‘People Are Angry’: Big City Mayor Who Left Democrats Blasts Ex-Party’s ‘Entirely Negative’ Messaging

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‘People Are Angry’: Big City Mayor Who Left Democrats Blasts Ex-Party’s ‘Entirely Negative’ Messaging

1 sourceUpdated Jul 2, 2026

Outgoing Independent Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan blasted the Democratic Party’s “negative” messaging strategy in an interview with Politico published on Friday. Duggan, who previously was a longtime Democrat, announced in…

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