This is a C race between Tom Barrett, the Republican who lost to Slotkin by three or 4.2 years ago, and Curtis Hertel Jr., who is a Democrat and long-time politician in Michigan. And this is a racist neck and neck. It's another race where the electric vehicle transition is definitely on the ballot. Lansing is an auto town has two GM plants, and the future of boilers plants is pretty much in doubt right now. Democrats are trying to use this as an issue to say, hey, look, if you elect to Tom Barrett or Donald Trump, this plant is — this Cadillac plan is in serious danger of closing. And then over to the east of there is the eighth congressional district, and that's the seat long held by Dan Kildee. This is a seat where there's — they've got a Democratic State Senator, Kristen McDonald Rivet running against a Republican entrepreneur, Paul Junge. This is also see this neck and neck, and they're also out there battling over the EV transition. And the messaging that you're seeing from Trump to Junge on down is, if we continue to transition to EVs, all these little plants that make components for gas engines and transmissions are going to go by the wayside, and so this, it's going to be a real big test about that messaging really motivates voters to go pull the lever for the Republicans.
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