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CBS 62's 'Michigan Matters' Focus: Presidential Politics & Farming

By CBS Detroit

Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton visited Metro Detroit this week to roll out their economic plans, which struck vastly different chords with the CBS62 "Michigan Matters" round table.

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Stu Sandler, Jill Alper, and Keith Owens appear with Carol Cain on "Michigan Matters" and dissect Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's visits to Metro Detroit this week. (Photos: CBS62 Remi Murrey)

Democratic strategist Jill Alper, Republican strategist Stu Sandler, and Keith Owens, Senior Editor of the Michigan Chronicle appeared with host Carol Cain to talk about the strategies and race for the White House.

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(credit: CBS62 Remi Murrey)

Alper, an adviser to Clinton, said the Democratic nominee would bring jobs back to America and said Trump offered a pessimistic view of the nation.

Sandler said that Trump has captured the nation's attention as few other candidates in recent memory and has defied pundits since entering the race last year and leaving 17 other GOP challengers in the dust as he won the nomination.

Owens said that Michigan would play a pivotal role in the contest as evidenced by both candidates making their economic plans known during visits to the Great Lakes State.

Also appearing in the show was Peter Anastor, who works for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

He said despite the dry, unseasonably warm weather conditions the state has experienced this year, crops would not  be effected.

Nor would crop prices rise.

Agriculture remains a critical industry in Michigan and is second in stature only to automotive, he said.

There are also  growing opportunities tied to agriculture, which he talked about for the episode.

 (You can hear the conversation by watching "Michigan Matters" 11:30 Sunday only on CBS 62)

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