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Bill Clinton stumps for presidential nominee Hillary Clinton

Bill Clinton speaks at Michigan campaign stop in September 2016.
Cheyna Roth
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MPRN

Bill Clinton made several stops in Michigan on Monday.

The former president was in the state to promote Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s jobs plans and encourage people to register to vote.

With the deadline to register days away, Mr. Clinton visited a call center in Pontiac, a part of Metro Detroit. There he urged volunteers to continue their efforts.

"[W]e’re learning every day more and more about why her opponent should not be President," Clinton says. "I recommend you tell people why she should be."

Mr. Clinton also stopped in Saginaw and Flint.

During a speech in downtown Flint, Bill Clinton laid out Hillary’s plans for jobs and the economy. While explaining Hillary’s plans to rebuild, he made an indirect reference to Flint’s water crisis.

“Our grandchildren will never forgive us if we do not undertake a major plan to rebuild America’s roads and bridges and ports and airports and water systems,” he said.

Flint has played a big role in this year’s election. Republican nominee Donald Trump made a stop last month, and Clinton and her surrogates have made trips to the city since the primaries.

Lifelong Flint resident Anthanette Taylor previously saw Chelsea Clinton and was in line to see Bill hours before he was scheduled to start. Taylor said she is ready to vote for Hillary, but wanted to hear what Bill had to say.

“The ills (here) are not just limited to Flint,” she said. “I mean you know there’s ills all over the nation. But I just feel that Flint just needs to know that with everything we got goin’ on. We need Hillary in the White House.”

Republican nominee Donald Trump was also in Michigan recently.

He made stops in Grand Rapids and metro Detroit last Friday.

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