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Meet John Gibbs: The Trump Republican Who Took Down Peter Meijer
The primary race between Republican Peter Meijer and John Gibbs was, for many Michiganders, a canary in the coal mine.
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Tudor Dixon on the Issues: Forced Birth, Bigotry and the Big Lie
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon bills herself as a “political outsider” who will make the state more friendly to families and business, but in many ways, her priorities may threaten to make Michigan less welcoming.
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Rebandt’s Solution for Michigan: More God in Government—and Public Schools
As part of his campaign, Rebandt has made it his mission to bring a Christian ethos into every aspect of American culture.
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A Michigan Doctor Has Been Prescribing COVID-19 Misinformation – and She’s Running for Congress
Dr. Sherry O’Donnell, who is running in the Republican primary for a congressional seat in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, has repeatedly disparaged proven treatments for COVID-19.
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Is Garrett Soldano the Moderate Candidate Republicans Have Been Hoping For? Here’s a Fact Check
MICHIGAN—According to Garrett Soldano, one of the GOP candidates vying for the chance to challenge Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November, he’s a moderate candidate with moderate values. “Are you the kind of guy who is careful what they say these days?” Michael Patrick Shiels, host of “Michigan’s Big Show,” asked Soldano in an interview…
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GOP Gov. Candidate Thinks Tech Companies Should Report Extremists — Except Him
Soldano’s latest stance on social media censorship is largely inconsistent with his previous statements regarding posts on social media.
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Ryan Kelley Said Department of Education Should Be ‘Terminated’
MICHIGAN–Ryan Kelley, a Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, said during a radio interview that the federal Department of Education should be “terminated.” “A lot of our agencies in the state of Michigan are funded by the federal government, and that’s a big problem for the state of Michigan, because then we allow the federal…
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Whitmer Challenger Thinks Climate Change Is a ‘Hoax’ Invented by ‘Elitists’
During a radio interview in March, Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley added climate change denial to the list of his baseless stances.















