A big change could be in store for when Michigan gets to choose a presidential nominee. President Biden comes for another visit to Michigan. A shake-up in the Whitmer Administration before the second term begins. And, lawmakers in Lansing are eyeing the final days of their lame-duck session. 

MLive politics reporters Jordyn Hermani and Simon Schuster join It’s Just Politics host Zoe Clark for a look at the week in political news in Michigan.

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Michigan is trying once again to move in front of Iowa and New Hampshire on the presidential primary calendar. And Republicans and Democrats in Lansing are taking steps to show the Democratic National Committee they’re serious about helping to decide the country’s next presidential nominees.

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Elizabeth Clement is the new chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. She was chosen this week in a closed-door meeting of the justices.

Clement — who was named to the court in 2017 by Republican Governor Rick Snyder — has shown an independent streak.

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Second terms as Governor in Michigan are different. There isn’t the pressure of knowing you’ve got to run again for reelection in four years. So how’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer thinking about her second term? Today we talk to Gov. Whitmer about what comes next. 

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A lot has been made since last week about redistricting in Michigan and the fact that new, independently drawn maps helped Democrats win both the state House and Senate for the first time in nearly 40 years. We’ll take a look at how redistricting is reshaping Lansing on this episode.

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and Attorney General Dana Nessel all cruise to reelection and for the first time in nearly forty years both chambers of the Michigan Legislature - the state House and state Senate - will be controlled by Democrats. Plus voters approve with big margins the addition of abortion rights and voting rights into the state Constitution and change term limits in the state. 

GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:

• Rick Pluta, co-host of It’s Just Politics, and Senior Capitol Correspondent for the MPRN
• Emily Lawler, politics editor at the Detroit Free Press
• Tim Alberta, author of "American Carnage" and writer at The Atlantic
• Jason Roe, former Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party

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A county clerk explains what happens if your vote is challenged at the polls, and the It's Just Politics panel answers your questions about about election day.

GUESTS:

• Justin Roebuck, Ottawa County Clerk
• Rick Pluta, co-host of It’s Just Politics, and Senior Capitol Correspondent for the MPRN
• Clara Hendrickson, Politics Reporter, Detroit Free Press
• Chad Livengood, Politics Editor, The Detroit News

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Host Zoe Clark sits down with Clara Hendrickson of Detroit Free Press to talk about what could possibly happen at the polls come Nov. 8. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson recently said she and secretaries of state across the country are most worried about, “violence and disruption on election day… and in the days surrounding the election.”

On Oct. 25, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Tudor Dixon met on the debate stage one last time before Election Day. Clark talked to a panel about what happened during the debate and whether or not it will have an affect on the outcome of the election. Then the panel dug into what to expect from former President Barack Obama's Saturday rally in Detroit as he campaigns for Whitmer. Then, we discussed a report from CNN about some racist remarks Dixon made back in 2020.

Get your 2022 election questions answered here!

GUESTS:

• Clara Hendrickson, politics reporter, Detroit Free Press
• Rick Pluta, co-host of It’s Just Politics and senior capitol correspondent for the Michigan Public Radio Network
• Alexis Wiley, founder of Moment Strategies
• Rich Czuba, founder and pollster of the survey research firm, Glengarriff Group

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As we inch closer to the midterms, we turn our focus to key Congressional races happening in Michigan. On today's pod, we talk to with state Sen. Tom Barrett. Then guest host Colin Jackson helms the show to talk about the competitive down-ballot races.

GUESTS:

• Samuel J. Robinson, Detroit local reporter for Axios
• Alyssa McMurty, reporter at Gongwer News Service
• Alyssa Burr, political reporter for MLive

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On today’s show we examined the race in Michigan’s newly drawn 7th Congressional District. Several money tracking firms have named the race between incumbent Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and Republican State Sen. Tom Barrett as the most expensive congressional races in the country when it comes to outside spending. Host Zoe Clark talked to Rep. Elissa Slotkin about what it is like to be a representative in a swing district during a time when the country feels more divided than ever.

After that, we were joined by a panel of reporters to discuss Thursday night's governor candidates debate between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Tudor Dixon. We broke down what happened, what was said and what to expect when the two candidates meet next on the debate stage on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

There are 24 days until the election.

GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:

• Rep. Elissa Slotkin, Democrat representing the 8th Congressional District and candidate for the newly-drawn 7th Congressional District
• Laura Weber-Davis, executive producer for Stateside and former Michigan Public Radio Network’s capitol reporter
• Simon Schuster, political reporter for MLive
• Mara MacDonald, reporter for WDIV Local 4

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