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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 presidential candidates campaign often. Michigan's economy depends most on auto manufacturers, particularly the "[[Big Three]]," but it 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]] do. | + | '''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 it 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]]. |
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| | 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. | | 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 America]]. 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]], to their push for government-subsidized, job-destroying [[electric vehicles]], and to 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 America]]. 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]]s' policies against traditional [[energy]], their push for government-subsidized, job-destroying [[electric vehicles]], and their war on Midwestern values. |
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| | With Democrats controlling Michigan, residents are moving out in droves with nearly 40% of young adults in Michigan planning to move out within the next decade. [[Democrat]]s have ramped up [[cannabis]] sales with unlimited licensure and low pot taxes such that it has the highest per capita spending on [[marijuana]], more than three times greater than [[California]]. Marijuana sales surpassed $3 billion in annual sales for a population of only 10 million people, averaging $300 per adult in annual spending on pot. In response, a population council was convened under Democrat leadership to try to stem the exodus, but it was so full of failed Democrat approaches that the lone Republican legislator on the council voted against it. | | With Democrats controlling Michigan, residents are moving out in droves with nearly 40% of young adults in Michigan planning to move out within the next decade. [[Democrat]]s have ramped up [[cannabis]] sales with unlimited licensure and low pot taxes such that it has the highest per capita spending on [[marijuana]], more than three times greater than [[California]]. Marijuana sales surpassed $3 billion in annual sales for a population of only 10 million people, averaging $300 per adult in annual spending on pot. In response, a population council was convened under Democrat leadership to try to stem the exodus, but it was so full of failed Democrat approaches that the lone Republican legislator on the council voted against it. |