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2016 Postmortem

gollygee

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4. If they're anti-abortion and pro-guns, they don't care about corporate cronyism

Reply to el_bryanto (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 29, 2016, 09:53 AM

Nov 2016

Abortion and guns and being anti-LGBT and racism are bigger than corporate issues to a lot of voters.

And there are a few Democrats here and there, but very few. Individuals would be the accurate word.

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People seem to think Michigan is all industrial and blue. This isn't the case [View all] gollygee Nov 2016 OP

That pattern seems repeated in many places el_bryanto Nov 2016 #1

Not if you want to keep Democratic voters gollygee Nov 2016 #2

Well I wouldn't favor that approach el_bryanto Nov 2016 #3

If they're anti-abortion and pro-guns, they don't care about corporate cronyism gollygee Nov 2016 #4

I think we have to be louder about what we are Pro about, Pro-Medicare, Pro-Social Security, Snotcicles Nov 2016 #5

Yes I agree with that gollygee Nov 2016 #8

They most certainly CAN be won over NoGoodNamesLeft Nov 2016 #14

Churches can never be forced to do same sex weddings gollygee Nov 2016 #15

Are there militia types in rural Michigan ? They are anti gov. But may have been attracted to Trump lunasun Nov 2016 #6

Oh yeah gollygee Nov 2016 #7

I was googling to answer my question and found a vet blog with some background ...interesting lunasun Nov 2016 #9

It's like that almost everywhere. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #10

I've been reading a lot of posts about Michigan that seem to assume gollygee Nov 2016 #11

Clinton didn't get the same level of support as Obama too. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2016 #12

Yes I think there are two parts gollygee Nov 2016 #13

Good analysis for the most part. MichMan Nov 2016 #16