02/28/2024

Key Takeaways from the Michigan Primary

Presidential primaries show warning signs for President Biden and Trump

Yesterday, President Joe Biden and Donald Trump easily won their party’s primaries in Michigan, but the results showed both candidates have cause for concern in their bid to win the swing state in November.

An “uncommitted” vote in Michigan’s Democratic primary was the first indication of how backlash over President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza might impact his reelection campaign. Trump won his primary by a large margin, but support for rival Nikki Haley once again showed that some Republican voters may have misgivings about giving the former president another four years in the general election.

Michigan was the last major primary state before Super Tuesday, and both sides were watching closely for implications for the November general election in one of the few genuine swing states left in the country.

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