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Former Gov. James Blanchard was in Congress from 1975 through 1982, watching from a front-row seat when President Jimmy Carter came in and took over the White House in the late 70s.

Republicans Tuesday cast all of Michigan's 15 Electoral College votes for President-elect Donald Trump.

Between Tuesday of last week and Saturday, pollster Steve Mitchell of Mitchell Research said ongoing interviews found surging voter sentiment toward Vice President Kamala Harris – with the biggest surge seen in completed surveys from Saturday.

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.

At the end of a presidential election cycle, most Americans are inundated by claims from both the Republican and Democrat nominees that they and their party are the best friends of pocketbook conscious voters.