Why Michigan is a defining state in presidential election #DetroitNews

Kirk Pinho and Lindsay VanHulle - Michigan wasn't expected to be a swing state, at least not in the same breath as Ohio or Florida or Pennsylvania. Yet for much of Tuesday night and into Wednesday, the nation's attention was tuned to Michigan, as Donald Trump's razor-thin lead stunned pollsters and pundits. Broadcast network analysts suggested the Mitten State could be the one to decide whether the Republican nominee would upset Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton -- at least it would be an upset according to pre-election

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