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GOP ALTERNATIVE

Say you’ve been a Republican all your life, but even though the Grand Ol’ Party continues to trend to the right of center, it just isn’t...

TARGET PRACTICE

“Turncoat” Republicans aren’t the only politicians with targets on their back heading into 2022. According to numerous political reports,...

CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR

Andy Levin, Bloomfield Township Democratic Congressman (9th District), turned out to be an also-ran for the position of Labor Secretary

MITTEN CONNECTION

Michigan Democrats continued to get their fair share of attention on the national stage as President-elect Joe Biden worked his way...

ANOTHER ROUND

Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes announced she’s going for another two-year term, which outgoing Oakland County party chair...

THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

In this isolated pandemic period, former Michigan GOP co-chair Jeff Sakwa (along with Ronna McDaniel, now national GOP chair) had an anecdot

SKY IS THE LIMIT

Michigan Rep. Mari Manoogian (D-Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield) might be running for re-election to retu

OFF ENDANGERED LIST

You certainly wouldn’t know it based on the attack ads on TV, but according to Roll Call, the news site on all things Congress and White Hou

MONEY TALKING

Shout out for this one to the New York Times, where a newsroom of over 1,000 journalists allows time to do the extraordinary, including...

BOGGED DOWN

It’s possible John James (R-Farmington Hills) was just trying to make a little noise when he put his foot in his mouth on Flashpoint, to...

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CONGRESSIONAL RANKINGS

WHITMER RACE

MYSTERY DUO

JAMES VS. SLOTKIN

WHAT WAS HE THINKING?

BACK TO THE FUTURE

FLYING HIGH

LUCIDO COMEUPPANCE

MOVIN’ ON UP

DANGER ZONE

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