A Michigan County That Switched Sides Now Holds Key to Democratic Revival

Macomb County near Detroit used to be Democratic stronghold, voting for Obama twice. Then it flipped: Trump won there in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Now, as Democrats pick a new Senate candidate this August, local party leaders are undecided. Both candidates face the same problem: winning back working-class voters who abandoned them. Macomb's next move matters.