Motown Bombers

If in a future election the Democrats lose in Michigan, they should pass a whole bunch of legislation making the governor less powerful like the Republicans do.

The Tri-City area + Flint is probably the most Ohio like area in Michigan. Down and out shrinking industrial cities in the middle of agriculture.

I didn't realize it, but Midland is probably poised to surpass Saginaw in population in the next census. Saginaw has completely emptied out.

I still see a ceiling there like Macomb. I suppose there is a ceiling in Oakland and Kent as well. Isn't Midland trending bluer? I thought they were gaining in college educated. I was a bit surprised to see Whitmer pull a win in Isabella County. I know it's not tri-city but I didn't get the sense Mt Pleasant would pull it blue.

I think it's worth noting in Michigan it used to be you worked in the factories during the week and went up north on the weekend. After 30 years, you retired and moved up north. Northern Michigan has a lot of retirees from the Detroit area with a strong union legacy. With that said, Republicans are losing ground in Traverse City which is the largest area in the lower peninsula north of Bay City. They are getting close to losing Emmett as well. I just don't see rural Michigan becoming Appalachia any time soon.

Kent County is like early 2000's Oakland. It's increase in college educated and diversity is going to keep it moving to the left like Oakland. It wasn't that long ago that Oakland was a Republican stronghold. There's not a single Republican left in power in Oakland outside of Bouchard. I'm not sure where the Republican base is in Michigan? Macomb is the only positive for them and even that is a bit swingy. Southern Macomb is also trending bluer so there is a ceiling in Macomb. The only other opportunity is to hope the bottom completely falls out for Democrats in the rurals.

Between Wayne and Oakland County, that's close to 3 million people. Whitmer won both counties at over 60%. Republicans have totally collapsed in Oakland County. While they have made gains in Macomb, Whitmer still won it and it is still a bit swingy and not nearly as favorable as Oakland is to Democrats.

I keep noticing the rurals in Michigan aren't as bad as other states. Tudor was only running upper 50's and some lower 60's in northern Michigan. Only county I could find where she cracked 70 was Missaukee which was the only county Trump cracked 70.

The largest city in Ohio is like the 2nd largest in the Midwest and has a giant university in it.

If I'm going to entertain this ridiculousness of replacing Biden who has been the most successful Democrat in decades, it's not going to be with someone from a swing state that we could potentially lose that seat. I'll throw out a couple names who aren't on the radar from safe states; Chris Murphy senator from Connecticut and Brian Schatz senator from Hawaii. Both are fairly young and somewhat progressive with appeal for moderates.

Ohio does have more EVs than Colorado but Ohio is losing them every census and Colorado is gaining.

I love how they thought Colorado was in play. That state is basically the Ohio for Democrats.

And people want someone else to run.

I missed her name on the ballot because I looked for Democrat.

Her and that filter gives me cult like vibes. Like Marshall Applewhite type stuff.

Apparently there is enough vote still remaining near Atlanta to get Warnock to 50% and avoid the runoff.

Should send a copy of the law to Michigan now that there is a Democratic majority.

Yes, I do believe Democrats will unilaterally disarm themselves. At least we have Illinois.