Retiring Guy's Digest: 2020-08-23

In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Some Cracks Emerge in the pro-Trump Wall. (The New York Times, 8/27/2020)

The Upper Peninsula hasn’t always been a Republican stronghold. Fueled by copper, iron ore and nickel mines in the 1800s and 1900s, the region had a strong economy and a large union work force who were loyal Democrats. While the rest of Michigan handed a big presidential victory to George H.W. Bush in 1988, the Upper Peninsula voted for the Democratic candidate, Michael Dukakis, and followed up with a near sweep for Bill Clinton in 1992 and a totally blue map in 1996.

Source: Wikipedia (Dickinson County, Iron Mountain)

Iron Mountain is the county seat of Dickinson County.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:

26.5% - Dickinson County
28.6% - Michigan
30.9% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

22.6% - Dickinson County
17.7% - Michigan
16.0% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

10.8% - Dickinson County
14.1% - Michigan
11.8% - U.S.

Trump's America: whiter, older, rural, less educated.

Source: Wikipedia

3rd party votes: 23.6% in 1992, 13.5% in 1996. 5.5% in 2016

(George Wallace received 4.9% of the vote in 1968)

Dickinson County Library

Other Trump's America posts:
Alabama
Autauga County. (6/29/2017)
Bibb County. (11/10/2017)
Blount County. (8/23/2020)
Covington County. (11/11/2017)
Dale County. (12/12/2017)
Geneva County. (11/11/2017)
Marion County. (11/11/2017)

Arizona
Mohave County. (6/28/2020)
8th congressional district.  (4/25/2018)

Arkansas
Cleburne County. (3/28/2020)
Faulkner County. (3/20/2018)
Mississippi County. (3/19/2018)
Woodruff County. (3/26/2018)

California
Mesa County. (7/20/2017)
Shasta County. (7/4/2017

Colorado
Morgan County. (4/25/2017)

Connecticut
Windham County. (1/13/2020)

Florida
Citrus County. (11/9/2019)
DeSoto County,. (9/9/2017)
Pinellas County. (3/14/2019)

Georgia
Jeff Davis County. (8/3/2020)

Idaho
Kootenai County. (9/25/2017)
Shoshone County. (8/16/2020)

Illinois
Bureau County. (8/4/2020)
Effingham County. (8/25/2020 update)
Franklin County. (2/27/2017)
Gallatin County. (7/21/2020)
Jefferson County. (8/11/2020)
Jersey County. (5/12/2019)
Jo Daviess County. (5/13/2018)
Knox County. (5/13/2018)
Macon County. (1/22/2020)
McHenry County. (2/5/2017)
Morgan County. (8/19/2020
Perry County.  (5/8/2017)
Randolph County. (8/25/2020)
Scott County. (11/7/2019)
Stephenson County. (5/13/2018)
Whiteside County. (5/13/2018)
16th Congressional District. (3/26/2017)

Indiana
Carroll County. (8/8/2020)
Dearborn County. (3/16/2019)
Franklin County. (3/16/2019)
Granger.  (3/26/2017)
Hendricks County. (10/1/2017)
Howard County. (3/19/2019)
Huntington County. (4/27/2017)
Jefferson County. (3/10/2018)
Knox County. (8/22/2020)
Madison County. (3/16/2019)
Posey County. (10/21/2017)
Scott County, (10/21/2017)
Sullivan County. (8/15/2020)
Tipton County. (8/1/2020)
Union County. (3/16/2019)
Vigo County. (3/15/2019)
Wayne County. (3/16/2019)

Iowa
Adair County. (9/16/2018)
Adams County. (9/16/2018)
Allamakee County. (7/31/2018)
Appanoose County. (8/4/2018)
Audubon County. (4/26/2019)
Benton County. (8/2/2018)
Boone County.  (1/15/2017)
Bremer County. (8/2/2018)
Buchanan County. (8/2/2018)
Butler County. (8/6/2018)
Calhoun County. (9/6/2018)
Cass County. (4/3/2018)
Cedar County. (7/31/2018)
Cerro Gordo County. (8/6/2018)
Cherokee County. (4/29/2019)
Chickasaw County. (8/2/2018)
Clarke County. (8/8/2018)
Clayton County. (7/31/2018)
Clinton County. (10/15/2017)
Davis County. (8/3/2018)
Decatur County. ( 7/5/2018)
Delaware County. (7/31/2018)
Des Moines County. (8/1/2018)
Emmet County. (8/19/2018)
Fayette County. (8/2/2018)
Floyd County. (9/25/2018 update)
Franklin County, (8/14/2017)
Fremont County. (3/24/2019)
Greene County. (9/6/2018)
Guthrie County. (9/16/2018)
Hamilton County. (4/2/2018)
Hancock County. (8/7/2018)
Hardin County. (4/2/2018)
Henry County. (7/9/2018)
Howard County. (1/16/2020 update)
Ida County. (4/28/2019)
Iowa County. (8/2/2018)
Jasper County. (8/5/2018)
Jefferson County. (8/1/2018)
Keokuk County. (8/2/2018)
Kossuth County. (8/18/2018)
Lee County. (8/1/2018)
Louisa County. (8/1/2018)
Lucas County. (8/5/2018)
Lyon County. (4/2/2018)
Madison County. (8/8/2018)
Marion County. (5/23/2017)
Mitchell County. (8/7/2018)
Monona County. (4/27/2019)
Monticello County. (1/13/2017)
Muscatine County. (8/1/2018)
Palo Alto County. (9/6/2018)
Plymouth County. (8/25/2020)
Pocahontas County. (9/6/2018)
Poweshiek and Webster counties. (2/7/2017)
Ringgold County. (8/8/2018)
Sac County. (4/28/2019)
Sioux County. (8/26/2018 update)
Tama County. (7/6/2018)
Taylor County. (9/16/2018)
Union County.  (9/10/2017)
Van Buren County. (4/25/2019)
Wapello County. (8/3/2018)
Washington County. (4/2/2018)
Wayne County. (8/5/2018)
Webster County. (8/9/2018)
Winnebago County. (8/15/2020 update)
Winneshiek County. (8/2/2018)
Worth County. (8/7/2018)
Wright County. (6/3/2019 update)

Kansas
Anderson County. (7/5/2020)
Bourbon County. (1/3/2020)
Clark County. (3/21/2017)
Comanche County. (12/22/2018)
Doniphan County. (3/27/2019)
Mitchell County.  (1/29/2017)
Phillips County. (7/20/2020)
Sumner County. (10/1/2017)

Kentucky
Bell County. (6/4/2018)
Carter County. (1/4/2020)
Elliott County. (7/18/2019)
Green County. (8/22/2020)
Hancock County,. (10/21/2017)
Henderson County. (1/22/2020)
Hickman County. (8/6/2020)
Jackson County. (12/9/2017)
Knott County. (1/5/2020)
Knox and Whitley counties. (2/17/2017)
Lee County. (12/9/2017)
Letcher County.  (6/29/2017)
Marion County. (8/202020)/
Martin County. (3/22/2018)
McCreary County. (3/21/2020)
Perry County. (10/10/2017)
Pike County. (11/1/2019)
Rowan County. (6/4/2018)

Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish,. (5/22/2017)
St. Martin Parish. (4/26/2017)

Maine
Piscataquis County. (7/3/2017)

Michigan
Alcona County. (1/27/2020)
Alpena County. (1/28/2020)
Bay County. (7/4/2019)
Cheboygan County. (1/31/2020)
Crawford County. (1/30/2020)
Eaton County. (6/26/2019)
Huron County. (1/27/2020)
Iosco County. (1/27/2020)
Lake County. (9/16/2018)
Lapeer County. (7/5/2019)
Macomb County. (11/29/2017)
Mecosta County. (8/19/2020)
Monroe County. (3/9/2019)
Montmorency County. (1/29/2020)
Ogemaw County. (1/30/2020)
Oscoda County. (1/30/2020)
Otsego County. (1/30/2020)
Presque Isle County. (1/209/2020)
Roscommon County. (1/30/2020)
St. Joseph County. (6/5/2017)
Saginaw County. (7/4/2019)
Tuscola County. (7/5/2019)

Minnesota
Chisago County. (6/20/2018)
Clay County. (11/14/2019)
Itasca County. (5/12/2018)
Jackson County. (1/20/2020)
Lac qui Parle County.  (7/2/2017)
Lincoln County. (7/21/2020)
McLeod County. (8/13/2020)
Mower County. (5/12/2018)
Nobles County. (1/26/2018)
Stearns County. (6/21/2019)
Steele County. (6/9/2019)
Swift County. (8/17/2020)

Mississippi
Pontotoc County.  (7/19/2017)
Tishomingo County. (8/10/2020)

Missouri
Atchison County. (3/25/2019)
Butler County. (7/22/2018)
Holt County. (3/25/2019)
Livingston County. (1/12/2020)
Marshall County. (7/26/2020)
New Madrid County. (4/23/2019)
Newton County. (1/18/2020)
Pike County/Bowling Green. (5/23/2019)

Montana
Valley County/Opheim. (5/27/2019)

Nebraska
Boyd County. (4/14/2019)
Burt County. (3/27/2019)
Custer County. (8/17/2020)
Keya Paha. (4/14/2019)
Knox County. (3/28/2019)
Nemaha County. (3/27/2019)
Richardson County. (3/27/2019)
Sioux County. (12/22/2018)

New Jersey
Monmouth County. (3/5/2020)
Sussex County. (12/1/2019)
7th Congressional District. (4/14/2017)

New York
Broome County. (2/14/2019)
Cayuga County. (2/13/2019)
Cortland County. (2/14/2019)
Essex County. (11/29/2017 update)
Franklin County. (2/9/2019)
Fulton County. (2/10/2019)
Herkimer County. (2/10/2019)
Orange County. (2/15/2019)
Oswego County. (2/11/2019)
Otsego County. (2/12/2019)
Putnam County. (2/27/2018)
Renssalaer County. (2/13/2019)
St. Lawrrence County. (2/8/2019)
Seneca County. (2/14/2019)
Sullivan County. (2/15/2019)
Warren County. (2/11/2019)
Washington County. (2/11/2019)
19th Congressional District. (3/26/2017)

North Carolina
Bladen County. (5/29/2020)
Hyde County. (11/10/2019)
Robeson County. (12/1/2017)
Union County. (3/9/2017)

North Dakota
Burleigh County. (12/6/2019)
Eddy County. (8/9/2020)
McLean County. (8/16/2020)
Sargent County. (10/22/2017)

Ohio
Adams County. (12/9/2017)
Ashtabula County. (2/18/2019)
Belmont County. (7/17/2018)
Columbiana County, (12/11/2017)
Coshocton County. (3/6/2019)
Defiance County. (3/21/2017)
Erie County. (3/5/2019)
Gallia County. (2/23/2019)
Guernsey County. (2/27/2019)
Henry County. (7/25/2020)
Highland County. (3/19/2017)
Huron County. (6/19/2017)
Jackson County. (6/6/2017)
Jefferson County. (2/20/2019)
Lawrence County. (2/25/2018)
Madison County. (8/14/2020)
Marion County. (7/14/2018)
Meigs County. (2/22/2019)
Mercer County. (12/8/2019)
Miami County. (6/11/2020)
Morgan County. (10/10/2017)
Muskingum County. (2/26/2019)
Ottawa County. (3/5/2019)
Portage County. (3/7/2019)
Sandusky County. (3/5/2019)
Shelby County. (3/2/2018)
Trumbull County. (4/3/2017)
Tuscarawas County. (1/25/2019)
Van Wert County.  (4/12/2017)
Wayne County. (5/6/2018)

Williams County. (3/21/2017)
Wood County. (3/6/2019)
Wyandot County. (5/4/2018)

Oklahoma

Bryan County. (5/5/2017)
Nowata County. (5/5/2018)
Osage County/Fairfax. (5/12/2019)

Oregon

Douglas County. (5/17/2017)
Union County. (6/16/2020)

Pennsylvania

Beaver County. (2/8/2019)
Bedford County. (8/25/2020)
Blair County/Altoona. (4/28/2019)
Bradford County. (2/18/2020)
Cambria County/Johnstown. (6/3/2017)

Dauphin County. (4/22/2017)
Elk County. (3/24/2019)

Erie County. (10/11/2018 update)
Fayette County. (7/25/2018)

Greene County. (5/3/2017)
Lawrence County. (2/5/2019)

UPDATE. Luzerne County. (1/14/2017)
Lycoming County. (1/28/2020)
McKean County. (2/17/2020)
Mercer County. (2/9/2019)

Northampton County. (7/20/2017)
Old Forge (Lackawanna County). 3/18/2019)
Pike County. (2/23/2020)
Potter County. (2/17/2020)
Susquehanna County. (2/18/2020)
Tioga County. (2/17/2020)
Warren County. (6/30/2019)
Wayne County. (2/18/2020)

Williamsport. (1/24/2017)

8th Congressional District. (4/18/2017)

South Carolina

Spartanburg County. (6/5/2017)

South Dakota

Charles Mix County. (11/11/2019)
Lawrence County,. (4/27/2017)

Tennessee
Campbell County. (12/10/2017)
Carter County. (2/24/2020)
Jackson County. (8/21/2020)
Lake County. (12/22/2018)
Marion County. (4/1/2017)
Maury County. (10/31/2017)
Putnam County. (8/11/2020)
Roane County. (5/1/2018)
Union County.  (5/30/2017)

Texas
Gaines County. (4/26/2017)
San Jacinto County. (5/13/2020)
Shackelford County. (2/26/2018)

Virginia
Alleghany County. (3/4/2020)
Bath County. (3/6/2020)
Bland County. (2/16/2020)
Buchanan County. (12/13/2019)
Carroll County. (2/28/2020)
Craig County. (3/3/2020)
Dickenson County. (2/15/2020)
Floyd County. (8/14/2020 update)
Franklin County. (3/2/2020)
Frederick County. (2/15/2020)
Giles County. (2/26/2020)
Grayson County. (2/27/2020)
Henry County. (3/12/2020)
Highland County. (3/10/2020)
Lee County. (2/15/2020)
Patrick County. (2/29/2020)
Pulaski County. (2/26/2020)
Russell County. (2/15/2020)
Scott County. (2/16/2020)
Smyth County. (2/16/2020)
Tazewell County. (2/16/2020)
Washington County. (2/16/2020)
Wise County. (11/9/2019)

Washington
Grays Harbor County. (8/20/2017)

West Virginia
Berkeley County. (3/25/2018)
Boone County. (3/23/2018)
Brooke County. (3/17/2019)
Cabell County.  (8/4/2017)
Doddridge County. (3/19/2019)
Fayette County.  (1/24/2017)
Grant County. (8/5/2020)
Greenbrief County. (12/14/2018)
Hancock County. (3/17/2019)
Hardy County. (2/15/2020)
Harrison County. (3/19/2019)
Jackson County. (6/18/2017)
Lincoln County. (3/21/2019)
Logan County. (3/21/2019)
Marion County. (3/18/2019)
Marshall County. (2/7/2018)
Mason County. (12/16/2017)
McDowell County. (7/10/2017)
Mercer County. (3/20/2019)
Mingo County. (3/25/2018)
Monroe County. (8/24/2020)
Summers County. (3/25/2018)
Wayne County. (3/24/2018)
Wetzel County. (3/19/2019)
Wood County. (1/15/2019)
Wyoming County. (3/20/2019)

Wisconsin
6th congressional district. (1/27/2018)
Adams County. (2/6/2017)
Barron County. (1/3/2020)
Buffalo County. (3/19/2017)
Burnett County. (2/24/2018)
Clark County,. (8/13/2018)
Crawford County. (5/14/2018)
Florence County. (11/13/2019)
Fond du Lac County. (3/7/2018)
Forest County. (6/16/2019)
Grant County. (5/16/2018)
Green Lake County. (1/26/2018)
Jackson County. (3/8/2018)
Johnson Creek. (1/21/2017)
Juneau County. (2/23/2017)
Lafayette County. (5/16/2018)
Langlade County,. (6/9/2019)
Lincoln County. (1/14/2020)
Manitowoc County. (8/10/2017)
Monroe County. (3/8/2018)
Oconto County. (7/24/2018)
Oneida County. (4/24/2017)
Pepin County. (12/21/2017)
Price County. (12/23/2018 update)
Richland County. (11/10/2017)
Rusk County. (6/30/2019)
Sauk County. (5/14/2018)
Sawyer County. (3/20/2017)
Taylor County.  (12/23/2018 update)
Trempealeau County. (5/28/2019)
Vernon County. (5/14/2018)
Waushara County. (2/6/2017)
Winnebago County. (11/27/2017)
Wood County. (3/8/2018)

In November 2018, Mark Born (R-Beaver Dam) won a 4th term in the Assembly in another cakewalk.

According to his campaign website, Izzy Hassey Nevarez, his Democratic opponent, lives with his husband John (a native Cheesehead), and their dog, Max, in a small cottage on Lake Sinissippi. Surrounded by their closely-knit community, they spend much of their time volunteering to serve the people of the place they love to call home.

Source: Ballotpedia

The Jigsaw, Loop-do-loop Art

of the WIGOP Gerrymander

Source: Ballotpedia

Retiring Guy's Digest

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Greetings from Trump's America: Dickinson County, Michigan, where some folks are having a change of heart

In a word -- NO

Friday, August 28, 2020

GET ME REWRITE: Jefferson Wisconsin police chief likes the man with the gasoline can

GET ME REWRITE: Ozaukee County Sheriff Jim Johnson endorses man with the gasoline can for president. This is unacceptable.

Ellen Theresa Waldeck (1947-2020) Warren Area High School class of 1965

Wisconsin 2020 elections: Who's running in the 39th State Assembly District