Poll shows Gov. Snyder’s approval rating lower than ever
A new poll from The Detroit News and WDIV-TV gives us a look at how Michigan voters are feeling one week into general election campaign season. Chad Livengood of The Detroit News joined us today to...
View ArticleMichigan gets super-presidential this week with Trump, Clinton visits
Donald Trump is set to give what’s been billed as a “major economic policy speech” to the Detroit Economic Club today. He’ll try to score points with a business-friendly audience that might be...
View ArticleTrump and Clinton will both be in Michigan this week... but, why?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both coming to Michigan this week which begs the question: is Michigan in play come November?
View ArticleLessenberry dissects this week's presidential candidate visits
This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry and Doug Tribou talk about whether Donald Trump's fiscal strategy speech to the Detroit Economic Club on Monday will resonate with Michigan voters....
View ArticleIt's Hillary Clinton's turn to pitch a jobs, economic plan in Michigan
Hillary Clinton will pitch her economic plan in Macomb County Thursday. Clinton will speak at Futuramic Tool & Engineering, a Warren auto parts supplier that’s branched out into defense and...
View ArticleDemocratic nominee Hillary Clinton brings a jobs plan to Michigan
Millions of Americans would be put to work if Hillary Clinton is elected president. That was the promise the candidate delivered in Metro Detroit Thursday. Clinton said Republican nominee Donald Trump...
View ArticleAuchter's Art: A toast to limited regulations
ARTISTS POV: In the cartoon series South Park, there is a classic episode titled "Gnomes." In that episode, a high-strung, over-caffeinated boy named Tweek is freaked out when gnomes repeatedly sneak...
View ArticlePolitical roundup: Trump and Clinton’s Michigan speeches “pretty standard fare”
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made stops in Michigan this week to give their big economic speeches. Ken Sikkema and Susan Demas joined us today to talk about those speeches and how they might...
View ArticleClinton’s speech and the evolution of her views on the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was in Warren this week to lay out her economic vision for the country. The speech was also intended to counter the speech given by her Republican...
View ArticleWeek in Review: Two candidates, two speeches, two very different plans for...
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were in Michigan this week to deliver big economic speeches. This Week in Review, Jack Lessenberry and Rebecca Kruth talk about each candidate's fiscal vision, and...
View ArticleRepublicans have a problem when talking about Michigan's economy
How much of a role will the state of Michigan’s economy play in deciding your vote in November? Last week, the presidential candidates acted as if it might be a big deal as they both made stops in...
View ArticleGranholm tapped to be part of Clinton White House transition team
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is part of the team planning Hillary Clinton’s move into the White House if she wins the presidency in November. The Clinton campaign announced its White...
View ArticleMedia bias and the election
I heard over the weekend from a retired night city editor from an Ohio newspaper who sent me an article from the New York Post about media bias and the presidential election. He, and the authors of the...
View ArticleClinton promises investment in small businesses in Michigan
A big section of Michigan’s economy is being targeted by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, 98.2% of businesses in Michigan are small...
View ArticleBernie Sanders' supporters hope to continue "revolution" at state Democratic...
Michigan Democrats will hold their state party convention in Lansing on Saturday. This weekend’s convention may end up reflecting former presidential candidate’s Bernie Sanders' policies as much as...
View ArticleFor Clinton transition team, former Gov. Granholm focused on energy and...
From the time Hilary Clinton first ran for President in 2008, former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm has been one of her most vocal and visible supporters. She was recently named part of Hillary...
View ArticleConservative group running TV ads calling on Donald Trump to drop out of...
A conservative group is running ads this week in Michigan and three other states asking Republican Donald Trump to withdraw from the presidential race. The ad features Donald Trump saying he would get...
View ArticleTrump supporters hit the streets across Michigan
The Donald Trump campaign staged rallies today in cities across Michigan. Dozens of Trump supporters took over two corners of one of Saginaw’s busiest intersections. Local campaign organizer Debra...
View ArticleTim Kaine to campaign in Ann Arbor this week
Senator Tim Kaine is campaigning in Ann Arbor on Tuesday afternoon. The Democrats' pick for vice president will talk about getting out the vote, especially for younger voters. Ann Arbor is, of course,...
View ArticleSocialist presidential candidate's main message isn't "vote for me."
Emidio "Mimi" Soltysik says his run for president under the banner of the Socialist Party USA banner is more of an organizing project than a traditional campaign. Soltysik described that project to a...
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