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Preview week day 4 – state legislative elections

Welcome to the Thursday, July 14, Brew.

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Nolan Finley: The disappearing GOP primary race

If it seems as if Michigan Republicans are just going through the motions of a gubernatorial primary campaign, listlessly ticking off the days until Aug. 2 when they can officially anoint a sacrificial lamb to face Gretchen Whitmer in the fall, that's because that's what's happening.

Tribune News Service

GOP push to defeat Whitmer threatened by candidates' baggage

The Republican primary for Michigan governor is shaping up as a battle of whose personal baggage is the least disqualifying

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Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Michigan

Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for governor of Michigan. Four candidates—Tudor Dixon, Ryan Kelley, Kevin Rinke, and Garrett Soldano—lead in fundraising and polling. The winner of the primary will face incumbent Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) in the November general election.

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In Michigan, abortion could come down to voters in November

Abortion is still legal in Michigan but it's the subject of litigation, is moving toward the ballot as a state constitutional amendment and will be a big issue in the competitive race for governor.

WEKU

Abortion ruling could spur 'political earthquake' ahead of pivotal Michigan election

LANSING, Mich. — A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended a nationwide constitutional right to abortion shook the political landscape in Michigan with Democrats contending the decision will energize their party less than five months ahead of a pivotal midterm election.

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Ryan Kelley's arrest could boost GOP hopeful in primary race for Michigan governor, experts say

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Republican Ryan Kelley's arrest this week on misdemeanor charges tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol could help his campaign for governor in the upcoming GOP primary, according to Michigan political observers from both sides of the aisle.

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Donald Trump isn't ready to endorse in Michigan governor's race, 2 allies say

LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump isn't ready to make an endorsement in Michigan's Republican primary race for governor, two of his top allies in the state contended on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

2 Republicans exhaust appeals, won't be on Michigan ballot

Two candidates for Michigan governor have lost their final appeals and will remain off the ballot in the Republican primary

The Independent UK

Why several Republican candidates for Michigan governor were blocked from the ballot

State officials blocked five GOP candidates from the ballot after signatures they submitted included alleged forgeries. The Republicans said they were unaware of problems with the signatures.

WEKU

Board may find Michigan GOP governor candidates ineligible

Two leading contenders for the GOP nomination for Michigan governor could be ruled ineligible for the primary ballot

The Independent UK

MI GOP candidate may be banned for fraud

Bureau of Elections says more than 50% of signatures submitted by former Police Chief James Craig were "fraudulent"

Salon

2 GOP gubernatorial candidates in Michigan shouldn't make ballot, Bureau of Elections says

LANSING, Mich. — Former Detroit police Chief James Craig and businessman Perry Johnson, two of the top candidates for the Republican nomination for governor, didn't submit enough valid petition signatures to make the ballot, according to findings from the Michigan Bureau of Elections.

Tribune News Service

Michigan bureau: 2 top GOP governor candidates short sigs

Michigan’s elections bureau says five Republican candidates for governor, including two leading contenders, failed to file enough valid nominating signatures and shouldn't qualify for the August primary

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Michigan Dems accuse GOPers of "fraud"

Challenges seeking to disqualify Republicans allege they submitted names of dead people and unwitting non-voters

Tribune News Service

Michigan Democrats challenging petitions of 3 GOP candidates for governor

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Democratic Party is challenging the petition signatures of three top Republican candidates for governor with one lawyer alleging "massive criminal forgery" took place within one campaign.

The Independent UK

Dems challenge 3 Michigan GOP governor candidates' petitions

The Michigan Democratic Party is challenging three top Republican gubernatorial candidates’ nominating petitions, alleging forged signatures and other issues that could keep them from qualifying for the GOP primary

Tribune News Service

Donald Trump's team denies suggestions of convention deal for endorsement

LANSING, Mich. — There was no deal in place to tie Donald Trump's endorsement in the governor's race to the results of the Michigan Republican Party convention, a spokesman for the former president said Sunday.

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Michigan GOP candidates for governor divide on Grand Rapids police shooting

LANSING, Mich. — Republican candidates to be Michigan's next governor took diverging paths this week in responding to videos that showed a Grand Rapids police officer fatally shooting 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya.

The Guardian - US

Alarm as Trump backs ‘big lie’ candidates for key election posts in Michigan

A Trumpist takeover of the battleground state is raising eyebrows over concerns of the end of ‘free and fair elections’

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