In his bid to retake the White House, few states hold as much promise forĀ Donald TrumpĀ as Michigan.
The former president has already won the state once and PresidentĀ Joe Biden, who reclaimed it for Democrats in 2020, isĀ confronting vulnerabilitiesĀ there as he seeks reelection. Trumpās campaign promises an aggressive play for Michigan as part of a robust swing-state strategy.
But, at least for now, those promises appear to be mostly talk. The Trump campaign and its partners at the Republican National Committee havenāt yet made significant general election investments in the state, according to Michigan Republican Party Chairman Pete Hoekstra. The national committee, he said, hasnāt transferred any money to the state party to help bolster its operations heading into the general election. There are no specific programs in place to court voters of color. And thereās no general election field staff in place.
Trump would need to spend far too much money to win an election just to stay out of prison. Even then, itās dicey. The smarter play would be to fleece the RNC and anyone else as much as possible, and then take his money to some āshitā nation that will let him walk free for a price. Russia, are you listening? Melania want to go home.
He should not be allowed to leave US soil. Too many security vulnerabilities that our enemies would love to exploit. Once heās gone; especially if to a non-friendly nation-state; it becomes near impossible to secure.
At least with him here he can be monitored and babysat by highly-trained security personnel.
I donāt know if that is even possible, given our laws, rights and so many sycophants.