousness connected the way for fretful Democrats 18 days out," Wren added. 

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Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic statesmanlike nominee, speaks astatine a UAW national hall, connected Oct. 18, 2024 successful Lansing, Michigan (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)

The newsman spoke to 32-year-old Grand Rapids nonmigratory Gabriela Jelinek, who admitted, "Truthfully, I person thought astir moving retired of the country" if Trump wins.

She besides mentioned different contingency plan. "I’ve besides thought astir having to wed a person successful bid to support my assets arsenic a azygous woman… Like a antheral person — successful bid to marque definite my beingness is protected, due to the fact that I consciousness similar we’ll beryllium going to times wherever we request antheral support to bash everything."

Politico besides spoke to retired caregiver Mary Harig. Wearing a "Cat Ladies for Kamala" shirt, Harig told Wren that she is besides considering fleeing to Canada if Harris doesn’t win.

"We’re adjacent capable to Canada. And my hubby has said, too, ‘We cannot instrumentality different 4 years of this.’ And if this does happen, we volition spell to Canada."

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Another mates told the media outlet that they were having "serious discussions" astir moving to Spain oregon the Dominican Republic pursuing a Trump victory. "We’re not making superior plans, but we’re having superior discussions astatine this point," Nelson Soto said astir helium and his wife. 

"Let’s conscionable anticipation that successful the adjacent mates of weeks everything goes well, truthful that it doesn’t person to travel to fruition."