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demmiblue

(36,841 posts)
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 10:41 AM Jan 2017

Was President Obama good for Michigan?

Source: Freep



President Barack Obama carried Michigan twice by easy margins and remains popular in the state in the waning days of his administration.

So how should he be remembered here?

"From start to finish, this administration has been a real champion for the auto industry," said Michigan Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow. "Things would have turned out very differently for us if we didn't have a president who understood that we need to make things in America."

As the president prepares to leave office this week, here's a look at some of his policies and the effects they've had on Michigan:


Read more: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/01/15/obama-michigan/96494140/
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Was President Obama good for Michigan? (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2017 OP
I live in Metro Detroit and I would say the Obama years (and Pres Obama) .... etherealtruth Jan 2017 #1

etherealtruth

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1. I live in Metro Detroit and I would say the Obama years (and Pres Obama) ....
Mon Jan 16, 2017, 11:24 AM
Jan 2017

... have been very good for me .... despite Rick Snyder

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