Vice presidential nominees almost never resign unless or until they win election, so Gretchen Whitmer likely would remain Michigan governor even if she is tapped by Joe Biden as his running mate. But would she curtail her duties to campaign amid a deadly pandemic?
2020 U.S. presidential election
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Map: Trump counties less likely to vote absentee in Michigan primary
Heavily Republican counties were less likely to embrace mail-in voting than their Democratic counterparts. Counties with more coronavirus cases also were more likely to cast absentee ballots.
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Michigan passes absentee ballot voting test. November could be another story.
Despite fears of multiple-day waits and long lines, Michigan’s primary Tuesday experienced few major issues. Even more absentee voting is expected this fall and clerks say there’s no guarantee of smooth sailing without new laws.
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Absentee ballots favor Democrats in Michigan, causing worry among GOP
In an election with record numbers of absentee votes, Democrats were far likelier to remotely cast ballots than Republicans, who say they need to change or face trouble come November.
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Opinion | Vote-by-mail is safe — and needed — in Michigan’s fall elections
Don’t believe the scare-mongering about increased mail-in voting, this author and candidate writes.
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President Trump worries about voter fraud. Here’s the reality in Michigan.
As Trump questions mail-in voting, records show Michigan has 225,000 more registered voters than voting-age residents. That is no proof of fraud, which experts say is rare, but some clerks say Michigan’s rolls need to be cleaned to increase confidence in elections.
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Opinion | Now is not the time for sweeping changes in how Michigan votes
The 2020 presidential election is not the time to radically change how Michigan votes, says a Republican legislator.
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Trump ‘determined to sow the seeds of hatred’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer blasted President Donald Trump after he reportedly lashed out at governors, telling them to “dominate” protesters or “you’re going to look like a bunch of jerks.”
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Trump’s tour of Ford plant ‘contrary’ to Whitmer’s new work rules, aide says
An executive order by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer requires newly reopened manufacturers to “suspend all non-essential in-person visits, including tours” to protect workers from the novel coronavirus. Trump is expected to tour a Ford facility on Thursday.
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Michigan's Justin Amash wants to be president. He faces super long odds.
Experts say U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, who left the GOP last year after backing calls to impeach President Donald Trump, faces almost insurmountable odds as he looks to upend a two-party system he has lambasted as ineffective and unresponsive.