Elections

Inside the Early Elbowing for Michigan’s Open Senate Seat

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The race is on in Michigan, and while some of the biggest names have already passed on running, the early jockeying is already heating up.

Illustration of Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow
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Within hours of Sen. Debbie Stabenow announcing her retirement last week, Michigan Democrats were scrambling to find a candidate who could win in a state that Joe Biden took in 2020 by less than three points.

In the hours and days following, many prominent Democrats from the Great Lakes State have...

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