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JBTaurus83

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23. I really think they will

Reply to kentuck (Reply #22)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 06:53 PM

Jun 18

The racists areas of the state will never vote for any Democrat, and frankly outside of metro Detroit, and a couple other towns, it’s red. He’s well known in Metro Detroit and I really think he would turn out young people. If Michigan easily elected Obama twice, I don’t see why he can’t.

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