Donald Trump turned Michigan red in the 2024 presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris there and paving his way back to the White House.
As one of the most hotly contested swing states, carrying 15 Electoral College votes, some political observers predicted that Michigan would be a determining factor in the outcome of the election. It turned out that, when it was counted, Michigan’s vote added to Trump’s already-sealed victory.
Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., said Michiganders asked themselves Ronald Reagan’s famous question: “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?”
“The inroads made in nontraditional Republican areas and constituencies is huge,” Huizenga told The Daily Signal of the Michigan results.
At the end of the day, the Democrats had a deeply flawed candidate in Harris, vice president to President Joe Biden, said Steve Mitchell,…