Meddling in Michigan threatens pickup opportunity for Democrats
Just months ago, Democrats thought they had an abundance of riches in Michigan’s 7th District with two viable candidates running for the nomination. But a deluge of outside spending in the closing weeks of the primary campaign threatens to jeopardize one of the party’s best pickup opportunities.Former Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink are considered two of the stronger recruits for the Democratic Party this cycle, and party operatives were content to let the primary play out, as both are cut from a similar national security cloth.
- ▪Just months ago, Democrats thought they had an abundance of riches in Michigan’s 7th District with two viable candidates running for the nomination.
- ▪But a deluge of outside spending in the closing weeks of the primary campaign threatens to jeopardize one of the party’s best pickup opportunities.Former Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam and former U.S.
- ▪Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink are considered two of the stronger recruits for the Democratic Party this cycle, and party operatives were content to let the primary play out, as both are cut from a similar national security cloth.
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Just months ago, Democrats thought they had an abundance of riches in Michigan’s 7th District with two viable candidates running for the nomination. But a deluge of outside spending in the closing weeks of the primary campaign threatens to jeopardize one of the party’s best pickup opportunities.Former Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink are considered two of the stronger recruits for the Democratic Party this cycle, and party operatives were content to let the primary play out, as both are cut from a similar national security cloth.
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