Bombshell news in the local and Michigan political world as Mike Duggan, Mayor of Detroit, is running for Governor as an independent.

It's a curveball and a bold play - could it pan out for him? What are the implications? How might it hurt and help Democrats and Republican candidates? What about funding?

Jer and Devon scrapped their regular planned rundown to talk about the announcement, walk through the announcement video and the positioning, as well as think about what this means overall. It's still early, but it does get the mind spinning with questions.

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