The McCain/Palin campaign has decided to pull out of Michigan to direct resources at other target states. The choice did not please potential VP Sarah Palin, who said "Oh come on, do we have to?" Living in Michigan I find this odd, as the states history leans Democratic, it does however have some Conservative voters. The trend in polls leaning to Barack Obama nationally have to have the McCain camp worried, but to concede a swing state the day after highly touted debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin is odd.
Michigan long afflicted with poor leadership from both parties, the longest economic draught in the country, and a manufacturing sector swimming in trouble should have proved competitive for both candidates. With a voting electorate that is extremely diverse, and roughly divided on both social and foreign policy issues. The state voted for both Al Gore and John Kerry in respective elections, but had some tough state and local elections in 2006 and improvements are still not visible. My thought is McCain and his advisers see Michigan as a lost cause, which cannot be beneficial to the GOP. With Sarah Palin on display with Katie Couric this past week, her inability to actually answer anything during her debate, and McCain's sagging numbers nationally they apparently think allowing Michigan to sink deeper is ok. Joe Biden, in his emotional closing statement in Thursday's debate, people are looking around for help. The McCain camp has apparently recognized that voters here are hurting and are not stupid. By cutting off direct mail, and removing staff from the state, proves their campaign is in disarray with about 5 weeks left.
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