MI-GOV: New poll finds Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan (I) will draw votes from both Democrats, Republicans

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4. I was about to say...

If he's so popular, surely he could win in a primary.

And he's mayor of freaking Detroit -- he damn sure ain't a Republican.

Third party spoiler candidates, time and time again, only hurt Democrats. Republicans are a cult and will come around and vote party-line when it comes down to it. But they are in the minority in most places -- certainly Michigan -- so they need third party candidates to draw votes away from Democrats so that they can win with fewer -- but cultishly loyal -- voters.

Those on the left seem to be the only ones that get deluded into falling in love with a third party and then being dumb enough to follow through with it and waste their vote on Election Day voting for one.