Presidential Race
MSU students among crowd for Trump rally in Lansing
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More than 4,000 people attended President Donald J. Trump’s campaign event in Lansing on Tuesday, including students from nearby Michigan State University.
Elections & Politics
Trump rallies in Lansing ahead of Election Day
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Supporters of President Donald Trump began to arrive at the Capital Region International Airport before the sun rose Tuesday, even though the president’s rally was not scheduled to start until 2 p.m.
Capital News Service
Decline of political coverage hurts democracy, fair elections and transparency
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CAMPAIGN COVERAGE COMMENTARY: How has campaign coverage in Michigan changed, and why? We talk to a Grand Valley State political scientist and the most senior member of the Capitol press corps, Tim Skubick. Commentary for news and opinion sections. By Eric Freedman. FOR LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS
Elections & Politics
Lansing residents prepare to vote
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City officials expects overall turnout fo about 55,000, 45,000 by absentee and 10,000 in-person Election Day.
Elections & Politics
Vice President Mike Pence makes a stop in Grand Rapids
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Less than three weeks before Election Day, Vice President Mike Pence visited Grand Rapids to campaign for President Donald Trump’s reelection.
News
Third party candidate- Jo Jorgensen rallies in Detroit
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Libertarian Jo Jorgensen stopped in Detroit to meet with supporters and campaign.
Elections & Politics
Ingham County voters are opting for absentee
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As controversy continues to form around the 2020 Presidential Election, many local residents seem to have opted to vote absentee for the recent primary, and the numbers show similar trends for the general election in the fall. According to a July Detroit Free Press article by Paul Egan, over 22,000 voters have requested absentee ballots of which 60% have been returned. The total number of absentee ballots sent out for the 2016 Presidential election was 5,500. Michigan State student and Ingham County resident Cassy Landes said she knew “no matter what I wanted to vote in this election” so voting absentee was the only choice. “I thought about it (voting absentee), but I never seriously considered it until COVID reared its ugly head,” Landes said.
News
The race continues: Biden or Sanders
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Former Vice President Joe Biden
A spokesman for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign announced Tuesday, March 24, that Sanders will debate Joe Biden if one is scheduled for April. Despite Biden’s wins in primaries across the nation, Sanders does not seem to be dropping out anytime soon. Over a month ago, representatives of six Democratic campaigns attended MSU College Democrats’ primary event on Feb. 20 with the intent to educate students on the candidates’ policies.
“It all sort of fell together very nicely, so I’m really excited that it’s here, and I’m hoping that a lot of people turn out so that we can really make this an educational and worthwhile event,” said Mary Gibbons, president of MSU College Democrats. “We want to make sure that people have a good idea of what their plan is to vote before spring break.”
Only two candidates remain after a month of candidates dropping out of the Democratic presidential race: Sanders and former Vice President Biden.
East Lansing
Sanders supporters find fault with Michigan’s primary election process
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Long lines during election days left many Michiganders frustrated, with supporters of Bernie Sanders finding particular fault with election hold ups.
MI First Election 2020
Michigan Democrats work to turn state blue in presidential race
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Local Democratic Party leaders in Michigan spent the months leading up to the March 10 primary talking to voters. Now, they say they’re ready to take on the Republican president.