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Kristen Welker: “Republicans are already making the Michigan race a test of…”

Featuring: Kristen Welker, Host of Meet the Press | National

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Meet the Press Full Episode — August 9

Published | Video Starts at 02:34

He will face off against former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in November. Friday night, Michigan Democrats held a unity rally headlined by former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Republicans are already making the Michigan race a test of the Democratic Party's direction. with President Trump seizing on EL Sayed's progressive politics and labeling him a Communist. Now we have just 88 days to make sure that things go right. The stakes are high. (02:34–02:41)

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Asserts that Republicans are framing the Michigan race as indicative of the Democratic Party's future direction.

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