Duggan Drops Out

About this episode

Mike Duggan announces his departure from the Michigan Governor race and discusses its implications for independent candidates.

Mike Duggan, the former Mayor of Detroit, has been running for Governor in Michigan as an independent candidate since December 2024. In January 2026, he was polling within single digits of the lead. Today, he announced his departure from the race. How this race may impact other independents in terms of making a decision to run for office and why we need more people like Mike to not just run, but take it to the finish line. Like the show? Shoot me a text with your tho...

People in this episode

Host: Brian Groesser

Topics covered

• politics
• independent candidates
• elections
• Michigan
• Mike Duggan

Keywords

• Mike Duggan
• Michigan Governor
• independent candidates
• elections
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Detroit

Places: Michigan

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