Democratic Senate candidate Haley Stevens continues to position herself as the moderate, pro-Israel, pro-Jewish constituency candidate in the race even as she gets lambasted for accepting money from the pro-Israel political action committee fund AIPAC, often a bundler of funds from Jewish contributors. Fellow candidate Mallory McMorrow has disavowed accepting AIPAC money, along with any corporate PAC funds, but in the wake of the heinous terrorist attack on West Bloomfield’

Unconventional would be too kind of a word to describe what Republican primary voters have been offered by Congressman John James (R-Macomb County, Rochester, Rochester Hills) as he makes a run for the governor post in the 2026 election. For starters, James has spent the last nine months skipping public appearances at Republican events and GOP candidates forums, starting with the forum of governor candidates last September on Mackinac Island at the Republicans annual gatheri

We’ve said it before, polling with 42-44 undecideds are hazy at best. That said (again), two late March and early April polls show an amazing gain by Bloomfield Hills multi-millionaire Perry Johnson in terms of name identification. As a point of reference, back in February of this year, 1892 Polling firm results (40 percent undecided) had John James at 40 percent and Johnson at four percent. In a more recent polling by the same firm, with 42 percent undecided, James was at

Looking ahead to November, the polling shows former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan , long a Democrat who is running as an independent, has been consistently rising in the polls. Glengariff Group, Detroit Regional Chamber, Mitchell Research and EPIC-MRA all position Duggan running against presumed Democratic primary winner Jocelyn Benson , and pose scenarios with the two against Republicans John James , Mike Cox and Aric Nesbitt – but not rising in the polls multi-millionaire Pe

Congressman Tom Barrett (R- Ingham, Livingston, Clinton and Shiawassee counties, and parts of Genesee and Oakland) seems to have missed the ethics part of civics classes in high school. The first term congressman – who filled the seat now-Senator Elissa Slotkin (D) vacated to run for Senate and is running for re-election – has filled the coffers, to the tune of a total of $50,000, of a law firm and a software firm that his wife has worked for, which then donated to his ca

There’s campaign money, boots on the ground and positions on issues but a key and often overlooked ingredient in any election is also endorsements. A number of studies have shown announced public support from others can mean as much as 13-15 percent when it comes to influencing voters – at least in primary contests in which dedicated party voters cast ballots. Position papers from a number of social scientists say that the public support from notables helps identify if a cand

Senate candidates are not the only ones showing off their endorsements, with Michigan candidates for a variety of offices seeking stature parading their supporters as advocates for their positions. One candidate we’re hearing a lot from is Republican Secretary of State nomination candidate Monica Yatooma , who boasts some major MAGA cred in her court, with “pro election integrity” folk supporting her, including Carolyn Richards , chair of the St. Clair County Republican Party

The 10th congressional district, following reapportionment in 2020, was considered one of the more competitive districts in the state. Donald Trump took it in 2024 with 54 percent of the vote, yet in 2022 Democrats Jocelyn Benson took this area by 58 percent, and Dana Nessel pulled 54 percent of the vote while Republican John Jame s captured the House seat as he did in 2024. With James now running for governor, the seat is open. The Cook Political Report has it leaning, j

It appears there is no love lost between Democratic attorney general candidates Karen McDonald , the current Oakland County Prosecutor, and Eli Savit , Washtenaw County Prosecutor. McDonald gained national notoriety and cred among many voters for her fervent and successful prosecution of the Oxford school shooter’s parents, apparently leaving Savit scrabbling for attention. It seems in January, Savit’s camp sent out a campaign mailer, followed by those beloved text messages t

One GOP gubernatorial candidate trying to find a way out of the pack appears to have put his foot in it. Former Speaker of the House Tom Leonard recently announced in late February a “Statewide Faith & Freedom Coalition,” which includes Pastor James Brabson and Pastor Tim Berlin of Trinity Baptist Church in Flushing; Pastor Jason Georges of Immanuel Baptist Church in Curunna; Pastor Tom Jordan of Calvary Chapel in Waterford; Pastor Dan White of Fellowship Baptist Church in C