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Oct 2024
15m 37s

Why Trump dumps on Detroit

ABC
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Michigan is a key swing state in the US election and there’s a big divide in voting intentions between its biggest city, Detroit, and much of the rest of the state. 

Detroit is set to strongly back Kamala Harris, and Donald Trump has compared the city to a developing nation. 

With just days until the US election, host of America’s Last Election podcast series Matt Bevan is in Michigan where he’s been gauging the mood of voters. 

Today, he discusses hot dogs, a close-ish encounter with Kamala Harris and why Michigan was key to Trump’s last attempt to overturn the election result.

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Matt Bevan, host of If You’re Listening: America’s Last Election 

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