Does Obama stand a chance in Michigan?

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Majority of people are dumb in Michigan if they reelect Obama when their economy is in the tank and only gets worse.  Are they brain dead up there or is there something in the water?

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Majority of people are dumb in Michigan if they reelect Obama when their economy is in the tank and only gets worse.  Are they brain dead up there or is there something in the water?

Here's a dose of reality for you. Michigan's economy being in the tank long predated President Obama taking office - and in case you didn't know, at this point in time, the 'Great Recession' continues to rage

And if we are going to hurl the word "dumb" around, how about this for good measure? The only "dumbs" were those who rolled the die on the prosperity back in 2000 when they elected Bush, who proved to be somewhat inept when you compare the starting point of his presidency with the end point. There is a world of difference between one president being bequeathed a robust economy that had generated 23 million new jobs and a federal government living well within its means and another being bequeathed an economy losing jobs at a rate not seen since the recession of 1981/82 and mammoth deficits - and at the time when spending needs to be accelerated to counter the downturn

The only certainty is that Michigan's plight would be a hell of a lot worse had a Republican allowed GM to go down. This president is proving he has the guts to take tough, though not necessarily popular decisions, and that is leadership

They still failed, and now we have less economic independence. Lose-Lose.

People might as well live in a 3rd world country if they're going to vote for Obama again and see their state fail even more. 

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Silly thread. The unemployed always vote Democrat, and Michigan has an abundance of them right now. The Republicans stand no chance in Michigan.

Agreed.  Seems like they're stuck in the past electing the same officials, digging a deeper trench.

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Silly thread. The unemployed always vote Democrat, and Michigan has an abundance of them right now. The Republicans stand no chance in Michigan.

Agreed.  Seems like they're stuck in the past electing the same officials, digging a deeper trench.

Nah mostly because they recognize that the Democrats will give them more unemployment benefits, food stamps etc.

Giving them more unemployment benefits because they're not trying hard enough to find a career that pays them well with medical/vision/dental insurance?  Seems like they're just being sheep for the masses of dependance.

Give me a break, I'm desperately looking for a new job while I'm employed.  I'm going to graduate college soon and I'm excited about it and you tell me theywant more wealth from the government?

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People might as well live in a 3rd world country if they're going to vote for Obama again and see their state fail even more. 

Does that statement have a tinge of racism? Obama didn't need African ancestry to be the sort of leader that we have. For real decay of America, Americans might have the chance to get Dubya's ideology on steroids in 2012, if without the overt kleptocracy.

If you want a more relevant comparison, Dubya = Ferdinanad Marcos.

Racism? There you go with race again, I like how you have to bring up race into a topic.

I basically said that Michigan's economy is in the dumps, and I think Obama's programs probably wouldn't help them out alot.