Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks
2024 U.S. presidential election
Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Watch Bridge Lunch Break on primary, general election, battle for state House
Bridge’s latest Lunch Break reader event featured a lively discussion about the August primaries and what to watch in the spring to November.
Posted inMichigan Government
In Michigan, JD Vance knocks Kamala Harris on economy: ‘Are you better off?’
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance was back in Michigan this week, hammering Vice President Kamala Harris on the economy, inflation and more.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan elections FAQ: Conspiracy theories, voter enthusiasm, poll accuracy
Bridge reporters discuss the size of Kamala Harris’ rally at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, break down the correlation between crowd sizes and enthusiasm (there isn’t much) and discuss the accuracy of polls.
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Kamala Harris rallies with UAW in Michigan: ‘We believe in the collective’
Union hall visit by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz comes as Donald Trump woes blue collar workers who helped him win election in 2016.
Posted inMichigan Government
What Michigan’s primary portends for Trump, Harris presidential election
Turnout was sluggish in Tuesday’s Michigan primary, but experts say voter enthusiasm is sky-high heading in the November presidential election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
Posted inMichigan Government
Michigan elections FAQ: Primary recap, Slotkin-Rogers and walk-up songs
Bridge reporters look to November after a ho-hum primary, discuss Tim Walz’ Minneapolis punk rock credentials and weigh what it would take for JD Vance and Donald Trump to follow through on deportation promises.
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Vance says he would deport ‘violent criminals’ first in Michigan speech
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance blamed Kamala Harris for the crisis at the southern border saying if Trump is elected, they will implement mass deportations starting with the ‘most violent criminals.’
Posted inMichigan Government
Detroit lawyer: My friend, JD Vance, ditched beliefs for ‘money and power’
A Michigander who became friends with JD Vance at Yale Law School is releasing years of email correspondence and accusing him of ‘political opportunism’
Posted inMichigan Government
Kamala Harris pivots to wooing Michigan Arab Americans who distrusted Biden
Michigan’s Arab American community had threatened to sit out the November election over President Joe Biden’s backing of Israel. They are considering support for Harris, but wary of her possible vice president pick.