Posted on 09/26/2021 7:08:09 PM PDT by Conservat1
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis took second place Conservatives from across the state of Michigan flocked to Mackinac Island this weekend for the state’s biennial Republican Leadership Conference.
Aside from taking in the stunning views of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron or enjoying a one-of-a-kind trip back in time at the island’s "Grand Hotel," attendees also heard from big-name Republicans from across the country — including Texas Senator Ted Cruz, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham.
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Governor Whitmer’s vacation home is just down the street from the Grand Hotel.
I’ve attended this event and for what it’s worth, there is a lot of establishment country club influence there. Mitt Romney for instance was able to pay for a large attendance of mostly college age activists, and when you can foot the bill for food and lodging on the island, you can easily influence the favorable outcome of voters.
Over 20 years ago, I met a couple while I was doing historical work. The wife’s great-grandfather had been Colonel of the 55th Massachusetts. At the time they were living in Washington, D.C., but eventually ended up in Mackinac. They are staunch Democrats, and I hope the news of this is giving them peptic ulcers. The husband used to send a printed letter with their Christmas card each year, extolling all the virtues of the Democrats, while tearing apart the Republicans. It irked me that someone would use Christmas time as a means to throw out political horseshit in their cards. After a while I stopped reading them, and tossed them in the garbage. I chose not to say anything to them, mainly, because the uniform of the woman’s great-grandfather had been donated to a museum at my recommendation...and I didn’t want anything I said, cause them to remove the uniform from display. I simply stopped sending them cards back, hoping they’d get the message, and stop sending them to me. It eventually worked.
Clearly, the deranged couple are “religious leftists” first in worshipping the party of Satan, not Christians. Donated uniform or not, I’d have told them where to get off after the first card.
So that’s why there is such a big shortage of wine, cheese and crab.
Another thing I noticed when I was there, there were many Jamacins working on the Island.
Another thing I noticed when I was there, there were many Jamacins working on the Island.
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Are you sure they weren’t Haitian? Hard to tell the difference ...
These types of straw polls measure the support of fat cat contributors who often expect something in return for their support.
Unlike almost every other politician, President Trump NEVER appeals to these campaign donor types by making subtle quid pro quo promises behind closed doors.
For this reason, they do not measure the level of grass roots support for a uniquely not-for-sale politician like President Trump.
I suspect that a poll of grass roots Republicans would show Donald Trump’s share of support well above 90 percent.
Another thing I noticed when I was there, there were many Jamacins working on the Island.
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Are you sure they weren’t Haitian? Hard to tell the difference ...
It was back in 2008 that I was last there.
I just searched for the reason why and found this from 2007
September 02, 2007
Labor Surplus or Shortage: The Jamaicans of Mackinac Island
https://businomics.typepad.com/businomics_blog/2007/09/labor-surplus-o.html
The fact that Trump got about 50% with that crowd says something. DeSantis at 25% is good as well as a lot of those votes are probably snowbirds or those related to them.
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