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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSanders, Schumer to rally for health care at Michigan rally
Sanders, Schumer to rally for health care at Michigan rallyAssociated Press
U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Chuck Schumer of New York will attend a health care rally with Michigan Democrats in suburban Detroit.
The rally announced Friday is scheduled for Jan. 15 in Warren in blue-collar Macomb County, where President-elect Donald Trump performed well in his surprise win over Hillary Clinton.
Democrats are fighting to preserve the federal health care law as Trump and Republicans look to repeal and replace it. Schumer is the Democratic leader in the Senate, and Sanders won Michigan over Clinton in the presidential primary.
The rally announced Friday is scheduled for Jan. 15 in Warren in blue-collar Macomb County, where President-elect Donald Trump performed well in his surprise win over Hillary Clinton.
Democrats are fighting to preserve the federal health care law as Trump and Republicans look to repeal and replace it. Schumer is the Democratic leader in the Senate, and Sanders won Michigan over Clinton in the presidential primary.
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Sanders, Schumer to rally for health care at Michigan rally (Original Post)
portlander23
Jan 2017
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demmiblue
(36,864 posts)1. Good, especially since it is targeting blue collar union members.
Gary Peters has really good insight as to why Michigan went red (shocking, since MI voted for Obama by @ 16 percentage points in 2008, and by @ 9 percentage points in 2012).
http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/12/21/14030754/hillary-clinton-michigan-loss-trump-republican-gary-peters
demmiblue
(36,864 posts)2. Here is the Detroit Free Press article:
Source: Freep
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U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Democrat who won Michigans presidential primary election, Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan are among those planning to attend the Save Health Care rally Jan. 15 in Warren.
Also planning to attend are the states five Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Michigan Democratic Party chairman Brandon Dillon.
Macomb is a logical place for the Democrats to start. The county home to the so-called Reagan Democrats helped deliver Michigan to Republican President-elect Donald Trump, voting for the controversial New York businsessman by a wide margin after supporting President Barack Obama in the previous two elections. Voters also sent three Republicans to countywide seats for Public Works commissioner, clerk and treasurer. It was the first time since 1988 that Michigan gave the Republican presidential candidate a victory when Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton by 10,704 votes out of nearly 5 million cast.
Macomb County is an important county and its the kind of place where we want to make sure that people understand that health care under this new administration and Congress is at risk, said Dillon. A lot of people in Macomb County rely on these programs and no matter who somebody voted for, these are things that Republicans are talking about cutting and will have a disastrous effect.
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Macomb County is a critical area for Michigan Democrats. Just because Trump won in it November doesnt mean that were not going to compete aggressively there, Dillon said. We want to send this message right before the inauguration even before President-elect Trump becomes president that there are millions across the nation and Michigan who want their voice heard on health care.
U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Democrat who won Michigans presidential primary election, Chuck Schumer, the Senate Minority Leader, Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan are among those planning to attend the Save Health Care rally Jan. 15 in Warren.
Also planning to attend are the states five Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives and Michigan Democratic Party chairman Brandon Dillon.
Macomb is a logical place for the Democrats to start. The county home to the so-called Reagan Democrats helped deliver Michigan to Republican President-elect Donald Trump, voting for the controversial New York businsessman by a wide margin after supporting President Barack Obama in the previous two elections. Voters also sent three Republicans to countywide seats for Public Works commissioner, clerk and treasurer. It was the first time since 1988 that Michigan gave the Republican presidential candidate a victory when Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton by 10,704 votes out of nearly 5 million cast.
Macomb County is an important county and its the kind of place where we want to make sure that people understand that health care under this new administration and Congress is at risk, said Dillon. A lot of people in Macomb County rely on these programs and no matter who somebody voted for, these are things that Republicans are talking about cutting and will have a disastrous effect.
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Macomb County is a critical area for Michigan Democrats. Just because Trump won in it November doesnt mean that were not going to compete aggressively there, Dillon said. We want to send this message right before the inauguration even before President-elect Trump becomes president that there are millions across the nation and Michigan who want their voice heard on health care.
Read more: http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/06/democrats-warren-health-care-rally/96247738/
* Cross-posted in the Michigan group.
panader0
(25,816 posts)3. K and R