For those looking for an example of politics – on the part of both major parties – entering the world of school board elections, turn to the Troy Schools district contest this year in which five people are seeking two six-year terms in the November election. Candidate Walter Cook, who has one child in an elementary school in the district, posted a text on social media mocking the assassination of hard-right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk in September of 2025. For those

While debates swirl over the accuracy of political polling, the latest polls in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race seem to indicate it’s statistically within the margin of error – meaning that as absentee voter ballots arrive in homes, either Republican Mike Rogers or Democrat Abdul El-Sayed could be Michigan’s next Senator. In polling for The Detroit News/WDIV-TV, pollster Richard Czuba of Glengariff Group told The Detroit News that currently the race is a “toss-up.” among all like

A major mystery is where will Jewish voters land? Since at least the 1930s and FDR and The New Deal, Jews have been primarily at home in the Democratic party. Now, many Michigan Jews are objecting to what they perceive as outright antisemitism on the part of Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for a series of comments during the primary. From assertions that Israel may not be entitled to exist as an independent country, calling it a “rogue” state; that it should not re

Despite disavowing big money in politics (or at least corporate money), the reality of political politics – i.e., to win – it takes big money. Which means political action committees – PACs – supporting dueling candidates. The latest to jump into the U.S. Senate race are U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Democrat Abdul El-Sayed met quietly with Schumer and other Senate Democrats in D.C. in mid-September, and while El-Sayed had previously criticized Schumer dur

West Michigan Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-Grand Rapids) came to the defense of Jeremy Moss (D-Bloomfield) in late August when the state Senator, who is running for the seat in Congress now held by Haley Stevens, was the target of antisemitic social media influencer Hasan Piker – he of the famed quote that the USA “deserved” the September 11 terrorist attack. Piker posted to a platform a picture of Moss and what has been labeled a questionable audio clip, first posted by

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has added two candidates competing for US House seats that include parts of Oakland County to the DCCC election assistance program with the approaching November 3 balloting. Both Democrats Christina Hines, competing for the 10th District that encompasses most of southern Macomb County, as well as the Rochester-Rochester Hills area, and Will Lawrence who seeks the 7th District which includes part of Milford and Milford Township,

After a bruising primary campaign where his opponent Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-Oakland County) was verbally harassed and humiliated at the party convention and received nasty and shameful comments on social media, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has said “enough.” On September 19 – over six weeks after the August 4 primary – after an anti-Israel protester followed Stevens to her car in Washington D.C., verbally haranguing her by calling her a “war criminal” an

Outgoing U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township) is heading west on his infamous motorcycle when he retires from the Senate in January. He announced he will be trading politics for education as he becomes an endowed chair in practical politics and co-lead the University of Southern California’s Center for the Political Future with longtime Republican strategist Mike Murphy. USC said Peters will teach courses at both the Los Angeles and Washington campuses. “I look at

With the August primary now in the rear view mirror, Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens has to recalibrate her future route. While committing to help Democrats win in November, including her primary opponent Abdul El-Sayed, telling CBS News she was moving on and “their differences were aired out...It’s a big tent party.” After catching her breath after the bruising less-than one point loss, Stevens told Oakland Confidential, “Right now I’m focused on finishing off my cong

As the post-mortem analysis continues following the Senate primary election, both Democrats wonks and regular voters are looking at all aspects of Abdul El-Sayed’s win and Haley Stevens’ loss, and whether it is a major progressive win, as much of the media is alleging, or if it was a case of Stevens running a poor campaign, and El-Sayed having the wind at his back. Probably a mixture of all of the factors. Republican strategist Dennis Darnoi noted that El-Sayed’s win, coupled