August 13, 2026
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A Detroit Free Press poll has independent conservative Glenn Wilson at 8% in a race with a virtual dead heat between the Republican and Democratic candidates:
Detroit Free Press poll:
Dan Benishek (R) – 42%
Gary McDowell (D) – 40%
Glenn Wilson (IND) – 8%
Undecided – 10%
The poll has a margin of sampling error of plus/minus 4.9 percent.…
From the Detroit News:
The Wayne County Clerk’s Office will reprint 27,000 absentee ballots on Monday after a processing error left two candidates from the Green Party entirely off the ballot…Election Day ballots will not be affected, West said.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
19 October 2010
GEORGE ORWELL NOW WORKING AT WXYZ-TV
George Orwell was seen alive and well working at WXYZ-TV/Channel 7. Orwell, thought to be dead years ago, is the new director of the TV station’s “Democracy 2010” project.…
Posted by Kyle at LP blog:
Republished from the Libertarian Party of Michigan Newsletter
You might recall that I wrote about my Libertarian activist "To Do List" for the Spring of this year.…
Dave Schwab at Green Party Watch:
The Michigan Green Party recently nominated a number of candidates, including several for statewide office and Congress, bringing the total number of Greens running in Michigan this year to 34.…
From MLive.com (read the full thing here):
Fred Strand thinks there’s a place in Congress for a small-town restaurant owner who knows when the price of beer jumps 10 percent and how business reacts to a 6 percent increase for Pepsi…
A former Democrat who ran for Congress from Allegan in 1992, Strand is competing this year as a Libertarian.
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Ballot Access News reports that “on September 3, the Michigan Supreme Court voted 5-2 not to hear the appeal of the group that tried to get on the ballot as “The Tea Party”.…
Press release:
Monday’s Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that denies ballot qualification to “The Tea Party” might cause voter confusion at the polls at the November General Election this fall.…
On August 30, the Michigan State Court of Appeals ruled that “The Tea Party” should not be added to the ballot because of discrepancies over its name.…