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.
No, see, passively continuing policy while trying to rachet it back when you realize how unpopular something is with your base is exactly the same as active hostility and escalation, fully justifying my refusal to participate in the system. Iām very smart.
Almost as smart as those who have the magical thinking that a third party candidate is clearly the only choice to solve this problem
No, see, the spoiler effect, a well-documented phenomenon, isnāt real and is just a lie to keep people from voting for third parties, who are super for real going to affect anything positively this time! Itās your fault for not abandoning the only party with a chance to win against the fascist party in favor of checks notes Cornel West, a candidate so unserious he declared his party affiliation with the Peopleās Party (a bunch of definitely not grifters featuring such intellectual titans as Jimmy Dore and Jesse āthe Body/Mindā Ventura) only to immediately switch to the Green Party, only to immediately switch to Independent. Math isnāt real and Iām very smart.