A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Analysis and commentary on Michigan politics from former Democratic Party chair Mark Brewer and former Republican Party executive director Jeff Timmer.

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2nd Anniversary Edition (Guest: Corey Dukes)

Posted March 2, 202300:54:20

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Posted February 22, 202300:46:45

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The horror of this week at Michigan State University casts a cloud over our state, and especially the campus just five miles east of the Capitol building....

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