• In new Bridge elections FAQ show, reporters discuss calls for civility in wake of failed attempt to assassinate Donald Trump
• President Joe Biden was in Michigan on Friday and gave a fiery speech seeking to quiet critics in his own party. Did he do enough?
• Readers ask about Project 2025 and the U.S. Senate campaign

LANSING — A failed attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump has brought bipartisan leaders together – at least briefly – to condemn political violence, Bridge Michigan reporters said Monday during a live show.

Watch the full Bridge elections FAQ episode in the player below to hear reporters Isabel Lohman, Jordyn Hermani and Simon Schuster discuss the latest developments ahead of the Aug. 6 primary and Nov. 5 general election.

As Hermani explained, a gunman’s failed attempt to kill Trump has prompted calls for civility from Republicans and Democrats in the midst of a tumultuous campaign season. 

“We can argue, but we must center our common humanity,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a longtime Trump critic, said in a lengthy statement on Sunday. “We must.”

Bridge reporters also answered several questions about 2024 elections, including some from readers, such as: 

• President Joe Biden was in Detroit on Friday. Did he win over voters?
• U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten,D-Grand Rapids, last week said Biden should step aside in the presidential race. Is there momentum for that effort?
• Project 2025 is getting a lot of buzz right now. What is it?
• How do journalists decide when to focus on Biden versus Trump, and what stories warrant news coverage?
• U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers made some critical comments about Trump in the past. Is that hurting him in the GOP primary? 

Watch the reporter responses in the YouTube player above. We’ll be back next week with another Bridge elections FAQ live show. Click here to submit your own question about key races, election rules or other topics.

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Bridge elections FAQ: Trump assassination attempt, Biden rally, Project 2025

by Bridge Staff, Bridge Michigan
July 15, 2024

<h1>Bridge elections FAQ: Trump assassination attempt, Biden rally, Project 2025</h1> <p class="byline">by Bridge Staff, Bridge Michigan <br />July 15, 2024</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>In new Bridge elections FAQ show, reporters discuss calls for civility in wake of failed attempt to assassinate Donald Trump</strong></li> <li><strong>President Joe Biden was in Michigan on Friday and gave a fiery speech seeking to quiet critics in his own party. Did he do enough?</strong></li> <li><strong>Readers ask about Project 2025 and the U.S. Senate campaign</strong></li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p>LANSING — A failed attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump has brought bipartisan leaders together – at least briefly – to condemn political violence, Bridge Michigan reporters said Monday during a live show.</p> <p>Watch the full <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/tags/bridge-politics-faq">Bridge elections FAQ</a> episode in the player below to hear reporters Isabel Lohman, Jordyn Hermani and Simon Schuster discuss the latest developments ahead of the Aug. 6 primary and Nov. 5 general election.</p> </p> <p>As Hermani explained, a gunman’s failed attempt to kill Trump has prompted calls for civility from Republicans and Democrats in the midst of a tumultuous campaign season.&nbsp;</p> <p>“We can argue, but we must center our common humanity,” Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a longtime Trump critic, said in a lengthy statement on Sunday. “We must.”</p> <p>Bridge reporters also answered several questions about 2024 elections, including some from readers, such as:&nbsp;</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>President Joe Biden was in Detroit on Friday. Did he win over voters?</li> <li>U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten,D-Grand Rapids, last week said Biden should step aside in the presidential race. Is there momentum for that effort?</li> <li>Project 2025 is getting a lot of buzz right now. What is it?</li> <li>How do journalists decide when to focus on Biden versus Trump, and what stories warrant news coverage?</li> <li>U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers made some critical comments about Trump in the past. Is that hurting him in the GOP primary? </li> </ul> <p>Watch the reporter responses in the YouTube player above. We’ll be back next week with another <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/tags/bridge-politics-faq">Bridge elections FAQ</a> live show. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9Qu1CjUM7qqH1DFW6m05abf42NPIHIzq9p5bTXLZih0EaTQ/viewform">Click here to submit your own question</a> about key races, election rules or other topics.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/bridge-elections-faq-trump-assassination-attempt-biden-rally-project-2025/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://bridgemi.com&quot;&gt;Bridge Michigan&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-android-chrome-192x192-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://bridgemi.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=1209&amp;amp;ga4=G-1E2G9MSHX5&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/bridge-elections-faq-trump-assassination-attempt-biden-rally-project-2025/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bridgemi.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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