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Bush Can Win Michigan
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| Contributor | Tony82 |
| Last Edited | Tony82 Oct 23, 2004 12:32pm |
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| News Date | Saturday, October 23, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | These dynamics mean that to win Michigan, Bush must roll up big margins in suburban Detroit, namely in affluent Oakland County and socially conservative, blue-collar Macomb County.
There are several issues that provide President Bush with the opportunity to do just that. Macomb County is where the term :"Reagan Democrat" originated. It is home to a large population of Polish Catholics, many of whom depend on the auto industry for their livelihoods. As an east-coast liberal, Kerry has spent much of his Senate career pandering to left-wing environmentalists who despise the cars and trucks made in Michigan. ...
Kerry made another Michigan mistake by belittling the Coalition President Bush put together to depose Saddam Hussein. Macomb County has one of the largest Polish populations in the country. The fact that Kerry was disrespectful of Poland's contributions to the war effort will hurt him dearly with Polish voters.
Kerry also alienated Catholics, another critical voting group in Michigan, with his statements on abortion during the debates. His opposition to the ban on partial-birth abortion and parental-consent requirements is a sure fire loser with ethnic Catholics in Michigan and is a major reason President Bush is winning the Catholic vote in the Detroit News poll by a margin of 51 percent to 39 percent. |
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