People in Michigan are good at separating fact from fiction. They know, better than most of the country, what happens to the economy and jobs when the scales are tipped too far in favor of one group over another.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Our great history has been that people came to Michigan because you didn't have to have a college degree to get a good-paying job. Consequently, we have got a larger number of our population that right now are facing outsourcing, et cetera, without higher or advanced degrees.
I do know that I love placing my stories in Michigan because, if you collect all the ideas, it turns the whole state into one kaleidoscopic, frightening place. Michigan as house of horrors.
Set politics and party aside: If it's not right for Michigan's small businesses and middle class, it's never been right with me.
We need to continue to make the case that Michigan is where you ought to be.
The state of Michigan going to Trump was an amazing thing. Of course the fake news media was shocked; they never considered that white working class residents of Michigan may not like being called evil racists clinging to guns and Bibles.
Doesn't matter if you're a Democrat or a Republican in Michigan. We want jobs in Michigan.
When people think about Michigan, they usually think about cars.
I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question.
I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's the place I know best.
Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for good drama and contrast.