Michigan Policast

Michigan Policast


Primary 2020 winners and finances, John James distorts military record, Bob LaBrant on dark money and Unlock Michigan

August 06, 2020

Michigan Policast for Thursday, August 6, 2020
  In this episode:

* Congressional races
* State House races
* Bob LaBrant on dark money & Unlock Michigan
* John James misrepresents his military background
* Transcript

* @RashidaTlaib
* @HillaryScholten
* @jonhoadley
* @KayLyme
* @ShriForMI

 

Jump to:

* Segment one: Congressional races
* Segment two: State House races
* Segment three: Bob LaBrant on dark money & Unlock Michigan
* Segment four: John James misrepresents his military background
* Transcript
* Comments

Congressional races

* Tlaib wins rematch with Jones in Michigan’s 13th District
* Rep. Rashida Tlaib – MI-13 – OpenSecrets (campaign finance)
* Pandemic gave some Michigan politicians an edge over competition
* Michigan District 06 2020 Race – OpenSecrets (campaign finance)
* Michigan primary results: Rashida Tlaib cruises, Peter Meijer wins big
* Meijer wins West Michigan GOP primary for Congress
* Lawmaker Hoadley narrowly wins Democratic primary to take on Upton
* The Trailer: Five things we learned from the latest fundraising reports (Washington Post, may have a paywall)

MI-03 – Peter Meijer and Hillary Scholten will face off in the general.
Source: OpenSecrets 
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