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WARREN — On the eve of
Election Day, Donald Trump Jr.
said Michigan residents could
change the deceptive nature of
politics by voting for his father,
Republican presidential nominee
Donald Trump, for president of
the United States in a stop in the
state.
More than 100 supporters
attended the event, which was
held at the Ukrainian Cultural
Center
in
Warren,
Mich.,
including Republican candidates
for state senator and Rob Steele,
Michigan Republican National
Committeeman, who introduced
Trump Jr. at the event.
In his remarks, Trump Jr. aimed
to appeal to the predominantly
Eastern European crowd by
citing his Czechoslovakian roots.
He also focused on weaknesses
he saw in the Barack Obama
administration,
and
saying
an “outsider” like his father is
the right person to solve them.
Before introducing Trump Jr. to
the crowd, Steele emphasized
the same sentiment on the
effectiveness of outsiders.
“Donald Trump is a do-er, and
there is nothing a politician can’t
stand more than a do-er,” Trump
Jr. said. “(Politicians are) talkers.
They do nothing, they’re only
professional at getting elected.”
Trump Jr.’s visit was among
many rallies taking place in
Michigan in the lead in to the
election, which has grown in
potential
significance
in
the
election rapidly in the past few
months. Democratic presidential
In March, Michigan was part of a
so-called political revolution.
Defying almost every poll, the
state went for Sen. Bernie Sanders
(I–Vt.) in the Democratic primary,
an unexpected upset of the eventual
Democratic presidential nominee,
Hillary Clinton. Sanders’s win was
driven in part by young people —
including University of Michigan
students — who turned out in large
numbers with a clear preference
that wasn’t Clinton.
In the general election, however,
Michigan has been blue for a long
time, since 1988. It wasn’t really
supposed
to
matter
whether
students at the University of
Michigan, or other students and
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During
President
Barack
Obama’s visit to the University of
Michigan Monday — one day before
Election Day — the president aimed
to use his legacy to sway students
and other state residents to turn
out for Democratic presidential
nominee Hillary Clinton.
Clinton
currently
holds
a
five-point lead over Republican
presidential
nominee
Donald
Trump in Michigan, whom Obama
said has an “unfit” temperament for
office.
An estimated 9,000 people,
including
many
Michigan
politicians, attended the event at
the Ray L. Fisher Stadium. Students
and local residents began lining up
in the early hours of the morning to
secure a seat to see the president.
For LSA senior Andrew Davis,
seeing the president was a once in a
lifetime experience.
“It was absolutely worth it,”
Davis said. “We got here at, like, 7
a.m., stood in line. It was one of the
greatest experiences of my life.”
Audience
members
erupted
into cheers as Obama took the
stage. After addressing the crowd
with an enthusiastic “Go Blue,” he
echoed the sentiments of Chelsea
Clinton, who introduced him,
emphasizing the importance of
voting and describing the election
as one that hinges on moral values.
The reputation of the United States
in the eyes of the world, he told the
crowd, rests on this election.
For the majority of his speech,
Obama
highlighted
what
he
described as his progressive legacy
— one he said he hopes will be
continued with a Clinton victory on
Tuesday.
“But tomorrow, tomorrow you
will choose whether we continue
this journey of progress, or whether
it all goes out the window,” Obama
said. “Tomorrow, you get to choose
between politics of blame and
divisiveness and resentment — or
you can choose a politics that says
we’re all stronger together.”
Focusing on Michigan, Obama
also reminded the audience of his
work as president following the
2008 recession, including his work
to revive the state’s auto industry
and lower the unemployment rate
in the state. He also highlighted
his commitment to fighting climate
change and his administration’s
role in killing Osama Bin Laden.
Clinton, he told the crowd, has
specific plans to continue moving
the country forward on issues like
those.
“She’s
got
plans
to
grow
manufacturing, plans to boost
people’s wages, plans to help
students with their college debt,”
Obama said. “Specific plans — not
vague plans, not imaginary plans.
She knows how to do it. And that’s
why she needs to be the next
president of the United States — as
long as you vote.”
LSA sophomore Martin Hubbard
said
Obama’s
résumé
helped
convince him as a voter that Clinton
is the right choice for president.
“Obama
endorsing
Clinton
influenced my decision to vote
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President
Barack
Obama’s
decision to come to the University
of Michigan only a day before
the election, coupled with other
recent Democratic and GOP visit,
suggests that Michigan’s role in
this presidential election may be a
bit different than usual.
For the past six elections,
Michigan
has
maintained
a
consistent
Democrat
majority.
However, this year, there have been
suggestions from the beginning
of the campaign season of the
potential for a shift in the state
toward the Republican party.
Polls tightened even as Tuesday
approaches,
with
the
current
RealClearPolitics aggregate poll
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President Obama waves to the crowd of over 9,000 attending a Hillary Clinton campaign rally at the Ray L. Fisher stadium in Ann Arbor Monday. Obama urged students and residents of Michigan to vote in the election Tuesday to have their voices
heard.
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Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a campaign rally for his father, Donald Trump, in Warren on Monday.
“I’m not willing to bring my
papers with me. I don’t want my
freedom papers to be existing. I
just want to be a regular citizen.”
EMU freshman Tianna White at Monday’s speech
“Hopefully, Hillary does
something when she
becomes president”
Rackham student Angela Cluthey on the
Dakota access pipeline at Monday’s speech
“I just wanted to tell people out
there to have a little fun. Obviously
it’s such a serious matter, but
recognizing we have joy, we have
hope.”
Ann Arbor resident Dan Jahncke at Monday’s
speech
On the eve of Election Day, Obama draws 9,000 to
Clinton campaign event
Donald Trump Jr. emphasizes his
father’s outsider status in Warren stop
Over 100 supporters attend rally in Ukrainian Cultural Center on eve of election
CARLY RYAN
Daily Staff Reporter
President stresses legacy on University’s campus Monday
CAITLIN REEDY
Daily Staff Reporter
Democrats
concerned
party may
lose Mich.
GOVERNMENT
Trump, Clinton close in
polls ahead of election,
but state likely to be blue
EMMA KINERY
Daily News Editor
Dems try to
smooth over
enthusiasm
gap at rally
ELECTION
Obama attempts to
shore up support for
Clinton in A2 stop
SHOHAM GEVA
Editor in Chief