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I looked at the map of which states register by party and realized something that makes this even more implausible. All of the states surrounding Michigan do not register by party either. So 1/3 of the audience are purported to be registered Democrats, identified by phone number, not the voter giving the information itself, and are people who took a significant trip to this rally instead of waiting for one of the many that keep happening that would be closer or just watching this one from home?
He also claimed 50% registered Democrats for Trump's El Paso rally. Texas also does not register by party, so they must not be Texans attending their own rally. It does mention that they said thousands came from New Mexico, which does do party registration. They didn't mention the percent specifically from there, nor how many New Mexicans specifically that came were Republican.
It would be awfully weird if no Texans came in Texas or that possibly much larger numbers of Democrats would come to the Texas rally from NM than Republicans.
Long time Michigan resident and voter here and you guys who say that no one in Michigan is registered by political party are completely missing the boat. The law here is that you are not REQUIRED to register with a party to vote, it does not say that you CANNOT register with a party and many, many Michiganders most certainly are registered with a political party and you definitely can look up their party affiliation.
I just looked my my own profile on a generic public information site, as well as those of a few relatives and neighbors who also live in Michigan, out of curiosity after reading much of this thread. Every one of us is correctly listed as being affiliated with one or the other of the two major parties. This is not a site where one voluntarily enters their personal information, I certainly never have, it is gathered by combing through various official public records.
As far as 34% of the attendees at the Trump rally being registered Democrats, yes, it is possible that those people are registered with the Democratic party, just as I am a registered voter in Michigan who is registered with the Republican party. Ignore at your own risk, Dems, just as Hillary ignored this state in 2016.
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Long time Michigan resident and voter here and you guys who say that no one in Michigan is registered by political party are completely missing the boat. The law here is that you are not REQUIRED to register with a party to vote, it does not say that you CANNOT register with a party and many, many Michiganders most certainly are registered with a political party and you definitely can look up their party affiliation.
I just looked my my own profile on a generic public information site, as well as those of a few relatives and neighbors who also live in Michigan, out of curiosity after reading much of this thread. Every one of us is correctly listed as being affiliated with one or the other of the two major parties. This is not a site where one voluntarily enters their personal information, I certainly never have, it is gathered by combing through various official public records.
As far as 34% of the attendees at the Trump rally being registered Democrats, yes, it is possible that those people are registered with the Democratic party, just as I am a registered voter in Michigan who is registered with the Republican party. Ignore at your own risk, Dems, just as Hillary ignored this state in 2016.
Well, then could you share a link where I can see data like how many registered Democrats and Republicans there are in Michigan? Is it a separate process since there are no party boxes to even check if you want to on the registration application I found?
I am doing Google searches for that info and nothing comes up with specifics. Even if not required, there would surely be some sort of data on how many do end up actually doing it? Surveys, records, etc.
Same search terms substituting in Texas yield no specifics. If I use the same terms and change for my own party affiliated state, I do get a specific answer. It is strange.
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Not surprised. They keep saying the Dems are desperate for good news but the facts is that the Trumpers do fear that he will not win in 2020. They want to believe so bad that they will win again in the Lakes states
This is why every time he feels threatened the immigration news start to happen because he knows is the one fear factor his base will react to.
lol ...who's gonna beat him ..Kamala from Kalifornia?
Long time Michigan resident and voter here and you guys who say that no one in Michigan is registered by political party are completely missing the boat. The law here is that you are not REQUIRED to register with a party to vote, it does not say that you CANNOT register with a party and many, many Michiganders most certainly are registered with a political party and you definitely can look up their party affiliation.
I just looked my my own profile on a generic public information site, as well as those of a few relatives and neighbors who also live in Michigan, out of curiosity after reading much of this thread. Every one of us is correctly listed as being affiliated with one or the other of the two major parties. This is not a site where one voluntarily enters their personal information, I certainly never have, it is gathered by combing through various official public records.
As far as 34% of the attendees at the Trump rally being registered Democrats, yes, it is possible that those people are registered with the Democratic party, just as I am a registered voter in Michigan who is registered with the Republican party. Ignore at your own risk, Dems, just as Hillary ignored this state in 2016.
Nope, there is no such thing as a Registered Democrat or Republican in Michigan. You might consider yourself a Republican, but you aren't a registered Republican, that doesn't exist in Michigan.
Long time Michigan resident and voter here and you guys who say that no one in Michigan is registered by political party are completely missing the boat. The law here is that you are not REQUIRED to register with a party to vote, it does not say that you CANNOT register with a party and many, many Michiganders most certainly are registered with a political party and you definitely can look up their party affiliation.
I just looked my my own profile on a generic public information site, as well as those of a few relatives and neighbors who also live in Michigan, out of curiosity after reading much of this thread. Every one of us is correctly listed as being affiliated with one or the other of the two major parties. This is not a site where one voluntarily enters their personal information, I certainly never have, it is gathered by combing through various official public records.
As far as 34% of the attendees at the Trump rally being registered Democrats, yes, it is possible that those people are registered with the Democratic party, just as I am a registered voter in Michigan who is registered with the Republican party. Ignore at your own risk, Dems, just as Hillary ignored this state in 2016.
Well said. Most of the bleating that "It's Just Not True" & "Waldokitty is mean" & "Zerohedge is Bogus" are coming from people still shell shocked that Russiagate turned out to be a big farce. As we said it would be.
Nope, there is no such thing as a Registered Democrat or Republican in Michigan. You might consider yourself a Republican, but you aren't a registered Republican, that doesn't exist in Michigan.
Thank you for sharing. I should specify, that as a registered voter in Michigan I am asked when I vote if I will be needing a Republican ballot or a Democrat ballot and they make note of this so that is where they get the records of which registered voters are Democrat and which are Republican and likely where they got the data for this 34% figure. I have received literature from Republican causes and candidates after I voted so someone, somewhere, is keeping detailed records and can pull this data if need be.
Essentially, if they are asking me if I want a D ballot or a R ballot, then that is just about the same as being registered with a party. Some extended family on my husband's side do absentee voting and they are asked which ballot they will need. So if this isn't actually being a registered ______ in name, it is in deed and the end result is the same.
As I correctly stated, one is not required to register with a specific party in Michigan but one can make their preference known for the record, and it is recorded. How else could I look my neighbor up on a national generic database and learn that he is a registered Republican?
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