Where did you Trump fetishists get the idea that Michigan would be in play with Trump?
I've been wondering this myself. I think it has to do with Trump's base consisting of white working class voters and the fact that pundits say his only real plausible path of victory has to run through the rust belt. However, just because he does well with a plurality of Republican-leaning white working class voters does not mean he has a chance in Michigan, or even other Great Lakes states for that matter. Trump has only gotten more unpopular and at this point I don't think it matters who he faces in November - He will not win, and will probably lose Michigan by a larger margin than McCain in 2008.