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Ex-Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan suspends Michigan governor bid

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Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has suspended his campaign for Michigan governor, citing a "toxic" political climate exacerbated by rising gas prices and national political divisions. Duggan, who ran as an independent, stated that the intense partisan anger, particularly against Donald Trump, made a path to victory unlikely. He had hoped to offer voters an alternative to the two major parties but ultimately concluded that the political environment was too challenging to overcome. AI

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Ex-Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan suspends Michigan governor bid

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Corey Williams, The Associated Press ·

    ‘In 60 days there’s been a huge change in the attitudes of this country’: Former Detroit mayor says bipartisan approach in governor race is doomed

    Mike Duggan, formerly a Democrat, was running as an independent to succeed the term-limited Gretchen Whitmer.

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