With two very important primaries out of the way, all candidates are now looking towards Michigan to win over. Barack Obama did exceptionally well in Iowa but finished second and three points behind Hillary Clinton. How will this affect him in the next primary election? Michigan has been a supporter of the Democratic Party in recent years, so this bodes well for the presidential hopeful. But what will he need to do in order to win votes from the Republicans who populate the western, northern and rural parts of the state? Be true to his word and not flip flop, for starters.
Make them think that he will bring them some sort of continuity and reassurance. The one thing that Obama will need to steer clear from is the topic of border control. It is widely assumed that democrats are more willing to accept immigrants than Republicans, therefore making border control a touchy subject. In Michigan, they have seen a jump of almost 165,000 since the year 2000 in illegal immigrants. This is a topic that Obama does not want to touch on much, but focus instead of health care and retirement since the majority of their population will soon reach retirement age. Obama has a great chance at becoming President; he just needs to focus on platforms on a state by state basis, as should all candidates. Barack Obama will face his fellow candidates for the presidency in Michigan on January 15 where, hopefully, every eligible voter will vote.
Despite not being on the ballot, about 70% of African Americans that voted in the Democratic race voted for Uncomitted with the intention of supporting Obama.
