IJP Newsletter

Polling shows that voters are concerned about election fraud but one new survey shows that when voters learn more about safety procedures their confidence skyrockets.

On this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta share what you need to know about the race for control of Michigan’s Supreme Court; plus, the race between former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers and Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat heats up with a debate. And, Morning Edition highlights Michigan elections all-week long in the new series We, the Voters.

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, former Republican President Donald Trump, and their running mates continue to make near-weekly stops in Michigan. On this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta explore where the presidential candidates are heading and what it tells us about their campaign strategies in the final weeks of Election 2024. Plus, looking ahead to next week’s U.S. Senate debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Elissa Slotkin.

With absentee ballots being mailed out this week in Michigan, the It’s Just Politics newsletter with Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta brings you an Absentee Ballot 101. Plus, defining what it means to be a midwestern vice presidential candidate in Election 2024 as both Tim Walz and JD Vance eye Michigan this week.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta take a look at what’s at stake in the race for control of Michigan’s House of Representatives plus, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris both visit swing state Michigan this week.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta explore the role presidential debates actually plan in voters’ decisions, plus election security takes centerstage.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta dig into the role third parties play in presidential elections and ask: do more candidates mean more opportunities for voters or are they just ‘"spoiling" the election? Plus, Michigan’s new “I voted” stickers go viral.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, the debate over debates in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, plus a look at the results from the Democratic and Republican state nominating conventions.

In this week’s It’s Just Politics newsletter, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta dig into this week’s Democratic National Convention, former President Donald Trump’s visit to Michigan, and take a look at the upcoming state conventions this weekend.

It's Just Politics' hosts Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta dig into the new economic polling from the Financial Times/University of Michigan Ross School of Business showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading for the first time this election cycle former President Donald Trump on who voters trust to handle the economy.