Watch Bridge Lunch Break/Elections FAQ on Michigan, national election results
- A day after the general election, Bridge Michigan hosted a reader event to break down results and answer reader questions
- Among the topics: Michigan voters shifting to the right, the flip of Michigan House of Representatives to the GOP, Michigan results still outstanding and more
- Watch the full recording of the discussion below
Bridge Michigan combined our Lunch Break and Elections FAQ events for a special post-election discussion Wednesday.
Panelists for this event included Capitol reporters Lauren Gibbons, Jordyn Hermani and Simon Schuster and data reporter Mike Wilkinson. Bridge Michigan education reporter and Elections FAQ host Isabel Lohman moderated the discussion.
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If you missed this live Zoom event, you can stream it below.
The Bridge team discussed Michigan voters shifting to the right, the flip of Michigan House of Representatives to the GOP, the new faces in the state Legislature, where the race between Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin for Michigan’s open US Senate seat stood as of noon Wednesday, implications of the election on Michigan’s lame duck legislative sessions, possible candidates for Michigan governor in 2026 and more.
Bridge’s Lunch Break monthly series focuses on timely topics facing our state. Previous discussions have included examinations of efforts to educate students for careers, solutions to gun violence, the long-term impact of pollution from the automotive industry, youth mental health and ideas for growing the state’s population.
Bridge’s Michigan Elections FAQ series launched in May 2024 and took place weekly, answering reader questions about all things election-related. Previous events have discussed why bloated voter rolls don’t lead to voter fraud; where the presidential candidates stood on border security, climate, taxes and health care; absentee ballots, top races to watch and more.
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This was our final Lunch Break and Elections FAQ event of 2024. We look forward to engaging with you again in 2025!
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