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• Make Politics Local Again: Katie DeBoer is facing a stacked field in Senate District 33
  July 14, 2026 by James David Dickson
  A field of four candidates — three of them elected officials — looks to replace a term-limited senator on Michigan's west side.
• There are 3 successful versions of the Republican Party. We will need all 3 to win 2026.
  July 7, 2026 by James David Dickson
  Watch now | My remarks at the 172nd Birthday Party for the Republican Party
• 1854: Republican Party is founded in Jackson, "Under the Oaks"
  July 6, 2026 by James David Dickson
  Did you know that the Grand Old Party was founded here in Michigan, as an anti-slavery party?
• Make Politics Local Again — Here's how to buy the shirt
  July 2, 2026 by James David Dickson
  There is no better way to spread the winning message for Michigan in 2026. Be the first on your block to get one.
• 1965: How LBJ and a Michigan Senator turned America into a 'nation of strangers'
  July 1, 2026 by James David Dickson
  The U.S.
• 1982: Elly Peterson, Jim Blanchard and the Girlboss Revolt that changed Michigan politics
  June 30, 2026 by James David Dickson
  How did the Michigan Democrats become the party of girlbosses? Hop in the time machine and join me in 1982.
• History of Michigan Politics: 2002: Granholm beats Jim Blanchard, goes full girlboss
  June 23, 2026 by James David Dickson
  In August 2002, the face of the Michigan Democrat Party changed forever when AG Jennifer Granholm defeated ex-governor Jim Blanchard in the primary.
• Make Politics Local Again: Susannah Watts wants to nurse Michigan back to health
  June 21, 2026 by James David Dickson
  Susannah Watts is one of four Republicans running to take Rep. Bryan Posthumus' House seat.
• This week in Michigan History: 1982: Daughter runs against Dad in House race, but it's not what you think
  June 15, 2026 by James David Dickson
  I have long asked the question: Why doesn’t Michigan produce presidents?
• Donald Trump broke Jocelyn Benson's brain. And I can prove it.
  June 10, 2026 by James David Dickson
  In 2010, Benson said she's take an "oath of nonpartisanship" as Secretary of State. 15 years later she manipulated the presidential ballot to benefit fellow Democrats.
• Michigan Matters. Here's how we win it back. My talk in Clinton Township
  June 4, 2026 by James David Dickson
  On Tuesday, I pulled double duty, with speeches in Macomb and Ottawa counties. Here's what I had to say in Macomb.
• Property taxes are too damn high. With Tim Golding of AFP-Michigan
  June 2, 2026 by James David Dickson
  I am joined by special guest Tim Golding of Americans for Prosperity-Michigan for a conversation on property tax reform and how to win the Mike Duggan-curious voter.
• Stop trying to make Big Gretch happen: Whitmer won't be president, and she knows it
  May 31, 2026 by James David Dickson
  George Floyd cost Gretchen Whitmer her best chance to be president. She will never recover.
• Michigan has 'girlboss fatigue': JD on Victory News
  May 26, 2026 by James David Dickson
  Grandma would be so proud.
• Mike Duggan quits governor's race. What have we learned?
  May 21, 2026 by James David Dickson
  Duggan was never an Independent. Just a Democrat with a cowardly electoral strategy.
• Mallory McMorrow needs Michigan more than Michigan needs McMorrow
  May 12, 2026 by James David Dickson
  Mallory McMorrow is a walking red flag: A carpetbagger here to reform Michigan, not embrace it.
• How one voter saved his neighbors $100M in property taxes: 3 Takeaways from May 5 in Michigan
  May 6, 2026 by James David Dickson
  The James Dickson Podcast takes a deep dive into what we learned on May 5 Election Day, and how it will translate into November.
• JDD joins Charlie LeDuff: Jocelyn Benson manufactured hate, and that's no BS
  April 30, 2026 by James David Dickson
  I joined the No BS News Hour to talk Jocelyn Benson, Mallory McMorrow and Mike Duggan.
• JDD on Matt Gaetz Show: Did Jocelyn Benson buy the tiki torches for Charlottesville?
  April 28, 2026 by James David Dickson
  The Southern Poverty Law Center scandal implicates a leading candidate in the Michigan governor's race. I talked about this on OANN's Matt Gaetz Show.
• 3 Truths of Michigan Politics: Benson has an SPLC problem, Dems in disarray, and the end of positive politics
  April 24, 2026 by James David Dickson
  April 2026 was a month to remember in Michigan politics. This is what we've learned.