Michigan Politics Isn't Purple, It's Pissed Off: El-Sayed vs. Stevens
I've been watching Michigan politics for a long time, and this Abdul El-Sayed vs. Haley Stevens primary feels like the front line of a bigger national reckoning. With Norris Howard and Devon O'Reilly, we unpack the pissed-off electorate, Whitmer's data-center problem, and how PAC money and billionaire money are backfiring with voters.
Many think that Michigan is a purple state, full of moderate ideas; and we talk about how voters are more angry than anything else.
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