Of Swedish and Norwegian heritage, he was born Harry Bratsburg in Detroit and was raised in Muskegon, Mich.

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The northern and western parts of Michigan have traditionally leant to the right, though there are pockets of Democrats in cities such as Muskegon and Saginaw.

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Lower Michigan, west of Detroit, looks fetching from one mile up, and I've read good things about it: Lansing, Grand Rapids, Muskegon--an economic region on the rise.

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