Lot of Dutch Reformed Church members in the west. My concern in Michigan is more the Detroit suburbs and the region between Detroit and Monroe.
In Michigan, the typical dem strongholds have been places like the City of Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Muskegon and then the counties of Monroe, Oakland, Wayne, etc. You will find the republican voter in the more suburbian areas and rural areas. Places like Ottawa county went almost 90+% republican last couple of elections. Kent county went republican except for the city of Grand Rapids proper.
I live in Oakland County (between Detroit and Flint) and there are many, many McCain signs. It’s only anecdotal, but I think there are many more than there were for Bush in 00 or 04.
Also, my sister and bro-in-law are Catholics and have been actively distributing flyers during Mass at their local parish. This apparently has been a huge Catholic effort statewide.
Prop 2 is motivating many pro-lifers to get out and vote against it.
My hunch is that McCain will barely lose MI, but it will be much closer than the polls say.
Then again, if the above reports of high turnout in the west are accurate, than this could be a real shocker!
Remember, Bush only lost to Kerry by 160,000 votes. And I doubt he did well with the Catholic vote.
Keep prayin’...and GOTV!!
Detroit chooses the Governor and President for Michigan and goes unbelievably Democrat, but West Michigan and the rural areas of Michigan make it close. I still think a Republican could win Michigan if they received enough cross over votes outside of Detroit from PUMAS.