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MI Political Analyst Bill Ballenger Looks Back at State Politics in 2025

Dec 31, 2025 | 9:00 AM
Photos: David Rodriguez Munoz ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

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Dec. 17, 2025 ~ Bill Ballenger, political analyst and founder of The Ballenger Report, joins Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to recap 2025 Michigan politics and look ahead to 2026.

MICHIGAN ~ Michigan political analyst Bill Ballenger recenty penneda lookback at Michigan politics in 2025, which in many wayts, was just as much about 2026. Much of the year was taken up by candidates throwing their hats into the ring for Michigan‘s U.S. Senate and gubernatorial races, with the latter being led by Democrat Jocelyn Benson, Republican John James, and independent Mike Duggan.

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