Michigan

llmart

(16,331 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2020, 06:37 PM Mar 2020

Just saw a disturbing statistic

There were 639,144 votes for Trump in the primary in Michigan.

That's way too many to suit me.

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Just saw a disturbing statistic (Original Post) llmart Mar 2020 OP

Were there any candidates, other than trump*, on the republican ballot? Siwsan Mar 2020 #1

just trump* was the only GOP candidate... samnsara Mar 2020 #6

There actually were. llmart Mar 2020 #8

I mean 'down ticket' Siwsan Mar 2020 #14

Republican primary would have been a separate ballot. llmart Mar 2020 #12

Yes, I know that, being in Michigan. I just wondered about GOP down ticket candidates Siwsan Mar 2020 #15

1.4 million democratic votes cast so i'm not seeing ANY reason to be concerned beachbumbob Mar 2020 #2

We weren't concerned in 2016 either. llmart Mar 2020 #10

michigan was going to be problematic becasue of how much support sanders got and then his beachbumbob Mar 2020 #13

Axios had a taping on HBO, shown tonight, of trumper group. Righteous, empedocles Mar 2020 #3

but that was the only candidate...still thats too much hate.. samnsara Mar 2020 #4

See my post #8 llmart Mar 2020 #11

Biden got 839k. John Fante Mar 2020 #5

There were 1,566,320 votes for Democratic Presidential candidates Cattledog Mar 2020 #7

Yes, but you have to remember that a lot of Republicans didn't vote in the primary. llmart Mar 2020 #9

Siwsan

(27,299 posts)

1. Were there any candidates, other than trump*, on the republican ballot?

Reply to llmart (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 06:41 PM

Mar 2020

All I had on my Democratic ballot was the presidential primary and one millage issue.

samnsara

(18,282 posts)

6. just trump* was the only GOP candidate...

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 06:44 PM

Mar 2020

..dems got just as many but the vote was obviously split

llmart

(16,331 posts)

8. There actually were.

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:00 PM

Mar 2020

Uncommitted 28,383 4%
Bill Weld 6,081 0%
Mark Sanford 4,256 0%
Joe Walsh 4,056

Siwsan

(27,299 posts)

14. I mean 'down ticket'

Reply to llmart (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:05 PM

Mar 2020

I know John James is going to take another run for the Senate, against Gary Peters but I have no idea if he's the only one, or who, in the GOP, is going to waste their time and money running against my congressman, Dan Kildee.

llmart

(16,331 posts)

12. Republican primary would have been a separate ballot.

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:04 PM

Mar 2020

I had two millage issues on mine. Both passed.

Siwsan

(27,299 posts)

15. Yes, I know that, being in Michigan. I just wondered about GOP down ticket candidates

Reply to llmart (Reply #12)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:07 PM

Mar 2020

I meant to look at the GOP ballot and totally forgot!

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

2. 1.4 million democratic votes cast so i'm not seeing ANY reason to be concerned

Reply to llmart (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 06:41 PM

Mar 2020

llmart

(16,331 posts)

10. We weren't concerned in 2016 either.

Reply to beachbumbob (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:02 PM

Mar 2020

I still think that's an awful lot of stupid voters in Michigan for my liking.

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

13. michigan was going to be problematic becasue of how much support sanders got and then his

Reply to llmart (Reply #10)

Wed Mar 11, 2020, 07:05 PM

Mar 2020

hammering on Hillary breeding the bernie bro movement, no 2016 was going to be a problem because of that and it was. No such thing will happen in 2020, biden will kill trump in Novemebr