DETROIT — Former President Donald Trump did not gain many sympathy votes in Michigan after being shot, according to a new survey from a Democratic pollster.
Public Policy Polling, a Democrat-affiliated firm, canvassed 731 Great Lakes State voters July 16 to 17 for liberal group Progress Michigan and included it in its Lake Effect newsletter, a monthly offering that “tracks public opinion about a variety of issues and political figures.”
One poll question: “This past weekend, there was an attempted shooting of former President Donald Trump at a rally. No matter how you were planning to vote in the presidential election in November, does the attempted shooting of former President Trump change how you were planning to vote, or not?”
Former President Donald Trump greets attendees upon arrival at his campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum on July 24, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Getty Images
Only 5% of people said yes. The vast majority, 93%, said no, and 2% said they weren’t sure.
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When Progress Michigan listed its key takeaways from the polling, the Trump question was not one of them.
Michael Traugott, University of Michigan Center for Political Studies emeritus research professor of political studies, said he was not surprised by the meager Trump bump. In a polarized environment, committed voters tend to stick with their parties, he said.
‘We’re in a period of very high political polarization, and the importance of party identification as a predictor of the vote has has been increasing recently,” Traugott told The Post. “If you were to look at the data from the 2020, exit polls, about 95% of Democrats voted for Joe Biden and about 95% of Republicans voted for Donald Trump. I think it’s pretty standard data.”
Where Trump was mentioned in the polling takeaways, it was related to a recent US Supreme Court decision that found presidents are immune from prosecution for “official acts.”
That ruling unraveled a federal case against Trump for his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
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An overwhelming number of respondents, 93%, answered the shooting did not change how they were “planning to vote,” according to the poll. REUTERS
Polling on the immunity ruling was split. Some 54% of people opposed it, while 38% supported it. The polling cohort tilted left.
While 39% of people polled were Democrats, only 32% were Republicans. Independents were 29% of the group.
By comparison, Democrats hold the Michigan House with a 56-54 edge, and the state Senate with a 20-18 edge. Real life is a much more even split.
Forty-nine percent of people took the poll via text and 51% on landline phones. Forty percent of those polled came from union families. Forty-nine percent voted for Biden in 2020, while 46% voted for Trump. Only 5% voted for someone else or did not vote.
Progress Michigan and Public Policy Polling did not respond to requests for comment.
ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The spirit of curling is one of friendship.
While memory of the Winter Olympics may have long melted away in the minds of many Americans, there some whose curiousness for the sport of curling has extended all the way into the springtime.
“Everybody’s having fun,” said Paul Curran, league manager for the Grand Rapids Curling Club. “It’s a really weird sport in that it’s really friendly.”
The club, which plays at the Cedar Rock Sportsplex in Algoma Township, has seen a recent spike in interest in its beginners leagues and learn to curl classes.
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“We’re all here to curl and learn,” said beginner Aaron Schwieterman. “Everyone’s making mistakes, but still having a great time learning the sport and trying to mimic what the professionals do at the Olympics.”
“I recommend it to anybody who wants to try something different,” said beginner Margaret Steketee. “If I can do it, anybody can do it.”
For a period of time on the ice, these newcomers to the sport turn into competitors. Then, at the conclusions of their games, they revert to being friends.
“Largely, what you’ll find with curlers is that when they’re done curling, they want to be friendly and hang out,” Curran said. “Which is what our league is doing right now.”
As long as people are interested, Curran says the club will continue to put on beginners leagues and lessons.
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“The more people we get out here curling, the better,” he said.
For more information on ways to play and learn how to curl in West Michigan, visit the Grand Rapids Curling Club’s website.
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Southeast Michigan under marginal risk for severe weather Saturday
DETROIT – There’s a chance of severe weather Saturday in Metro Detroit as storms move through the area.
A cold front will work through the region by Saturday afternoon and early Saturday evening, which will bring our thunderstorm chance.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the region under a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) on our severe weather scale for the start of the weekend.
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Gusty winds and hail are the primary threats as we work through the start of the weekend, but this will not be a widespread threat for severe thunderstorms.
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