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Republicans and Michigan Senate races (audio)

Michigan Public

Published August 12, 2011 at 5:46 PM EDT

Historically, Republicans haven’t fared particularly well in Michigan Senate races. They’ve lost 10 out of 11 races in the last 40 years.

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-981714.mp3

To give us a historical perspective we turn to Michigan Radio’s political analyst Jack Lessenberry. He tells us why Michigan Republicans have had a tough time winning Senate races.