Michigan Residents Weary of National Politics, Hopeful for Truth

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Many voters in the battleground state said they discard mailers and tune out video ads but would like to hear more candid talk from the candidates.

Michigan voters helped swing the Electoral College to Donald Trump in 2016 and then to Joe Biden in 2020. The votes were close in each election, with the winner decided by 0.2 percent in 2016 and 2.8 percent in 2020.

The stateโ€™s major cities, including Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, and Grand Rapids, are Democratic strongholds, while the smaller cities and rural areas tend to vote Republican in national elections.

From the shores of the Port of Detroit to the sandy beaches of Grand Haven, The Epoch Times traveled Michigan from coast to coast to find out how this yearโ€™s political messaging is landing with voters.

Jake Anderson, 28, an epidemiologist from Grand Rapids, said he has seen ads from both campaigns that give negative information about the other candidate.

โ€œI would say, overall, itโ€™s a pretty dividing way,โ€ Anderson said.

Anderson, who is employed by a nonprofit working with Native Americans, said that while heโ€™s not very involved in politics, heโ€™d like to see more bipartisanship.

โ€œJust to focus on working together. That would be my biggest takeaway,โ€ he said.

Javon Shivers, 28, of Saginaw, Michigan, said he had received mail from the Harrisโ€“Walz campaign but did not pay much attention to it.

โ€œIโ€™m really not into politics,โ€ he said. โ€œIโ€™m my own president. Thatโ€™s how I look at it.โ€

The clothing entrepreneur said he sees a disconnect between politics and the lives of ordinary people.

โ€œIt really doesnโ€™t change anything for me myself,โ€ he said. โ€œYou still have to live your day-to-day life outside of what theyโ€™re doing.โ€

Shivers said he would like to see the candidates speak candidly about the issues.

โ€œI would like to see them talk about the truth, about whatโ€™s really going on in society,โ€ he said.

โ€œYeah, Iโ€™ve seen some ads,โ€ Germaine Green, 51, of Grand Rapids, said. โ€œIโ€™m probably not going to vote for either one of them.โ€

Green said he’d like to hear candidates talk more about illegal immigration and its effect on working people.

โ€œTheyโ€™re giving all this money to immigrants, like food stamps. The average American wants to see money in their paycheck.โ€

Byย Lawrence Wilson

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