A lone rally-goer drives seven hours to see Michelle Obamapublished at 14:57 British Summer Time 26 October
Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from Kalamazoo, Michigan
For journalists, covering the campaign trail can be a time-consuming affair. Media "pre-sets" - where we set up cameras - often take place many hours before the actual events.
This morning, for example, I arrived at the venue at 06:30 local time, well ahead of today's rally at around 16:00.
It was a bit of a surprise then, when I found a solitary rally-goer standing in the cold, dark Michigan morning: 25-year-old Matt Jansen.
Jansen lives in St Louis, Missouri, and drove nearly seven hours overnight after leaving work on Friday to see Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama here today.
"Harris rallies look awesome, like a party," says Jansen, who runs a politics-focused TikTok. "It was on the bucket list."
"I'm just here to share the enthusiasm and be part of the movement that's happening," he adds. "And to see Michelle Obama."
Jansen has a long list of issues that matter to him in this election, But the most pressing, he says, is abortion rights.
"I am terrified for women. I don't know how we can call ourselves a great, free country, when you're taking away half of the population's rights," he explains. "It blows my mind."
"If I decide to have kids, and my wife and I have any problems, what's going to happen?" Jansen adds. "Trump wants to roll us back. I don't want that."