The Aporia · David Common

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2026-08-12 – 2026-08-12

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corpus average 9%

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CanadaMichiganRepublicanSenateU.S.

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2026-08-12 · CBC News · Politics

Michigan's midterm race may decide the next U.S. Congress — and tariffs are the main issue

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2026-10-30 · CBC News

Michigan's midterm race may decide the next U.S. Congress — and tariffs are the main issue

🔮 Michigan's midterm race may decide the next U.S. Congress — and tariffs are the main issue State's Republican candidate for Senate distancing himself from Trump's tariff policy with Canada Michigan’s Senate race is among the most hotly contested in the U.S. midterm elections, and the turning point may centre on a campaign ad in which the Republican candidate holds a Canadian beer. "Drinking a Labatt and cheering on the Red Wings — it doesn’t get more Michigan than that," proclaims Mike Rogers, acknowledging the symbolic ties between the cross-border neighbours. assertive

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