Donald Trump speaks at rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

80% : Trump's choice of Vance was seen as a move to gain support among so-called Rust Belt voters in places like Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio who helped Trump notch his surprise 2016 victory.
73% : Exactly a week after the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania that left Trump with a bloodied ear, killed one man in the crowd and left two others injured, he opened by offering a "very special thanks to Americans nationwide, including all of you here today for your extraordinary outpouring of love and support in the wake of the horrific last Saturday evening.
65% : Haley urged her supporters to back Trump in a convention floor speech.
64% : Trump was joined by Ohio Sen. JD Vance at the pair's first event together since they became the GOP's nominees at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
48% : Trump narrowly won the state by just over 10,000 votes in 2016, but Democrat Joe Biden flipped it back in 2020, winning by a margin of 154,000 votes on his way to the presidency.
47% : "I chose him because he's for the worker," Trump said of Vance.
47% : "I'm not supposed to be here tonight," Trump told the packed convention hall.
44% : She said she had become emotional when Trump, in his RNC speech to delegates, described the shooting in detail.
41% : Many were seen wearing shirts featuring the image of Trump, on stage, after he was shot, pumping his fist in the air after surviving the shooting, along with the usual red "Make America Great Again" hats.
41% : It was one of three Michigan counties that Trump won in 2016 but Biden flipped in 2020.
30% : It's also an area where Republican Nikki Haley secured a substantial number of votes as she ran against Trump in the GOP primary, a group of voters that both presidential campaigns are now hoping to pick up.
27% : Biden has insisted he is not quitting, and has attempted to turn the focus back towards Trump, saying Friday that Trump's acceptance speech at the Republican convention showcased a "dark vision for the future.

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