Politically, it looks rather strange when one of the American member states promotes itself in other countries (and in part at the expense of others). that it MLive Northern Michigan does this for southern states, he says. The political fault line is that Michigan’s leadership is a liberal Democrat (although Donald Trump in 2016 He can win here), while the states in which he now promotes his love of liberty are conservative republics.
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A poster declares that Michigan respects the rights of the LGBTQ community. In the poster, Tammy and Sharon McBash, a gay couple, lounging smiling on the deck of a speedboat. The ads were funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), implying that the goal is not only to promote gay rights or the right to abortion, but also to attract investors and skilled workers to Michigan (which rust areas like Detroit don’t hurt).
MEDC has targeted Florida, Texas, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina and Tennessee in the current phase of the campaign. Florida is a good example, once a classic swing conditionthat is, it was a swing state, with Republicans and Democrats winning, but in recent years it has taken a sharp turn to the right under the administration of Ron DeSantis (who is also running for the presidential nomination).
In contrast, Michigan declares:Bigotry is bad for businessLoosely translated bigotry is bad for business. According to Governor Gretchen Whitmer, people want to live in a place where the rules align with their own values. According to him, while other member states have started divisive culture wars, in Michigan they are striving to make a living For families, creating jobs, expanding rights and protections.
Michigan’s unstated goal is to attract talented people, thus portraying the Great Lakes State as a worthy investment.
Meanwhile, the conservatives are criticizing the initiative, which they say is not backed by data, the economy will not thrive because of it, and the governor is just trying to increase his national popularity with public money. Incidentally, in 2013, the then republican leadership of the member states also launched a nationwide campaign linked to the right to work.
(Featured image source: Michigan Economic Development Board)
