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How did Donald Trump win Michigan?
Mlive ^ | 10 Nov 2016 | Julie Mack

Posted on 11/11/2016 7:33:29 AM PST by shove_it

Donald Trump was consistently behind in the polling in Michigan since his nomination in July.

Yet Tuesday, he narrowly edged out Hillary Clinton by a little more than 13,000 votes.

So what happened?

Just as Obama's message of change resonated among Michigan voters in 2008, so Trump's call for change appeared to carry the day in 2016.

"America is going in the wrong direction and if we don't make some changes, we'll cease to exist as the country we have known," said David Lambright, a Lansing resident who went to Grand Rapids for a Trump rally on the eve of the election. "I agree with his stances and the more we get to know him, the more we support him."

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 2016swingstates; mi2016
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To: SamAdams76

BTTT


41 posted on 11/11/2016 8:27:11 AM PST by shove_it (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
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To: Aunt Polgara

In a heavy R county on the west side of Michigan. I was stunned when I got a robo-call from the Dems Monday night, playing President Obama’s voice urging me to get out and vote.
I immediately said that if Hillary is blowing her GOTV money calling me, she’s got an incompetent organization.


42 posted on 11/11/2016 8:27:51 AM PST by leftcoaster
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To: SamAdams76
Looks like Trump was right all along to contest the Rust Belt. It is the reason he is President Elect this morning.

I agree with you.

43 posted on 11/11/2016 8:34:42 AM PST by jeannineinsd
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To: Mr. K

Thats wht I think too....

That early arrest in Broward....caused many ballot stuffers to freak.....georgia michigan and wisconsin....went TRump.

attendance was 100 to 1...

yard signs were 100 to 1....

I just dont think the tally was accurate.

its enough that we “had an election” I guess....imo


44 posted on 11/11/2016 8:35:25 AM PST by Therapsid (eagan)
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To: AFreeBird
Because he did what Sarah wanted McLame to do (but refused); go there and fight for it.

Amen!

Michigan has been waiting for the last four and possibly the past eight for the GOPe to give us a reason to come out and vote for them on the national level.

We elected Trump-lite (Rick Snyder) six years ago. Both the house and senate are Republican. We love our guns and have shall issue laws. We voted overwhelmingly against pretend marriage, we have term limits on the state level, we have voter id to prevent voter fraud and a Republican Secretary of State who has worked very hard to clean up vote fraud.

It is not surprising that Trump would see this and come and ask for us to vote for him.

The surprise is that no other candidate did before now.

45 posted on 11/11/2016 8:39:53 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

At least one vote in Hazel Park. Probably more.


46 posted on 11/11/2016 8:40:07 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Carly Simon is so vain, she thinks we think her insipid song is about us.)
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To: dadfly; TADSLOS; definitelynotaliberal; beaversmom
and i recall also that President Trump let the lovely and talented Sarah “go rogue” in Michigan during the last week of the campaign. looks like he made another great call.

You Betcha!

Sarah knew in 2008 if you just tried to win Michigan you could.

Looks like this time it paid off!

47 posted on 11/11/2016 8:42:11 AM PST by KC_Lion (Trump's Iowa Class Battleships have come within striking distance of Hillary shores and opened fire.)
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To: leftcoaster
Forgot about that one.
48 posted on 11/11/2016 8:45:29 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
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To: shove_it

Blue collar people have seen the light about their union’s empty promises AND half the voters in Detroit stayed home.


49 posted on 11/11/2016 8:46:19 AM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: goldstategop

“CNN still has NOT called MI for Trump.”

How did CNN get such power that they can determine who won a state?


50 posted on 11/11/2016 8:50:11 AM PST by mia
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To: shove_it

Reducing Muslim immigration/refugees was important to some of my Michigan relatives. They have seen Dearbornistan - a dark vision of the future under Hillary.


51 posted on 11/11/2016 8:50:58 AM PST by FBRhawk (Pray with faith, act with courage, never surrender!)
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To: shove_it

He won Michigan by staying true to his message and “wasting time and money” by campaigning there even though there was no way he could win it....


52 posted on 11/11/2016 9:04:12 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: shove_it

Michigan’s 16 electoral votes takes President Trump well above 300 placing him in LANDSLIDE TERRITORY!!!
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Absolutely correct! I posted this fact elsewhere but basically I’m restating that if the “Establishment” Republicans had supported their nominee like they did McLame and Mittens, Trump would have had at least 70 Million votes and at the end the popular vote would have been 50.5 Trump 47.5 Clinton! No doubt! The fact all the lame Rhinos (Bushes, McLame, Kaisch, Lindsley, etc) ALL announced that they were voting for someone else ON Election Day depressed the 3% Rhinos that either didn’t bother, didn’t cast a vote for Trump, wrote someone else in, or even betrayed the party and voted for Her! That’s going to be the TRUE story of this election! Thank God Trump over came ALL that and still managed to Win!!


53 posted on 11/11/2016 9:08:59 AM PST by freddy005
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To: FBRhawk

I have been telling everyone how bad Dearborn has become, and they really don’t believe me. I can only imagine it has gotten worse since we left in 2008.


54 posted on 11/11/2016 9:11:50 AM PST by KYGrandma (The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home.....)
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To: shove_it

Michigan used to be “owned” by the UAW. It’s a different state now. As the car companies declined, the union’s hold on the state was reduced and the upset about job loss rose.


55 posted on 11/11/2016 9:12:05 AM PST by TBP (0bama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: goldstategop
CNN still has NOT called MI for Trump.

CNN knows they will keep counting the votes until they get enough for Clinton to win. Just for some face saving for the MI Democrat party.

56 posted on 11/11/2016 9:19:04 AM PST by Mannaggia l'America
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To: freddy005

YES, even turncoat Kaisch today announced his support for President Trump.


57 posted on 11/11/2016 9:19:38 AM PST by shove_it (The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen -- Dennis Prager)
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To: Mannaggia l'America
The SOS has called the state.

CNN can go suck Hillary's eggs.

58 posted on 11/11/2016 9:24:21 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
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To: shove_it
Detroit lost 12,000 people in the last four years:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2016/05/19/detroit-population-rank-lowest-since/84574198/

I wonder how many of those folks moved out of state.

Bet that wasn't in the "expert" pollster models!
59 posted on 11/11/2016 9:29:09 AM PST by cgbg (Pedophiles--the siren is wailing--incoming!)
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To: mia
“CNN still has NOT called MI for Trump.”

But the Michigan Secretary of State has.


60 posted on 11/11/2016 9:35:33 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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