I hope you’re right. This is a house afire, and if somebody has a bucket of water (and, as you point out, a long and excellent firefighting record) I’m not going to stop, dig in my heels, and argue about what party they’re in.
On this issue he has stood firm on the pro life side.
Michigan is a funny state, except the SE ( detoilet, ann arbor, etc) it is more conservative than most any in the nation on most social issues.