Blog tagged as Elections

Both the Republican and Democratic tickets have already visited Michigan more times in 2024 than they did in both 2020 and 2016, based on calculations from MIRS.news.

A total of 50% of Michigan voters were put off enough by former President Donald Trump’s comparison of Detroit to a developing country that they are less likely to vote for him this fall, according to a new Mitchell Research & Communications survey commissioned by MIRS and Michigan News Source.

Democrats tried to claim Dick DeVos and Rick Snyder had business dealings in China when they ran for Governor in 2006 and 2010. Republican Pete Hoeksta tried to use American spending on Chinese goods against U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing) in her 2012 re-election bid.

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) brought in an eye-popping $15 million this quarter, with her Republican opponent Mike Rogers raising $3 million, according to data compiled by MIRS.

More than 2.1 million absentee ballots had been requested for the Nov. 5 Presidential Election and more than 670,000 have returned with three weeks left, fewer than the 2020 election.