GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Meghan Howard was eating lunch with her boss when Hillary Clinton walked in. Moments later, she was having her picture taken with the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination to the White House.

"Not bad for a Monday," Howard said. "I'm kind of speechless. I'm shaking.

"It's overwhelming. She's everything that, as a woman, I support."

Clinton stopped by Yesterdog in Eastown to order six ultradogs - not all of them for herself - on Monday, March 7, after meeting earlier today with employees at a Grand Rapids software development company. She greeted supporters including state Rep. Winnie Brinks, state Board of Education member Lupe Ramos-Montigny and Yesterdog owner Bill Lewis - a frequent Democratic donor - before heading to the counter where Dan Carrigan sold her on six ultradogs, several bags of Cheeze Kurls and a large lemonade.

"You are a good salesman," Clinton told Carrigan. "I'll tell you, if I were living in Grand Rapids I would be really in trouble."

You can watch the exchange with Carrigan, and the photo with Howard, in the video above.

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Clinton is seeking the Democratic nomination to the presidency, and currently leads Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in polls. Michigan's primary election is Tuesday, March 8. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Sanders rallied nearly 5,000 supporters Friday, March 4, at Grand Valley State University, west of Grand Rapids. Monday afternoon, Clinton met with about 35 employees at Atomic Object on Wealthy Street SE, where she responded to their questions about topics including data security, paid family leave and college tuition.

Carl Erickson, president of Atomic Object, has donated in the past to the campaigns of Libertarian-minded U.S. Rep. Justin Amash and 2012 presidential candidate Ron Paul. But he said he's voting Democratic in Tuesday's primary.

"It's been a disappointing year to consider a Republican choice," Erickson said. "I can't imagine a more awful consequence than having Trump as president, so the fact that the Republican Party seems to be imploding makes me mad that we don't have a better choice on that side. I feel disenfranchised not to have an option.

"There is no doubt in my mind that (Clinton) is probably the most qualified individual there could ever be for president. There seems to be an awful lot at stake with respect to the future of the country and that's keeping me more engaged and thinking hard and listening."

Lewis often hosts Democratic politicians or events for left-leaning political causes at his restaurant, but said Clinton is the first presidential candidate to make a stop. He and his wife, Susan Lewis, said they met Clinton a couple years ago in Grand Rapids, and, amid a throng of supporters and media inside the narrow restaurant, Bill Lewis on Monday "asked her if she remembered me."

"I think she got the joke," he said.

Matt Vande Bunte writes about government and other issues on MLive. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.