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6. CORRECTION: MAYOR MICHAEL TAYLOR VOTED FOR JOE BIDEN IN 2020. HE DID NOT VOTE FOR TRUMP IN 2020/2024. IT MADE NAT'L NEWS
Sun Feb 23, 2025, 08:43 PM
5 hrs ago

Hi,

I submitted this as a correction already to the original article on "Raw Story", but the Sterling Mayor, Michael Taylor, did NOT vote for Trump in 2020.

He voted for Trump in 2016, but during the Michigan Primary in 2020 he crossed party lines for the first time ever to vote for Joe Biden. It was reported both in local & national headlines, even being featured on MSNBC'S "Morning Joe".

The Detroit Free Press quoted his rationale for doing so: "I’m not satisfied with his leadership. I don’t think the country’s heading in the right direction. I think he’s incompetent. I think he’s divisive. I think he lacks moral character."

You can read some of the articles that reported on it here:

Detroit Free Press: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2020/03/11/sterling-heights-mayor-michael-taylor-joe-biden-primary/5021236002/

CBS News: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/detroit/news/sterling-heights-gop-mayor-who-backed-trump-in-2016-endorses-biden/

The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/03/10/gop-mayor-pro-trump-county-explains-his-surprise-vote-biden/

Or watch the Episode of Morning Joe Here: https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/michigan-gop-mayor-tosses-trump-to-vote-for-biden-80470597889

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