2016 Postmortem

gollygee

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11. I've been reading a lot of posts about Michigan that seem to assume

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 11:52 AM

Nov 2016

Michigan = Industrial. That everyone in Michigan is (or was) in a union, and would be a potential Democrat. I know it isn't true in Ohio as well, and probably at least most of the US, but I'm specifically saying right now that there are plenty of potential new Trump voters to make up the difference in votes in Michigan. I am very skeptical that many people in Michigan switched from voting Dem in the past to voting for Trump. I don't doubt a few did, and I do know one person (but only one person) who did. But I think it was mainly rural people who made Michigan go red this time.

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People seem to think Michigan is all industrial and blue. This isn't the case [View all] gollygee Nov 2016 OP

That pattern seems repeated in many places el_bryanto Nov 2016 #1

Not if you want to keep Democratic voters gollygee Nov 2016 #2

Well I wouldn't favor that approach el_bryanto Nov 2016 #3

If they're anti-abortion and pro-guns, they don't care about corporate cronyism gollygee Nov 2016 #4

I think we have to be louder about what we are Pro about, Pro-Medicare, Pro-Social Security, Snotcicles Nov 2016 #5

Yes I agree with that gollygee Nov 2016 #8

They most certainly CAN be won over NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #14

Churches can never be forced to do same sex weddings gollygee Nov 2016 #15

Are there militia types in rural Michigan ? They are anti gov. But may have been attracted to Trump lunasun Nov 2016 #6

Oh yeah gollygee Nov 2016 #7

I was googling to answer my question and found a vet blog with some background ...interesting lunasun Nov 2016 #9

It's like that almost everywhere. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #10

I've been reading a lot of posts about Michigan that seem to assume gollygee Nov 2016 #11

Clinton didn't get the same level of support as Obama too. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #12

Yes I think there are two parts gollygee Nov 2016 #13

Good analysis for the most part. MichMan Nov 2016 #16