Former Detroit mayor suspends independent bid for Michigan governor
“We knew the independent route was filled with challenge,” Duggan wrote in a statement on his campaign website. Duggan had raised more than $3.2 million in the first six months of his campaign, and more than 94 percent of donations came from Michigan, according to his campaign. “For the public in general, our internal polling showed the intense anger over gas prices and Iran was boosting Democrats in every office nationally.
- ▪“We knew the independent route was filled with challenge,” Duggan wrote in a statement on his campaign website.
- ▪Duggan had raised more than $3.2 million in the first six months of his campaign, and more than 94 percent of donations came from Michigan, according to his campaign.
- ▪“For the public in general, our internal polling showed the intense anger over gas prices and Iran was boosting Democrats in every office nationally.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 6 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 2 right.
- ▪ Mike Duggan ends independent run for Michigan governor — Washington Examiner
- ▪ Former Mayor of Detroit Is Now Former Candidate for Governor of Michigan - Why Did Mike Duggan Bail? — RedState
- ▪ Former Detroit Mayor Duggan Drops Out of Race for Michigan Governor — NYT — US
- ▪ Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ends independent bid for Michigan governor — NBC News — Top
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State Watch Former Detroit mayor suspends independent bid for Michigan governor Comments: by Finya Swai - 05/21/26 12:43 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Finya Swai - 05/21/26 12:43 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced Thursday that he is dropping his independent bid for the Michigan gubernatorial race just six months before the election, saying he had been “outspent” by the other candidates. “We knew the independent route was filled with challenge,” Duggan wrote in a statement on his campaign website. Duggan had raised more than $3.2 million in the first six months of his campaign, and more than 94 percent of donations came from Michigan, according to his campaign.
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