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MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. Donald Trump has long heralded Michigan as the crown jewel of his 2016 victory. But the president's campaign team is increasingly grim about a repeat performance in the traditionally blue Rust Belt state.
After a midterm election that decimated the ranks of Michigan Republicans, Trump's campaign is looking to other battlegrounds he lost last time such as Minnesota and New Hampshire that they see as more promising.
The assessment illustrates how Trumps support in the Rust Belt states that propelled him to the presidency has softened, jeopardizing his prospects for a second term. While they say its too early to write off Michigan Trump aides say the campaign still intends to pump resources into the state a range of public polling has shown Trump in poor shape here.
Itll be tough, said Greg McNeilly, a veteran GOP strategist in Michigan. Though the president overcame tough odds in 2016, winning the state by 10,704 votes, or less than 1 point, McNeilly expects Democratic turnout to be stronger in 2020. Trump is the underdog, he said.
With questions mounting about the presidents standing in the state, senior GOP leaders convened this weekend for the biennial Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference on the picturesque northern Michigan island. The event drew Vice President Mike Pence and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, among a range of other GOP officials.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/22/trump-campaign-michigan-reelection-1507282
catbyte
(34,450 posts)On edit: For those unfamiliar with the term "Fudgies":
Fudgies are tourists who spend time up north where they can buy fudge, Curzan explains. She adds more Michigan expertise with the comment, We know that 'up north' is northern Michigan, but not the Upper Peninsula.Mar 30, 2014
The vocabulary of yoopers, trolls and fudgies | Michigan Radio
I grew up in Charlevoix, which is a small resort town along the shore of Lake Michigan about 50 miles south of the Straits of Mackinac. We Townies always made fun of them.
Meadowoak
(5,558 posts)roamer65
(36,747 posts)Michigan may come close to CA percentage wise.
Dump is going to get his ass kicked in the Metro Detroit area.
SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)Sure it was closer than we would have liked last time but there is no fucking way that guy wins MN after his blue state targeted tax bullshit hit people here.