It's Just Politics

On this week’s It’s Just Politics, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta are joined by WDET’s Stephen Henderson and Andrea Bitely of Bitely Communications to dig into the vice presidential debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz; plus, Interlochen Public Radio’s Ed Ronco breaks down a state House race in Northern Michigan between Democratic Representative Betsy Coffia and GOP challenger Lisa Trombley that could have big impact in determining whether Democrats keep control in Lansing.

Absentee ballots go out in the mail this week to Michigan voters who have requested them. Chris Thomas, Michigan’s former long-time Elections Director, joins It’s Just Politics hosts Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta to answer your questions about absentee balloting in Michigan; plus what a new nationwide survey of consumers could tell us about November’s presidential election results.

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.

Michigan’s entire state House of Representatives is up for election this cycle and Democrats are hoping to keep control of the chamber and their control of Lansing. Bridge Michigan Capitol Reporters Jordyn Hermani and Simon Schuster join It’s Just Politics hosts Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta as they take a look at what’s at stake in Lansing in Election 2024.

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.

It’s Just Politics hosts Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta debrief with Michigan Public’s Adam Yahya Rayes about last night’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump and ask: do presidential debates actually change voters’ minds? Plus, how the state of Michigan came to own the blueprints for the World Trade Center.

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.

A judge ruled this week that Robert F. Kennedy Junior’s name will remain on the Michigan ballot as the presidential candidate for the Natural Law Party. Will RFK Jr., Jill Stein, and Cornel West be 2024’s election spoilers?

Michigan Public's Zoe Clark joined C-SPAN's Washington Journal and CNN This Morning to discuss the upcoming presidential election and where things stand in the battleground state of Michigan.

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.