MACKINAC ISLAND, Michigan — Amir Hassan, a Republican running for the House in one of Michigan’s most competitive districts, is emphasizing his Flint roots as he attempts to build upon the inroads President Donald Trump made with black voters in 2024.
In an interview, Hassan said Republicans failed to “change some minds and votes” in Genesee County, a Democratic enclave anchored to the majority-black city of Flint.
Trump improved on his 2020 performance there by 5 points, mirroring a national overperformance at the top of the ticket, but Republicans struggled to capitalize on that shift down-ballot in Michigan’s Eighth District, which encompasses Flint and the surrounding “Tri-City” area.
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“I’m uniquely equipped to have the conversation in a different way, because I’m actually from here, born and
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