Kathleen Gray

Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will make his first campaign stop in Michigan on Monday.

The Vermont senator, fresh off a commanding win over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire on Monday, opened up a campaign office in Flint last week and will follow that up with a visit to Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.

Doors open for the rally at Convocation Hall, 799 North Hewitt in Ypsilanti, at 12:30 p.m. Monday.

The choice of the venue for Sanders is no surprise. A big portion of his base of support has been young people and the trip to EMU will capitalize on that. The event is free and open to the public.

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His visit comes after Clinton visited Flint on Sunday and her daughter Chelsea Clinton came to Flint and Detroit on Thursday.

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The two candidates will be back before Michigan's March 8 primary, but the only firm date so far is a Democratic debate scheduled for Flint on March 6. Information on how to get tickets to that debate are not available yet.

Contact Kathleen Gray: 313-223-4430, kgray99@freepress.com or on Twitter @michpoligal