Poll: Majority of Michiganders say Detroit is key to state's success

BY CHRIS CHRISTOFF
DETROIT FREE PRESS LANSING BUREAU CHIEF

East side, west side, Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor and young and old -- Michigan voters overwhelmingly believe Detroit is important or essential to Michigan's economic health, according to a Free Press/WXYZ-TV poll.

But some feel more strongly than others.

Statewide, 72% of those asked agreed that Detroit is "essential" or "important but not essential" to Michigan's vitality; 26% said Detroit is not important or only a little important.


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I'm not sure how the other 28% think that it's not.