Michigan elections FAQ: Democrats convene in Chicago, Trump plans return
- Bridge Michigan journalists discuss this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago
- Among the potential surprises? Protests outside, and TikTok inside as Democrats stream content ‘vertically’ to reach young voters on phones
- The team also discusses Donald Trump’s pending return to Michigan, where he’ll discuss ‘crime and safety’ in Livingston County
LANSING — The Democratic National Convention will not just be televised — it’ll also be on TikTok as the party attempts to reach young voters with “vertical” streaming to cell phones.
A roundtable of Bridge journalists discussed the convention in the latest episode of our Michigan elections FAQ show. Expect a heavy dose of Michigan, given the state’s importance in the general election, said reporter Lauren Gibbons.
She was joined by Bridge Deputy Editor Jonathan Oosting and BridgeDetroit Managing Editor Christine Ferretti.
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Among the other topics in this week’s show:
- Donald Trump will return to Michigan on Tuesday for a “crime and safety” speech in Howell
- Harris last week unveiled her first major policy proposals as the Democratic presidential nominee. Oosting discusses her economic agenda and how her plans went over with Republicans and fellow Democrats
- Gibbons discussed residency issues in the U.S. Senate race, including Democrat Elissa Slotkin’s tax exemption on her family plot in Holly and Mike Rogers’ return from Florida, where he had retired to
- Ferretti discusses a primary election night mishap in Detroit, where slow results reporting in 2020 helped fuel conspiracy theories about the contest
- Republicans continue to criticize Michigan’s Newcomer Rental Subsidy program for refugees and other immigrants. Gibbons explains what it is, and why it’s become a political lightning rod
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