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| − | '''Michigan''' has 15 [[Electoral College]] votes in [[U.S.]] presidential elections, as of 2024, and is a pivotal [[swing state]] where the presidential candidates campaign often. Michigan's economy depends most on auto manufacturers, particularly the "[[Big Three]]," but also has a substantial farming industry that employs 25% of its workforce. Due to [[Democrat]] control for years, however, by 2024 Michigan had declined to become a net importer rather than an exporter of agriculture. [[Liberal]]-pushed [[cannabis]] has disastrously made Michigan #4 in the country in cumulative marijuana sales,<ref>https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/michigan/news/15711919/michigan-eclipses-10-billion-in-adultuse-cannabis-sales</ref> surpassing $10 billion in merely 5 years as [[California]], [[Colorado]], and [[Washington]] have. | + | '''Michigan''' has 15 [[Electoral College]] votes in [[U.S.]] presidential elections, as of 2024, and is a pivotal [[swing state]] where presidential candidates campaign often. Michigan's economy depends most on auto manufacturers, particularly the "[[Big Three]]," but also has a substantial farming industry that employs 25% of its workforce. But due to [[Democrat]] control for years, by 2024 Michigan had declined to become a net importer rather than an exporter of agriculture. [[Liberal]]-pushed [[cannabis]] has disastrously made Michigan #4 in the country in cumulative marijuana sales,<ref>https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/michigan/news/15711919/michigan-eclipses-10-billion-in-adultuse-cannabis-sales</ref> surpassing $10 billion in merely 5 years to rival [[California]], [[Colorado]], and [[Washington]] have. |
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| − | Michigan is one of the most important [[swing state]]s for the presidential election, part of the "blue wall" that [[Trump]] overcame to win in 2026 and 2024. [[Democrat]] contender and [[LGTBQ]] favorite [[Pete Buttigieg]] even moved to Michigan in late 2024 to prepare a run for governor in 2026, and then presumably for president in 2028. | + | Michigan is part of the "blue wall" that [[Trump]] overcame to win in 2016 and 2024. [[Democrat]] contender and [[LGTBQ]] favorite [[Pete Buttigieg]] even moved to Michigan in late 2024 presumably to run for president in 2028. |
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| | Michigan was the twenty-sixth state to enter into the union, on Jan. 26, 1837. It borders four of the five [[Great Lakes]], all except [[Lake Ontario]]. Michigan comprises two parts connected by a bridge, the [[conservative]] Upper Peninsula (known as the U.P., with its residents known as "Yoopers") and the Lower Peninsula (which is by far the larger of the two). Michigan's capital is [[Lansing]], and its largest city is [[Detroit]]. Michigan is part of the [[Midwest]] that is shifting [[Republican]] in response to [[Leftist]] policies against traditional [[energy]], their push for government-subsidized, job-destroying [[electric vehicles]], and their war on Midwestern values. | | Michigan was the twenty-sixth state to enter into the union, on Jan. 26, 1837. It borders four of the five [[Great Lakes]], all except [[Lake Ontario]]. Michigan comprises two parts connected by a bridge, the [[conservative]] Upper Peninsula (known as the U.P., with its residents known as "Yoopers") and the Lower Peninsula (which is by far the larger of the two). Michigan's capital is [[Lansing]], and its largest city is [[Detroit]]. Michigan is part of the [[Midwest]] that is shifting [[Republican]] in response to [[Leftist]] policies against traditional [[energy]], their push for government-subsidized, job-destroying [[electric vehicles]], and their war on Midwestern values. |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
| | *[[1821 Treaty of Chicago]] | | *[[1821 Treaty of Chicago]] |
| | + | *[[Zena Ozeir]] |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |