Why Biden is focused on this Michigan county
Leaders in both parties have said that it will be next to impossible for either presidential candidate to win the White House this year without winning Michigan. And Saginaw Country is a good start.
Hurley Coleman jnr’s parents were drawn to Michigan from the South by the promise of middle-class jobs in the booming automotive industry, an origin story shared by many African American families in Saginaw.
Mass layoffs beginning in the late 20th century precipitated a dramatic decline in Saginaw’s population and economy, accompanied by a sharp rise in political turmoil within the city and throughout the surrounding region. This unrest peaked in 2016, mirroring the trend set off by economic stress in many Rust Belt cities, when the area voted Republican for the first time in decades and helped Donald Trump win the state.
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