“The good news is the 2016 election is over,” said Tony Stamas, vice president of government relations for the Small Business Association of Michigan, who spoke alongside Dennis Denno, founder of Denno Research, at Capitol Issues Forum Nov. 10. “The bad news is the 2018 elections are now upon us.” Stamas said mass voter turnout of people who traditionally do not vote influenced results of the presidential election and that pollsters did not accurately measure enthusiasm amon

While the big question late in the election season seems to be, “Is it over for Trump?” in Michigan it’s, “Is it over for Democrats or Republicans?”, said Ed Sarpolus, executive director, Target Insyght, who offered “Pre-election Insights, Outlooks” at Capitol Issues Forum Oct 12. As Democrats and Republicans vie for House seats, voter turnout will have the greatest impact on results. Minimal in-state campaign efforts from presidential candidates and the failure of both Mich

​The Michigan voters have an overwhelming number of offices to vote on in November, said Bill Ballenger, editor of the Ballenger Report and longtime Michigan political pundit, who discussed “Campaigns 2016: What Will Happen?”. Ballenger pointed out Michigan has 9,000 offices up for election in November, ranging from the presidential race to state House seats to library board members. Michigan voters are overwhelmed with the number of elected officials they have to vote on, n

The March 16 Capitol Issues Forum featured Susan Demas, editor and publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, for "Inside Election Year Politics." Demas is a syndicated columnist, who has appeared in The Huffington Post, Dome Magazine, Deadline Detroit and Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire. Her columns have run in many Michigan daily papers. She is also a regular guest on WKAR TV's “Off the Record” weekly show and is the only Michigan journalist to have been named to The Washingt