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In reply to the discussion: Only ONE Senate Candidate Campaigned With Obama &... [View all]LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)Does not tell all the story, as they USUALLY don't.
First, Senator-Elect Gary Peters ran a GREAT campaign.
Second, Peters was well known in the S.E. Michigan region as a two-term Congressman elected to TWO different districts after a 2012 re-districting (thanks to the GOP in the House) that caused Peters to run and win in a HIGHLY COMPETITIVE race.
Third, Peters challenger former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land was a laughing stock that ran a HORRIBLE campaign. That helped Peters for sure.
Four - Michigan is a SPLIT TICKET State. Thus, although Senator-Elect Peters won, Democrats in Michigan got their reems kicked on the statewide level losing the Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Senate and State House. In fact, Michigan Democrats LOST four additional seats in the State House. Peters won because from Oakland County, he knew full well how to appeal to those "Reagan Democrats" STATEWIDE and they split their tickets to vote for HIM.
That's the COMPLETE Michigan story. Yes, President Obama coming into town might have helped Senator-Elect Peters vote in S.E. Michigan -- however it was the Peters Campaign that excelled in many other areas of the state for the win.
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