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TexasTowelie

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Fri Oct 16, 2020, 10:34 AM Oct 2020

'All hands on deck': Stabenow works to build another blue wave in Michigan [View all]

Michigan Democrats were stung by now-President Trump’s surprise victory in 2016 and have vowed not to have a repeat this year.

The 2018 midterms have given many officials hope that the state can stay blue, as Democrat Gretchen Whitmer notched a big win for governor and others flipped seats up and down the ballot.

Michigan’s senior senator, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Lansing), also won reelection, although by a smaller margin than her last two elections. She’s widely regarded as a formidable powerbroker who’s frequently underestimated, like when she knocked off GOP then-U.S. Sen. Spencer Abraham in 2000.

Stabenow said that the Nov. 3 general election is critical to Michigan’s economic future.

“It is not an exaggeration to say everything our families care about is on the line,” said Stabenow.

Read more: https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/10/16/all-hands-on-deck-stabenow-works-to-build-another-blue-wave-in-michigan/

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