Watch Bridge Lunch Break on primary, general election, battle for state House
- Capitol reporter Lauren Gibbons hosted Bridge’s latest Lunch Break reader event about Michigan politics
- Among the topics: the influence of the presidential election on Michigan politics, races for Congress and the state House
- Watch the full recording of the discussion below
Bridge Michigan’s monthly Lunch Break event returned this week for a lively discussion about politics, the battle for the state House and the Nov. 5 general election.
Capitol reporter Lauren Gibbons moderated the discussion, which featured independent pollster Richard Czuba, founder of The Glengarriff Group, and Reps. Bill G. Schuette, R-Midland, and Penelope Tsernoglou, D-East Lansing.
If you missed this live Zoom event, you can stream it below.
The live conversation included discussion about polling, key races for Congress, shifting momentum for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, as well as Republicans and Democrats’ state priorities and competitive state House races.
Bridge’s Lunch Break monthly series focuses on timely topics facing our state. Previous discussions have included examinations of efforts to educate students for careers, solutions to gun violence the long-term impact of pollution from the automotive industry, youth mental health and ideas for growing the state’s population.
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