How Michigan explains American politics

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How Michigan explains American politics


How Republicans won Michigan, how they lost it, and what it all tells us.

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The “blue wall” once referred to a group of Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast states that, conventional wisdom said, “always vote for Democrats.” Unfortunately for…

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  1. Hey, thanks for watching. There's a ton more to this story we had to leave out, even in a video this long: Flint! Bernie! The 2022 GOP primary! But out of all the hours of local Michigan news I watched for this, the one clip I was saddest to cut from the video was this one, about the Macomb County Republican Party. It's a real doozy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk4QRgzN7yg

    Anyway, happy 2024. Election coming up, are you excited? For the election? Between the same two extremely old men from four years ago? Obviously we are. Still, we want to know what you think we should cover before then. What would help you understand this moment in US politics better? Let us know in the comments below. And thanks again for watching.

    -Adam

  2. I’m so jealous of Michigan and even Wisconsin. Wisconsin had a 95% voter turnout in 2020 and I’m like 🤯. It means candidates have to work hard to sway the vote and it means that voters really care about their vote. I really hope South Carolina can be like them one day.

  3. I never know that my home state would receive this much attention in an election. Most of the time I thought Texas, Florida, and California are the state that gets most of the political attention.

  4. "A Right to Work law guarantees that no person can be compelled, as a condition of employment, to join or not to join, nor to pay dues to a labor union" Why should people pay for things they don't want?

  5. I think Saginaw County, Michigan would've also been worth talking about. It is very car manufacturing-focussed area but also includes the wealthy town of Frankenmuth. It's also one of the few counties that flipped in Michigan that helped Trump win Michigan in 2016 but also lose it in 2020.

  6. it should also be mentioned that the Republican Governor and legislator caused the Flint water Crises. Gretchen Whitmer led the state through covid while Trump attacked her. If Trump didnt politicize covid he would probably would still president and he freed Kwame before the election, voter turn out in Detroit probably wouldve been lower for Democrats.

  7. I am a proud Michigander because being born & raised in purple Lansing, MI allowed me to enjoy the beauty of mixed political ideologies while still being grounded in respecting each other and getting the job done. So much of the work I enjoyed engaged people along the political spectrum. I felt comfortable voting 3rd party in some elections. I'm seeing that slip away, and I hope MI doesn't completely fall victim to the polarization we're seeing across this country. Let's make laws based on what people in our state NEED, not based on the "hot topics" in the news around the country. I voted for Whitmer, but I would be more inclined to vote for a less polarizing Governor next election.