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GOVERNMENT
Biden wins Michigan Democratic presidential primary In last week’s primary election, 13.2% voted as ‘uncommitted’ following state-wide campaign, while the incumbent president won by 81%
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Incumbent President Joe Biden has won the Michigan Democratic primary, per the Associated Press. As of 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Biden won 79% of the vote. 15.7% of Michiganders voted “uncommitted” in Tuesday’s primary. Voting uncommitted allows voters to express general support for the party without endorsing a specific candidate. The push to vote uncommitted largely came from the Listen to Michigan campaign, which urged people to vote uncommitted in hopes of compelling Biden to call for a cease-fire in Gaza and end unconditional military aid to Israel. U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota won 2.7% of the vote. Phillips has continued to stay in the race for the Democratic nomination despite underwhelming primary performances so far and massive layoffs to campaign staff. Author Marianne Williamson also
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appeared on the ballot, despite suspending her campaign in early February, and won 2.7% of the vote. Under Michigan law, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) was required to submit a list of individuals generally regarded to be candidates, unless a court rules otherwise, to appear on the state’s primary election ballots. Biden has focused his reelection campaign on posing a contrast between himself and former President Donald Trump, saying he is committed to protecting democratic values and reproductive rights, as well as enacting economic policies aimed at strengthening the middle class. He has also emphasized his legislative accomplishments over the last three years, including the bipartisan infrastructure deal and health care and climate change legislation. Following the conclusion of the presidential primaries, the Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago between Aug. 19 and Aug. 22. Delegates will officially select the party’s nominee for president and vice president, who will move onto the general election on Nov. 5.
GOVERNMENT
Trump wins Michigan Republican presidential primary
The former president won 65.6% of the vote, beating out former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley SHANE BAUM & MARY COREY Daily Staff Reporter & Daily News Editor
Former President Donald Trump won the Michigan Republican primary, per The Associated Press, gaining ground in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. As of 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Trump has 65.6% of the vote, a 35 percentage point lead over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who finished second with 30.1% of the vote. Haley is the first woman of Color to fight for the party’s nomination and Trump’s last remaining challenger after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ended his presidential campaign on Jan. 21. Haley has vowed to stay in the race until Super Tuesday despite disappointing primary performances so far, including in her home state of South Carolina. Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Asa Hutchinson and Vivek Ramaswamy also appeared on Michigan’s ballot despite suspending their campaigns between Dec. 2023 and Jan. 2024. Under Michigan election law, the secretary of state is required to submit a list of individuals generally advocated by the national news media to be presidential candidates unless a
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court rules otherwise. Trump has centered his third presidential bid around many of the same policies of his previous campaigns. In particular, he has focused on cracking down on immigration at the U.S.–Mexico border, implementing tax cuts and eliminating federal regulations. The former president has also continued to claim the 2020 was stolen, despite no evidence of election fraud. Trump is also the first presidential candidate in U.S. history to face criminal indictments. He had been charged in New York with 34 counts of falsifying business records, including hush-money payments to two women and a doorman in 2016. Trump was indicted in June 2023 after the FBI found more than 300 classified national security documents at his Mara-Lago residence in Florida. The former president has also been indicted in two cases regarding his alleged interference in the 2020 election: one by the U.S. Department of Justice and the other by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in Georgia. Michigan’s Republican Party Convention will take place in Detroit on Mar. 2. Three days later, 17 states and territories will hold primary elections or caucuses on what is commonly called Super Tuesday.
ANN ARBOR
Andre Anderson sworn in as Ann Arbor’s new police chief
Anderson was sworn into office Feb. 21, says he plans to build trust in the Ann Arbor community EVANGELINE DOOLITTLE Daily Staff Reporter
Ann Arbor community members gathered in the City Council chambers for the swearing-in of Andre Anderson, Ann Arbor’s new police chief, Wednesday afternoon. Anderson replaced Patrick Maguire, the interim police chief, becoming the first permanent police chief since July 2022. Anderson served as the assistant police chief in Tempe, Ariz. from 2021 to 2023 and the
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executive deputy police chief of Rochester, N.Y. In a press release, Anderson said he plans to build trust in the community and turn the Ann Arbor Police Department into the nation’s model police agency. “I believe the city of Ann Arbor is working collaboratively to implement plans to enhance an environment where community policing, the community and city government serve as problemsolving participatory partners,” Anderson said. “I am committed to building mutual trust and public safety while creating a shared vision and leadership
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approach that sets our agency apart and revered as the nation’s model police agency.” In a speech at the event, City Administrator Milton Dohoney Jr. said the City Council decided to hire Anderson because of his ability to connect with the Ann Arbor community. “We choose our leaders not absent (from) the context of the environment in which they will serve,” Dohoney Jr. said. “The police department must have a leader that is comfortable engaging with every person that is a member of the Ann Arbor community. Ann Arbor should
have a leader in the police department that knows what it means to accept authority with humility. Andre Anderson gets that.” At the ceremony, Anderson told the crowd that his primary goal as chief will be combating racial injustice in Ann Arbor. “Not too far from here, President Lyndon B. Johnson formally launched his Great Society program (at) the University of Michigan,” Anderson said. “His goal was the elimination of racial injustice. This is a goal that has always resonated close to me with
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respect to how I feel, what I believe and how I should chief. It allows someone like me to be here today.” In the opening remarks of the event, Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor said that police departments have recently faced increased scrutiny, leaving officers to serve in difficult roles. “We don’t do enough for each other, and we do too much to each other,” Taylor said. “We ask the police to serve in a cultural environment where the profession is under intense scrutiny — where community
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members, hurt and outraged by injustice, and injustices there are, direct their frustration at the officer in front of them. It is the officer’s job to take that in with discipline and poise.” In her speech at the event, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich, said the entire police department plays an important role in the safety of the community. “Law enforcement is the backbone of our communities,” Dingell said. “The purpose of the government is to make sure we are providing certain public goods and keeping our citizens safe.”
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