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Saginaw is a small post-industrial town in the middle of Michigan.

If you recognise the name, it might be because it made it into a couple of songs back in the 1960s.

But now, the folk singers are gone.

And so have most of the factories and many of the jobs that went with them.

It's a place that doesn't often make the news at all, except for once every four years. Thank you very much. Hello, Michigan. I love to be in Michigan. When the circus comes to

town. When we understand who we are as a nation, we take great pride in being a leader on so many things.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump know how important the voters in this state are.

For both of them, the clearest path to victory in next Tuesday's election is if they can win

in Michigan, along with Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

All of which, Faguardian writer Chris McGreel,

made Saginaw the perfect place to base himself in the leader to November 5th.

I chose Saginaw because Michigan's a crucial swing state.

Whoever wins Michigan may well win the election.

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