MI-03: Democrat may fare better than usual in West Michigan congressional race.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Democrat hasn’t represented Grand Rapids in Congress since 1976, but the party’s chance of winning Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District seat this November — while still an uphill battle — is improving, one political observer says.

Inside Elections, a Washington D.C.-based nonpartisan political newsletter, has changed its rating for the seat from Leans Republican to Tilts Republican.

Nathan Gonzales, the newsletter’s editor and publisher, said the adjustment was made not so much because of the strength or weakness of the candidates vying for the seat, Republican Peter Meijer and Democrat Hillary Scholten, but because of the man at the top of the ticket: President Donald Trump.

“The 3rd District is vulnerable because of the broader national environment,” he said.

“President Trump is struggling to recapture his 2016 magic across the country, including Michigan. President Trump is underperforming in Michigan compared with four years ago, and that is making a large number of Republican-held districts more competitive than what we would have expected six months or a year ago.”



https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2020/08/democrat-may-fare-better-than-usual-in-west-michigan-congressional-race-political-observer-says.html

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1. That's my old district. Justin Amash isn't running again so it'll be interesting.