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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Mich.
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MichMash: How will Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign affect the 2024 presidential election?

Hernz Laguerre May 3, 2024

Third party candidates notoriously draw votes away from either Republicans or Democrats, but which voters will Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
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Trump warns of decaying economy, vows to ‘save’ US auto industry at Michigan rally

Quinn Klinefelter May 2, 2024

Former President Donald Trump used a campaign rally in Michigan's bellwether Saginaw County on Wednesday to lash out against the...

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Mich.
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Will Robert F. Kennedy Jr. be a spoiler in Michigan? For who?

Russ McNamara April 24, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in metro Detroit over the weekend to hold a hybrid campaign rally and comedy show...

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
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Trump, Republicans talk border in Grand Rapids

Colin Jackson April 3, 2024

Criticisms of the Biden administration’s immigration policies made up a major part of former President Donald Trump’s speech in Grand...

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FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Trump to visit Grand Rapids Tuesday

Colin Jackson April 1, 2024

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be in Grand Rapids Tuesday. The Kent County GOP says it will not...

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Created Equal: Does SCOTUS ruling on the Colorado insurrection clause set a dangerous precedent? 

Created Equal March 12, 2024

Early this month, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled to restore Donald Trump to the 2024 presidential primary ballot in...

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President Joe Biden addressing an audience at a silicon chip company in Bay City, Mich., in November 2022.
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President Joe Biden to campaign in Michigan this week

Steve Carmody, Associated Press March 11, 2024

Michigan will be part of President Joe Biden first big campaign swing as the general election begins to ramp up....

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Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack

Associated Press March 4, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban the Republican...

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Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra said dissident delegates were refused credentials because they ignored repeated efforts to get them to register.
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Trump walks away with Michigan GOP convention, hard feelings linger

Rick Pluta March 4, 2024

Former President Donald Trump swept Michigan Republican caucuses held Saturday in Grand Rapids. Trump’s victory and popularity among delegates belies...

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Eric Suter-Bull holds a Vote Uncommitted sign outside a voting location at Saline Intermediate School for the Michigan primary election in Dearborn, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Michigan is the last major primary state before Super Tuesday and a critical swing state in November's general election.
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MichMash: Political pundits Adrian Hemond, John Sellek go in-depth on Michigan’s ‘uncommitted’ vote

Hernz Laguerre March 1, 2024

The Michigan primaries came and went and the results were predictable — save for the "uncommitted" campaign claiming 13% of...

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FILE - This combo image shows President Joe Biden, left, Jan. 5, 2024, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, right, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
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Will Trump or Biden help the US economy? Michigan voters weigh in

Quinn Klinefelter March 1, 2024

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump appear headed for a re-match in this year’s campaign for the White...

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Nikki Haley delivers a campaign speech in Troy, Michigan on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024.
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Nikki Haley in Michigan ahead of Tuesday’s presidential primary

Alex McLenon February 26, 2024

After losing in her home state of South Carolina, Republican candidate Nikki Haley is in Michigan ahead of the state’s...

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