A new ad from the Paul Junge campaign attacks U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin’s record on stimulus and payroll tax. It’s built on two indisputable facts but could give viewers the false impression the Holly Democrat did little to help the state during the COVID-19 crisis.
Mansur Shaheen
A guest author for Bridge Magazine.
Mansur Shaheen is covering the 2020 elections for Bridge. He has a journalism and economics degree from George Mason University.
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Where Michigan candidates for Senate, Congress stand on health care, ACA
The Affordable Care Act and pre-existing conditions are a defining issue in the Nov. 3 election. From president to Congress, here are the views of candidates on Michigan’s ballot.
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Fact Squad | GOP ad smears Scholten legal work, claiming she helped ‘evade law’
A new TV ad claims Hillary Scholten’s work as an immigrations attorney made west Michigan unsafe. The ad twists some facts to reach reckless conclusions.
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Fact Squad | Ad ties John James’ environment record to Koch Brothers donations
A new ad is mostly accurate, pointing out that John James has taken $650K from the oil and gas industry and groups tied to the conservatives whose company polluted southwest Detroit with pet coke. But the ad doesn’t tell the whole story.
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FBI: Whitmer conspirators wanted to leave her in lake, kidnap Va. governor
Tuesday’s federal court hearing in Grand Rapids revealed new allegations in the case against six men charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over her COVID-19 shutdown orders. Three of the men were denied bond.
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‘Government is slavery,’ accused Michigan kidnap plotter vented online
Social media accounts of men accused of attempting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer show they shared a love of guns and hatred of the government. ‘If they mean to have a war, let it begin here.”
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Coronavirus powers ruling puts spotlight on Michigan Supreme Court election
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers were effectively ended by a 4-3 decision Friday, with the court majority nominated by Republicans. Voters will decide two seats in November that could tip the balance.
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Fact Squad | GOP uses Haley Stevens’ words against her in new TV ad
A Republican super PAC is using a speech from the first-term representative to claim she is ‘just embarrassing.’ Stevens made national news for the speech about the coronavirus pandemic.
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Fact Squad | Meijer hits and misses with ad on Scholten health care plan
In a new TV ad, Peter Meijer says hospitals will close with Hillary Scholten’s health care plan. Studies suggest that may be true. But Meijer also fudges his own stance.
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Fact Squad | Meijer goes low, misleads with ad tying Scholten to ‘extremists’
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