DETROIT (AP) — Three people were charged with forgery and other crimes in an investigation of phony petition signatures that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who were running for Michigan governor in 2022, prosecutors said Thursday.
James L. Tyson, writer of The Christian Science Monitor
A scheme to kidnap Michigan’s governor in 2020 will get yet another airing in court. Three men face trial Monday in Jackson County, Michigan, just weeks before voters consider whether to reelect Gretchen Whitmer to a second term.
Overall, 29 of the 36 incumbent governors up in 2022 are eligible to seek reelection, including 16 Republicans, who also stand to benefit from an incumbency boost.2 Lots of governors will be up for reelection in 2022 The incumbent, party, term-limit status, race rating and 2020 presidential...
Crystal Ball 2022 Governor Ratings The final 2022 governor race ratings from Sabato's Crystal Ball. Use this as a starting point to create and share your own gubernatorial forecast. November 7: Arizona, Kansas, Nevada, Wisconsin move from Toss-up to Leans Republican; Michigan Likely to Leans ...
But if these trends hold it would make it more difficult for Kamala Harris in the Sun Belt and potentially refocus her path through the whiter, Rust Belt states of Michigan, Pennsylvania (where the polls just closed) and Wisconsin. Lead Art: People ...
Wade will have political ramifications in Michigan's race for governor. The five Republican candidates running for governor have said they support the ruling "to preserve life." While their takes could help them in the primaries, it could harm their chances of winning the ele...
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A poll by the Glengariff Group, commissioned by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce, which had endorsed Whitmer in her last race, found that 48% of Michigan voters approve of her performance while 46% disapprove, within the margin of error. This was a major shift from a year ago whe...
Harris hopes to shore up her campaign’s standing across the upper Midwest, a critical region in presidential politics that often serves as a buffer for Democrats seeking the White House. The party remains haunted by Republican Donald Trump’s wins in Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016. Trump lost...