Blog tagged as Elections

Report: 94K Voters Faced 'Unprecedented Attack' On Their Rights In '22

11/04/24 03:46 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Report: 94K Voters Faced 'Unprecedented Attack' On Their Rights In '22
In 2022, more than 94,000 registered Michigan voters faced an unprecedented attack on their right to vote, according to a new report.

Presidential Visits To Michigan Surpass 2016, 2020 Combined

11/04/24 01:40 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Presidential Visits To Michigan Surpass 2016, 2020 Combined
Former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) have made more Michigan campaign stops than the Trump-Pence campaigns of 2020 and 2016 combined as of Friday, reaching 25 visits between the two.

36 Percent Say They Lost Relationships Over Voting Choices 

11/01/24 12:46 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
36 Percent Say They Lost Relationships Over Voting Choices 
A combined 36 percent of Michiganders reported losing relationships with friends, family or both over their voting choices, according to a new MIRS-sponsored poll conducted by Mitchell Research and Communications.

Stein Pushes Back On ‘Spoiler’ Ads; ‘They Spoiled It For Themselves’ 

10/31/24 12:31 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Stein Pushes Back On ‘Spoiler’ Ads; ‘They Spoiled It For Themselves’ 
Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein pushed back on Wednesday on the Democratic National Committee for running digital ads that portray her and independent candidate Cornel West as “spoilers.”

Michigan's Closest Election And Other Fun Facts

10/28/24 10:30 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan's Closest Election And Other Fun Facts
The polls are projecting another razor-thin presidential election on Nov. 5, but if the margin of victory is under 1 percentage point, it would mark only the fourth time in Michigan’s history that the results were that close.