No Duggan = Gov. Benson in partisan repeat
The celebration you heard last Thursday when former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan dropped out of the governor’s race came from Jocelyn Benson’s campaign headquarters. Michigan’s Secretary of …
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Polling shows it. Progressive energy is real
Before I dive too deeply into two polls that form the crux of this week’s column, I’m going to share my philosophy on polls. What they are and what they’re not. Here’s what a poll is: a …
It’s time for professionals to run these convention elections
If you think you’re having a bad day, check in with Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel Jr. The East Lansing politico has seemingly all segments of the party breathing down his neck …
Six interesting stories and people running for Congress
History was not made at last week’s filing deadline. Lansing’s Elyon Badger did not turn in the 1,000 signatures needed to make the August ballot in the 7th Congressional District. Lansing …
Democrats give Republicans a chance in November
Democratic activists voted with their hearts last Sunday. At a jam-packed endorsement convention, Dems selected Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit as their Attorney General pick, Lt. Gov. …
A Rarity In Today’s Campaigns: The Unscripted Roundtable
Over at the Flap Jack in DeWitt this week, gubernatorial candidate Tom Leonard spent an hour laying out how he plans to lower auto insurance rates. Michigan’s are really high. Still. …
The difference between your SOS, AG nominees? Not a lot
The Michigan Republican Party made news recently for selecting as their presumptive nominees for Secretary of State and Attorney General a pair of county officeholders with histories of winning …
Obscure board race becomes proxy battle in Middle East tensions
Off the top of your head, name of one member of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. Just one. Not Tom Brady. Nope, Madonna is a famous alum, too. Not on the board. Fact is, you …
Maybe we don’t view the world so differently after all
Republican and Democratic voters disagree on a lot, don’t they? Immigration. Acceptable tax levels. The extent of public programs. Whether Donald Trump is an acceptable president. …
Real Fake News. It’s Hiding In Your Feeds
Our courts reporter sent me a story tip she got off Facebook feed last week about some back-and-forth Gov. Gretchen Whitmer allegedly had with Detroit Red Wings player Moritz Seider. The …