Battleground Michigan: A report from the frontline

Michigan Democrats are cautiously optimistic that they can repeat Biden ’s victory in 2024 , but several factors are curbing their confidence.

Donald Trump received almost four in 10 votes cast in union households in 2020 , running against the most pro-union candidate in history.

Some Black men are turned off by the prospect of a female presidential candidate, which might somewhat reduce Democratic support in the Black community.

There is strong anecdotal evidence of Republican “ Trump fatigue’s reported by local media and Democratic candidates knocking on doors.

Democrats are heartened by the unity and cohesiveness of their party's ranks, while the GOP is in disarray, says Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer: Democrats are working hard to lower the public’s assessment of Trump , citing his age, volatile and unstable personality, felony convictions, and mistreatment of women.

John Avlon : MAGA Republicans in Michigan assert that the 2020 election was stolen, and that Trump really won in Michigan .

Michigan ’s long history of election integrity, and meetings like the September 19 symposium, he says.

Avlon says it's unclear how many Independents and Republicans will heed Adlai Stevenson II : “Those who corrupt the public mind are just as evil as those who steal from the public purse”.