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The Metro: A conversation with new Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel

Sam Corey, The Metro February 25, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Democrats took a lot of hits in November at the...

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Created Equal: What now for the Democratic Party?

Sasha Bacon November 12, 2024

Democrats were on the blunt end of a very strong message on election day, as Donald Trump flipped many parts...

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A large tarp sign put up by the Beacham family in 2020 near Lawton, Mich.
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Meet the rural Democrats of Southwest Michigan

Michael Symonds October 30, 2024

You may think of rural West Michigan as Trump country. But Democratic voters live there too, even if they’re outnumbered.My...

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The Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing.
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Democratic org announces $500K investment in Michigan House races

Colin Jackson September 5, 2024

Michigan House Democrats are getting a $500,000 boost from a national campaign organization to help them keep control of the...

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.
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Buttigieg says Democrats will ‘bottle’ energy from convention to propel presidential ticket

Quinn Klinefelter August 28, 2024

There likely was no busier man at last week’s Democratic National Convention than transplanted Michigander Pete Buttigieg.The U.S. transportation secretary...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addressed the crowd of delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Democrats aim to address voters’ economic concerns as DNC high fades

Quinn Klinefelter August 26, 2024

Democrats continue basking in the afterglow of an energetic national convention, where Kamala Harris became the first Black woman to...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke with WDET ahead of her speech on the last night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Whitmer shares goals for Democratic Party, Michigan ahead of DNC address on Thursday

Russ McNamara August 22, 2024

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is set to give a speech in primetime Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.The...

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Delegates hold signs as former President Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago.
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Detroiter at DNC who attended more than a dozen conventions encourages younger generations to tune in

Quinn Klinefelter August 21, 2024

The Democratic National Convention completely changed its tenor after Vice President Kamala Harris became the party’s official nominee.But at an...

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Kamala Harris buttons for sale outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Detroit Evening Report: Excitement for Harris-Walz ticket grows; Michigan’s ‘Shark Tank’-style pitch competition + more

Sascha Raiyn August 20, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, stories include this week's excitement at the Democratic National Convention around the Harris-Walz...

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Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.
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Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow on her DNC speech, future priorities for the state

Russ McNamara August 20, 2024

Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-Royal Oak) received some rare time on a national platform Monday night at the Democratic...

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Dr. Cornel West appears at a Bernie Sanders event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Birmingham, Ala., in January 2016.
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Activist Cornel West booted from Michigan presidential ballot

Rick Pluta August 19, 2024

The Michigan Bureau of Elections notified the independent presidential campaign of progressive political activist and academic Cornel West that a...

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President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.
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Biden drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns and he endorses Harris

Associated Press July 21, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following...

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