In Michigan, amid struggle and division, hope abounds

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : "My mom was my best friend, my sister, my everything," she said.
49% : That title went to Trump, who snagged about 70% of the votes in Midland County's Hope (641 of the 914 ballots cast) and 65% in Barry County's Hope (1,253 of the 1,915 ballots cast).
42% : "There's got to be hope, or why are we even here in the first place?"Michigan's status among the swingiest of swing states began when Trump flipped the Mitten red when he defeated Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, winning by just 10,704 votes -- roughly two-tenths of 1%, the closest margin of any state in the U.S.It was cemented in the 2020 presidential election, when former Vice President Joe Biden reclaimed the White House for Democrats, winning Michigan by 154,188 votes.

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