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In the Michigan county Biden won by just 300 votes, fed-up residents give their very divided opinions on the Trump rematch and the 'baloney' in the race

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Travel north of Detroit and Flint and just off the 'thumb' of Michigan is Saginaw, County, one of the pivot counties of the 2020 presidential race.

There President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump appear ready to duke it out once again come November. 

The battleground state had one of the closest presidential elections in the country in 2020 with Biden winning Saginaw County by just over 300 votes.

Speaking to voters there this week suggests the county will see another brutal political season and neck-and-neck race this year.

The appetite for talking politics at random is low. Nearly two dozen people on a warm sunny afternoon seemed less than happy with the idea of discussing where they stand on the looming election. 

Inquiries elicited teeth gritting, narrowed eyes, a number of head shaking refusals, quickened step to escape and in one case a literal hiss. 

But for those who were willing to engage about 2024, there appears to be a split - and dissatisfaction with the same old candidates.

Donald Trump in Michigan on May 1
President Biden leaving the White House on April 30

President Biden won Saginaw County, MI over Donald Trump in 2020 by just over 300 votes. Voters there signaled it could be another extremely tight race in 2024

Trump traveled to the 'pivot county' he won in 2016 but lost in 2020 during his day off from court

Trump traveled to the 'pivot county' he won in 2016 but lost in 2020 during his day off from court

On Wednesday, Donald Trump returned to the county for a rally in Freeland where supporters lined up for hours to get into the outdoor venue and cheer as Trump's plane come to a halt just behind the podium. 

The rowdy crowd was energized as they heard some of the ex-president's greatest hits on the campaign trail. 

Trump was able to visit the state and in rare form while his criminal trial involving hush money payments was off for the day in New York. 

Polling has showed that some potential Trump voters would turn against the ex-president should he be convicted. But those are not the type of voter who attends his rallies. They've already made up their minds.

Waiting in line to attend the rally were Bert and Gena Smith. It was their first Trump rally ever, but they did vote for the ex-president in both 2016 and 2020. They plan to do so again in 2024.

They have been keeping tabs on some of the hush money trial, but it won't change their minds about their support come November. 

'I think it's a bunch of baloney,' said Gena Smith. 'I think it's run its course and they're just wasting our time and money.'

She suggested it is basically free advertising for the former president. Both told DailyMail.com that the ex-president should have some degree of immunity. But that did not hold true for President Biden as well.

'If they can prove that he's done all this backwoods collusion and backdoor hoodwinking, I think so,' Smith said of prosecuting the current president.

Trump supporters line up to enter the Trump rally in Freeland, MI on May 1

Trump supporters line up to enter the Trump rally in Freeland, MI on May 1 

Trump supporters look on in Freeland, MI as Trump's plane pulls up ahead of his rally

Trump supporters look on in Freeland, MI as Trump's plane pulls up ahead of his rally

Anti-Trump protesters standing outside the ex-president's rally in Freeland, MI as supporters lined up to enter

Anti-Trump protesters standing outside the ex-president's rally in Freeland, MI as supporters lined up to enter

But travel fifteen minutes down the road and away from the rally and other Michiganders show just how divided the state is when it comes to Trump versus Biden.

'In a million years I can tell you who I'm not voting for which is Trump because it's Trump,' said Mark "Brummeler. His most important issue: not letting Trump be president again. 

Brummeler blasted the ex-president as a 'baby want-to-be dictator' with 'Putinistic tendencies' and called the idea of a president getting absolute immunity disgusting and embarrassing.

Come November, he will be casting a ballot for Biden, but he is not happy about the choices.

'I'm beyond annoyed that we're forced into having to vote for who we have to vote for. The choices are stupid, but yes, there's not real choice here,' he said. 

Theresa Mahan, 31, also said she is going to vote for Biden 'reluctantly.'

Donald Trump shouts during his campaign event in Freeland, MI on Wednesday. One Saginaw County resident who was not attending the rally told DailyMail.com he hopes Trump's hair 'blows off' in the wind while visiting the state

Donald Trump shouts during his campaign event in Freeland, MI on Wednesday. One Saginaw County resident who was not attending the rally told DailyMail.com he hopes Trump's hair 'blows off' in the wind while visiting the state

Trump attempts to comb his hair back at windy campaign event in Freeland. MI. Trump was visiting the 'pivot county' he lost to Biden by just over 300 votes in 2020 but won in 2016

Trump attempts to comb his hair back at windy campaign event in Freeland. MI. Trump was visiting the 'pivot county' he lost to Biden by just over 300 votes in 2020 but won in 2016

Trump arriving in Waukesha, WI ahead of second visit to Michigan in just over a month. MI voters were divided over his hush money trial and the issue of presidential immunity depending on which candidate they plan to vote for

Trump arriving in Waukesha, WI ahead of second visit to Michigan in just over a month. MI voters were divided over his hush money trial and the issue of presidential immunity depending on which candidate they plan to vote for

'With the two party system, I think that we don't really have much of a choice on who we can elect that best represents our thoughts,' she said. 

She identifies more with Bernie Sanders but is not sitting out the election. Her attitude this year is 'vote blue, no matter who.'

Mahan said reproductive rights is a top issue and while 'the Democratic party is doing what they can, it's just not enough.'

She also listed LGBTQ rights, income inequality and social justice as important issues to her. 

While Biden eked out a win in Saginaw County in 2020, Trump won it by just over 1,000 votes in 2016 on his way to win the state in an extremely tight race against Hillary Clinton. 

Statewide, polling shows the race between Biden and Trump neck-and-neck. The Real Clear Politics average of recent polls show the ex-president with just over a one point lead in the state. 

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