In dash across Michigan, Harris contrasts optimism with Trump's rhetoric without uttering his name

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : As Trump referred to Harris' party as "demonic," Harris quoted the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah and told her friendly audience she saw ready to "chart a new way forward."Addressing what was a largely student crowd in East Lansing, Harris promised to seek consensus.
37% : "I think one of the things that turns people off from Trump a lot is the fact that he is so against people that don't agree with him and that he's not willing to work with them," she said.
31% : "We have an opportunity in this election to finally turn the page on a decade of politics driven by fear and division," she said in a oblique reference to Trump.
28% : Plonka, who said she has family members who support Trump, applauded the vice president for not referencing the former president directly.
23% : Casting Trump as erratic and unfit for office, she has attracted supporters ranging from progressive champion Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez of New York to Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney and her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney.
20% : "Harris also avoided direct mention of Trump during her 11-minute morning talk at Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ.
20% : She spoke at the same time Trump was in Pennsylvania declaring the U.S. a "failed nation" and saying that he "shouldn't have left" the White House after the 2020 election, which he denies losing to Democrat Joe Biden.
14% : And instead of her usual speech riffs about Trump being unstable, unhinged and out for unchecked power, Harris sought to contrast her optimistic tone with the darker message of the Republican opponent she did not name.
8% : But Trump flipped Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin in 2016, prompting considerable criticism from Democrats who said nominee Hillary Clinton took the states for granted.

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