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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI am seeing a shift in my part of rural Michigan.
Large disappearance of our governor is an idiot signs. Also significant appearance of Biden signs and disappearance of Dump signs.
Michigan will be blue again. The plot against our governor did significant damage to Dump.
sunonmars
(8,657 posts)Western Michigan, a longtime GOP stronghold, is now a battleground: "We see all that's developed in the Trump era"
Area of SE Michigan I frequent is similar to the west side of the state.
lonely bird
(3,034 posts)You mean Hillsdale, Lenawee and Monroe. That wouldnt surprise me.
Johnny2X2X
(24,434 posts)The cities are 20-1 Biden signs. The farmland is 20-1 Trump signs. But more than that, the one thing I am noticing is a sharp decline in signs total. Seems like in 2016 the majority of homes had signs, right now in my subdivision of 75 houses, there are maybe 15 signs, 14 for Biden, 1 for Trump.
By definition, there should be more Trump signs total as Trump supporters would have kept their Trump signs from 2016, you're not seeing that.
Drove from Grand Rapids to Grand Haven a week ago and saw a fraction of the Trump signs I expected to see.
Michigan is going blue, the state's elected officials have protected the vote.
SheltieLover
(81,705 posts)Ty!
roamer65
(37,974 posts)Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)gibraltar72
(7,631 posts)My observation is in phone banking. 15th week in. Saw a change in 3rd week. Lots of people who identify as Republicans tell me they've had enough. I let people talk I've been amazed the grievances I've heard re Trump. Also many have told me they are afraid to speak out publicly, but will do the right thing.
sunonmars
(8,657 posts)roamer65
(37,974 posts)murielm99
(33,083 posts)who will swear that they never voted for him.
"Trump Who?"
Statistical
(19,264 posts)They will want to turn the corner and pretend they are still the party of Lincoln. We must make sure that Trump stains them and never comes off.
KS Toronado
(23,862 posts)I said the same thing about the Iraq war in 2002, and it came true.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)On the other hand there are hundreds of thousands who saw Chamberlain score 100 points in a gym that only had 5,000 in attendance
N_E_1 for Tennis
(13,163 posts)Tawas City area... big trump signs...sometimes equaled by big Biden signs. Some trumpies took their stuff down. The guy that had the huge Q in his front yard set it on fire day after trump went into hospital, put up a sign...not as huge as the Q but...it says...Its all bullshit.
Meaning...???.
roamer65
(37,974 posts)kirkuchiyo
(402 posts)Biden sings outnumbered Trump 10 to 3. I was shocked as anyplace outside of Traverse City seems to be very Trumpy.
gopiscrap
(24,778 posts)tiredtoo
(2,949 posts)If you can take a ride on N. Miller road. There is a length of road that is having a sign war. one yard having 20-30 Biden signs next to yard with 40 or so trump signs. next to another with a bunch of Biden signs. Saw this Saturday and it gave me a chuckle. Also i am seeing less trump signs than in 2016. Still a lot of them but fewer.
roamer65
(37,974 posts)I am looking for 80-85 percent this time.
Its our job here to run up the Democratic vote for Joe Biden and Gary Peters.
Debbie Dingell has no viable opposition.
2016 many Trump signs. Some obscenely huge. Outnumbered Clinton signs 5-1 or more.
This time fewer, smaller Trump signs-- outnumbered by Biden signs at least 5-1.
roamer65
(37,974 posts)I hate that useless fuck.
I gave $50 to Jon Hoadley over in MI-06. Fred Upton needs to be voted out as well. MI-06 has a good chance of flipping.
Driskell beats him this time. I wonder about people around here who agree with someone as phony as Walberg.
PatrickforO
(15,523 posts)Any person who actually loves this republic should be repulsed by that whole thing, and definitely by Trump.
marlakay
(13,384 posts)For her courage during it. She stood up to a lot and never ran away scared.
lostnfound
(17,630 posts)Lucinda
(31,170 posts)Siwsan
(27,891 posts)My niece said the subdivision where she lives has FAR more Biden signs than trump*. That's a BIG change from how it used to be.
In 2018 they elected the first Democratic state rep, in that district, in years.
Fenton?
Cant think of another gm bedroom community south of Flint.
Siwsan
(27,891 posts)The big Fisher Body Tank Plant was in Grand Blanc. Lots of 'white collar' GM residents, at one time. Now a lot of doctors because of the Genesys Hospital, just south of town.
Not to far from Fenton.
BobTheSubgenius
(12,245 posts)Those half-baked wannabes were just serious enough to make this one of the most ominous events of modern American history.
barbtries
(31,350 posts)this is such good news. trump's base is shrinking like a popped balloon.
Arthur_Frain
(2,406 posts)Lotsa idiots up here, so called self-styled rebels. Wonder how that bodes for the changeover, assuming we win?
James48
(5,255 posts)I live now in Cheboygan- northern Rural Michigan is still ten to one Trump signs everywhere.
Some Trump signs came down after Trump was hospitalized with Covid, but not many. Its still waaay too red for me here.
WyattKansas
(1,648 posts)The bottom collapses from Republican support. The Democratic Party must insist that all Republican crime and illegal behavior is exposed and prosecuted without any of it being allowed to just go away quietly, only to return with a vengeance someday or being allowed to keep screwing with the government. Make examples out of them, penalize them severely, and permanently ban them from any government activity in the future. Show the population what rotten scoundrels Right Wing Extremists are and the population will respond accordingly to the Republican/Right Wing.
AllaN01Bear
(29,799 posts)the other day there was a trump parade . howver , there arnt as many of these as there were in 2016.
jimlup
(8,010 posts)I have seen tRump signs popping up lately but far more Biden/Harris signs and for more energy on the Biden Harris side.
Michigan will be blue in 2020. We will make it so.
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