Jack Bergman

It has been reliably red in the recent past.

There was a 20-point win for the incumbent congressman, Republican Jack Bergman.

This year, his Democratic opponent, Callie Barr, sees a different race in their rematch, and Callie Barr joins me now.

Thank you so much for being here.

Dennis Lennox is usually on the right, and, uh, he's gonna tell us what it's like for Abdul El-Sayed and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to tour through Northern Michigan.

Kind of a, I don't know, peculiar situation of campaigning and the status of Jack Bergman up there, the general, who, uh, you know, you would think would have a safe Republican seat, but some people say maybe not.

And Chris DeWitt is a strategist who worked with Governor Granholm and Governor Snyder, and, uh, he's gonna talk with us about the race for governor.

Those are the guests.

One is I'm told there was a, a bus tour, or will be, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Abdul El-Sayed.

Interesting tour, for sure.

And then I'm also curious about the status, uh, for re-election of General Jack Bergman.

Well, you're right.

Yes, Tom Barrett bumbled, mumbled, and blubbered at the end of his statement because, well, MAGA Republicans have nowhere to go on the data center issue since their dear leader Trump continues to back data centers and continues to back the big tech bros since, of course, he's backed by the billionaire big tech bros.

And even more, even more, is how dear leader Trump's and Israel's war on Iran is just another culprit for these high energy prices and crippling economic conditions here in Michigan, and it's a war that John James, Tom Barrett, and Bill Huizenga, and Jack Bergman up in the UP, and my congressman in mid-Michigan, John Moolenaar, and the thumb region's dingbat congresswoman, Lisa McClain, all supported.

And it's a war that's costing us and raising our debt and deficits because I'm always told whenever there's a Democrat in office, we have to care about debt and deficits, debt and deficits, debt and deficits.

But you never hear that discussion whenever a Republican is in office.

Interesting tour, for sure.

And then I'm also curious about the status, uh, for reelection of General Jack Bergman.

Well, you're right.

Uh, so AOC, I don't know if she flew in last night or is flying in today.

Dennis Lennox in Northern Michigan, where AOC is going on a bus in the Upper Peninsula this week with Abdul El-Sayed.

Intriguing, and Jack Bergman is getting a little nervous about possible re-election.

Stay tuned for all of it, and we'll touch base with Dennis again soon.

I mean, I keep telling my Democratic Party friends now's the time to accelerate, um, you know, push the pedal down, whatever metaphor you want to use, uh, over the next three weeks to try to deliver a strong Democratic victory up and down the ticket here in Michigan.

Do you think that even people like Jack Bergman and Tom Barrett could lose their congressional seats to Democrats?

Yes.

Yeah, very, very much so.