So to say Michigan Democrats were shocked by the mayor's decision to go independent is a bit of understatement.
In my experience, most independent candidates who previously ran and won as Democrats or Republicans but then switch do so out of some political necessity.
For the less politically engaged, a category that includes many key swing voters, this is a very appealing elevator pitch.
But not every state party will be as desperate as Kansas Democrats were in accepting a party-switcher as its party savior.
Ultimately, the national environment has never looked more enticing for independent candidates to disrupt the two-party duopoly.
Persons:
Donald Trump's, Mike Duggan, he’s, Gretchen Whitmer isn’t, Jocelyn Benson, Garlin Gilchrist, Duggan, —, Harris, they’d, there’s, aren’t, Dan Gilbert, Jamie Dimon, Gilbert, Dimon, Benson, Gilchrist, Pete Buttigieg, Simone Biles, Sen, Angus King, Lowell Weicker, Joe Lieberman, Jesse Ventura, I’ll, Trump, MAGA, hewing, don’t, Dan Osborn, Don’t, GOP Sen, Pete Ricketts, Bill Cassidy, Cassidy, Steve Hilton, David Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, There’s, Thom Tillis, Tillis, Ted Budd, Laura Kelly
Organizations:
Detroit, Democrat, Democratic, Gov, Policy Conference, Biden, Michigan, Duggan’s, Rocket Mortgage, Republicans, JPMorgan Chase, ”, Republican, GOP, Senate, Trump, Fox, MAGA Republican, Kansas Gov, Kansas Democrats, Trust
Locations:
Washington, Michigan, Detroit, Maine, Connecticut, Jesse Ventura in Minnesota, Nebraska, Louisiana, California, North Carolina, Florida , Texas, New Mexico , Colorado , Iowa , Connecticut , Illinois, New Jersey, Kansas
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