Mike Pence brought a motorcade to Michigan's car-less Mackinac Island. Michiganders winced at the 'sacrilege.'

A carriage in Mackinac Island
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President Trump's re-election campaign "is increasingly grim about a repeat performance" in Michigan, where Trump eked out a win in 2016, Politico reports. But the campaign isn't giving up on the state entirely — this weekend, Vice President Mike Pence made his third trip to Michigan this year, traveling this time to quaint Mackinac Island to speak at the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference.

In a state where every vote will count in 2020 and Republicans lost big in 2018, Pence's visit might not have been a net positive.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.