Michigan loves Donald Trump.
CNN’s Ashley Killough tweeted a video of the long line of Trump supporters waiting in 25° temps Friday afternoon for a 7pm rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Just pulled up to Trump’s rally for tonight pic.twitter.com/WPs4ZD5Gu0
— Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN) December 9, 2016
The video shows the line extending the length of the huge building and beyond. It points out the cold temperature and that it was taken two-and-a-half hours before the event is scheduled to start.
A new Pew study finds several Michigan counties saw big shifts from Barack Obama in 2008 to Donald Trump in 2016.
Via Pew Research Center:
Of the 221 areas examined, there are 57 such solidly middle-class areas, and they were almost equally split in 2008, with 30 areas voting for Democrats and 27 for Republicans.
In 2016, Trump successfully defended all 27 middle-class areas won by Republicans in 2008. In a dramatic shift, however, Hillary Clinton lost in 18 of the 30 middle-class areas won by Democrats in 2008.
The Center listed four Michigan counties — Muskegon, Monroe, Jackson and Saginaw — among the top municipalities that shifted towards Trump.
Here’s the full list, courtesy of Pew:
Trump won Michigan by about 22,000 votes — the first time a Republican has won the state since 1988.
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