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Michigan’s Race to ‘Normal’

The contest to represent Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District will test whether local forces can buck national trends.
Byron Township, MI – August 2:Republican candidate John Gibbs,
John Gibbs, center, talks to supporters. (Photo by Sarah Rice for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will find out in three weeks if its gambit to boost election-denying Republicans in primaries this year will pay off, and one revealing case will be Michigan’s 3rd District.

In July, the DCCC dropped $435,000 in advertisements subtly boosting John Gibbs, the Trump-endorsed challenger to incumbent freshman Rep. Peter Meijer—who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after the events of January 6.

Price St. Clair is a former reporter for The Dispatch.

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