Election 2020

In Michigan, Warren Touts Plan To Boost US Manufacturing

By Associated Press • Jun 4, 2019

Elizabeth Warren, presidential candidate — Facebook/ElizabethWarren

Elizabeth Warren launched her first tour of Michigan as a Democratic presidential candidate on Tuesday with a proposal to boost domestic manufacturing, including the creation of a Cabinet-level department charged with "creating and defending" American jobs.

Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren To Campaign In Lansing

By Maxim Jenkins • May 30, 2019

2020 Democratic Presidential hopeful Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to make two campiagn stops in the Great Lakes State this week to connect with voters in a state that Trump won by only 10,704 votes in the 2016 General Election.

For Democrats On 2020 Trail, DeVos Becoming A Favorite Foe

By Associated Press • May 23, 2019

Betsy DeVos photo — Courtesy photo / Betsy DeVos

Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Betsy DeVos the "worst secretary of education we've seen." Sen. Amy Klobuchar says DeVos "shouldn't be in her job." Beto O'Rourke's take on DeVos: "We can do better."

Wealthy DeVos Family Won't Back Michigan's Amash In Primary

By Associated Press • May 22, 2019

Members of the politically powerful DeVos family are no longer financially backing a Michigan congressman who is the first Republican on Capitol Hill to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

For Clerks And Election Workers May 7 Election Is A Dress Rehearsal For 2020 Election

By Abigail Censky • May 7, 2019

An absentee ballot dropbox at the south Washington voting location in Lansing. — Abigail Censky, WKAR

School millages are on ballots Tuesday in Mid Michigan, but voters will also serve another purpose besides casting their votes.

For many local municipalities Tuesday’s elections are a chance for clerks and election workers to practice in advance of the 2020 presidential election.

Listen

Listening...

/

1:49

Listen to Lansing Election Supervisor Robin Stites and Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope talk about the May 7 elections, and why they're a dress rehearsal for upcoming city elections and 2020.

New York Times National Editor Talks 2020 Coverage Of Michigan

By Abigail Censky • May 3, 2019

Marc Lacey has reported for The New York Times as a foreign correspondent from Nairobi and Mexico City and in the U.S. from Washington and Phoenix. Now, he serves as the National Editor managing Times reporters embedded all over the country. WKAR Politics Reporter Abigail Censky spoke to him about how he’s planning to cover Michigan in 2020.

Listen

Listening...

/

5:51

Listen to Marc Lacey, National Editor of The New York Times, discuss how he plans to cover the state of Michigan in 2020 with WKAR Politics Reporter Abigail Censky.