Actress Melissa Gilbert created a momentary stir last August when she announced her candidacy for the 8th Congressional District. However, since then, she’s remained all but silent and recently began cancelling appearances and declining to debate incumbent Republican Mike Bishop. Last night, Gilbert’s campaign announced that, a month past the filing deadline, Gilbert is dropping out of the race. She […]

Three Michigan Congressional races have been added to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) “Red-to-Blue” program, a highly competitive program that targets races where the DCCC believes the Democratic candidate can oust the incumbent Republican. The DCCC describes the Red-to-Blue program as a program that “highlights top Democratic campaigns across the country, and offers them financial, communications, grassroots, and strategic […]

Just five days after 8th District Congressman Mike Bishop was added to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Patriot Program” for their most vulnerable incumbents (joining Tim Walberg in MI-07 and Dan Benishek in MI-01), Bishop has picked up a major opponent. Democrat Melissa Gilbert, who moved to Michigan two years ago, threw her hat into the ring this afternoon. Yes, […]