That could very well come back to bite him in the butt. While Flint is a union town, the surrounding area consists of lots of rural areas and I would say that at least half of all the men in his audience are NRA members and avid hunters........
Back in 2000 I went to a Bush rally hosted by the NRA at a hockey arena up in Flint and by the time I had arrived, the twin rink arena had already filled up the designated arena and had to put the overflow crowd into the adjacent arena. Wayne LaPierre was the speaker and when he finished at rink 1 he came over to our rink 2 and gave his speech over again......
Lots and lots of hunters around Flint......and lots of unemployed auto workers who are probably fed up with our Gov. Granholm........
As an aside, last deer season saw over 920,000 deer killed. Thats a lot of deer and a lot of hunters.
I know I'm going out on a limb here but I have a gut feeling that McCain is going to win Michigan........
Minnesota is in the same boat....Lots of hunters here who vote Democrat.
But don’t even try to take away their 30-06’s or their bows. Hunting here is a religion and many here appreciate the savings it gives to the food budget.
Also consider the Bradley effect, a big city buffoon (Obama) who hates having soiled hands or stepping out of his Limo without a carpet to walk on, who would love to confiscate all guns, muzzle loaders, bows and declare hunting unnecessary as well as a felony.
Imagine the impact and also understand why there are record numbers of people who are now involved, who will vote for the first time and are now paying close attention to the details.
That Moose shooter Sarah Palin looks like the queen of England in their eyes, regardless of the party she belongs to.