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Christina Hines: “Carl [Marlinga] lost by 1600 votes.”

Featuring: Christina Hines, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, 10th Congressional District

Can Christina Hines Replace John James in MI-10?

Published January 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:30

And almost 10,000 people that voted for Donald Trump switched over to vote for me, which is huge in a race. Thank you. In a race that Carl, you know, when he lost in 22, he only Carl [Marlinga] lost by 1600 votes. So it's really important. I think that race prepared me to be able to win. And the reason it prepared me to be able to win is because I knocked over 6,500 doors in this district. (03:30–03:47)

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Asserts the margin by which Carl Marlinga lost a previous election.

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“Fake versions of fentanyl are coming in from China.”
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“We have people that are being deport, citizens of our country that are being deported.”
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“The Social Security trust fund is going to run out in 2032.”
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“In 2032, [Social Security] payments will decrease by 25%.”
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“Michigan's 10th district is all of southern Macomb County, including Warren, East Point, Roseville, and up to Shelby Township.”
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“It's about 85% Macomb County, 15% that Oakland county portion.”
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“I was the highest performing Democrat on the ballot with the exception of our incumbent sheriff Tony Wickersham.”
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“Almost 10,000 people that voted for Donald Trump switched over to vote for me.”
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“I knocked over 6,500 doors in this district.”
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“We united a Democratic Party in Macomb county that had been fractured for decades.”
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“Only one in four people in Congress are women.”
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“September of this, of 2025 was the first month in 10 years that I did not have a child care payment.”
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“Big tech companies... are ignoring workers rights, ignoring environmental protections, and intentionally addicting our kids to social media.”
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“Our system right now is entirely broken.”
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“Premiums are skyrocketing.”
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“We need to have legislation that increases access [to healthcare].”
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“I support universal healthcare.”
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“I want to get all money out of politics, number one.”
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“I'm not taking any corporate PAC money.”
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“We need to build a coalition to pass legislation to get money out of politics.”
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“Right now, it's definitely these tech companies... prohibiting any state from being able to pass regulations limiting AI.”
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“Fentanyl is still coming up through Mexico.”
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“We're still barely even testing for those, like, fake versions of the drugs.”
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“The fentanyl crisis has been slowly getting better.”
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“We need comprehensive immigration reform.”
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“People that have some sort of legal status or otherwise are not allowed to be deported, that are being held illegally in detention…”
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“What this administration is doing is illegal.”
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“Donald Trump broke the law again.”
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“He's a convicted felon.”
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“Congress needs to take back a lot of power.”
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“Over decades, Congress has been laying down and giving power away, ceding its power.”
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“Congress is doing nothing to help [people suffering in our communities].”
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“AI is going to open a lot of new opportunities.”
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“This is happening so fast and with no guardrails.”
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“We totally fell short and fell behind when it came to the Internet.”
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“We are going to see people hurt across every single industry [due to AI].”
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“We have to build a strong middle class if we want to be able to defend ourselves.”
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“The United States should be a leader around the world and try to put those guardrails up [for AI].”
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“We need to be a leader in terms of what are the regulations, how are we going to protect ourselves, how are we going to protect people and…”
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“We need to increase the federal minimum wage.”
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“At least 25% of the people in our district live exclusively on Social Security.”
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“About 50% of [people in our district], that's about 90% of what their income is [from Social Security].”
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“We have all of these billionaires that are just taking advantage of all these loopholes and systems.”
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