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Does the presidential primary system reflect the will of the voters?
Despite going earlier in the nominating cycle, Michigan voters, like those in other states, have been left with few viable options on the ballot.
![Supporters cheer as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a primary election night party at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Election2024Trump_AP-scaled-e1708959868918-900x507.jpg)
The GOP strategy for winning Michigan’s primary, the White House
The Republican Party continues to revolve around the same man it has for most of the past decade — former President Donald Trump.
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Michigan Presidential Primary 2024: What you need to know
Michigan’s presidential primary happens Tuesday, Feb. 27 — early in-person voting started Feb. 17.
![Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers donuts to election workers accepting early ballots for Michigan’s presidential primary.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Whitmer_EarlyVoting_022124-e1708712840529-900x507.png)
Whitmer visits polling site to tout early in-person voting in presidential primary
More than 18,000 people have already taken advantage of the new law that allows nine days of early in-person voting at designated polling places.
![Supporters of former President Donald Trump gather outside a rally in Clinton Township on September 27, 2023.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/KB6_1087-scaled-e1708710621630-900x507.jpg)
Is Donald Trump a fascist? A fascism scholar says he certainly sounds like one
Historian, author and fascism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat breaks down Trump’s speech and how it relates to authoritarianism.
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Early in-person voting in Michigan’s presidential primary begins Feb. 17
State law allows a minimum of 9 days of early voting. Local clerks are taking steps to ensure it goes smoothly.
![Kristina Karamo speaks to Michigan Republican Party delegates Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Lansing, Mich.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Kristina-Karamo-MI-GOP-Chair-scaled-e1704724808117-900x507.jpg)
Michigan Republicans vote to remove state GOP chair Kristina Karamo in contested meeting
Karamo calls the move illegitimate and says she remains chair — an argument that may eventually have to be settled in court.
![Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, Saturday, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Donald-Trump-Indicted-AP-Photo-e1680213193423-900x506.jpg)
Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot
Trump pressed two election officials in Wayne County not to certify 2020 vote totals, according to a recording of a post-election phone call disclosed by The Detroit News.
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Michigan mayoral races could affect Democrats’ control of state government
Democrats currently hold a two-seat majority in the state House, and two of those representatives are running for mayor in their own districts in metro Detroit.
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Michigan Elections 2023: What you need to know
Voters will decide on mayoral races, city council seats, millage rate renewals, ranked choice voting proposal and more on Nov. 7.
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Oakland County voters will decide fate of public transportation millage
Residents in Oakland County will decide a county-wide opt-in for SMART bus services when they head to the polls November 8.
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Congressman Dan Kildee seeks re-election in redrawn 8th Congressional District
Democratic incumbent Dan Kildee is running for re-election against Republican challenger Paul Junge.
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