RICHARD CZUBA

The countdown is on until Election Day as candidates make their final pleas for votes hours before polls open in Michigan.

Here’s where the races stand in the 10th Congressional District as Macomb County once again is poised to play a pivotal role in the November election.

In decision 2022, an exclusive Local 4-Detroit News poll shows Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer with a commanding double-digit lead over her Republican challenger, Tudor Dixon.

The battle over abortion rights in Michigan will be decided by voters this November.That decision came down Thursday from the Michigan Supreme Court in a 5-2 vote.

Former president Donald Trump has endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon just days before Michigan’s primary election.

Devin Scillian hosts an extended Flashpoint from Mackinac Island where political and business leaders from around Michigan assembled for the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference.

In a recent poll for Local 4 and the Detroit News, pollster Richard Czuba was asked about what’s driving Black voters. “African American voters, Black voters in Michigan, very strongly are coming in on the side of pre-existing conditions. Czuba asked Black voters how motivated they are to vote in November. “We’re now seeing Black voters in Michigan at a 9.5. According to the poll, 35 percent of Black voters in Michigan plan on voting absentee -- if they haven’t already.

Exclusive new poll numbers show Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden extended his lead by three, bringing him to eight points in Michigan over President Donald Trump. “The biggest shift of all came among white senior citizens in Michigan,” said Richard Czuba, CEO of the Glengariff Group. The new WDIV/Detroit News poll was conducted after the first presidential debate and before the president was diagnosed with COVID-19. It is the fulcrum point of this election,” Czuba said. A majority of the people who participated in the poll watched the presidential debate.

DETROIT Here is what you missed on Sunday's episode of Flashpoint:We took a closer look at Michigan's report card as we mark Pride Month. Looking at the presidential race, is America ready for a gay president complete with a first husband, or is that enough to disqualify Pete Buttigieg from serious consideration? We put together a fascinating roundtable of voices from those who walk that walk every day. Segment One:Richard Czuba, founder, Glengariff Group, Inc; Nancy Schlichting, MSU Board of Trustees; Jeynce Poindexter, Victims Advocate, Equality Michigan and Buzz Thomas of Thomas Group Consulting. Segment Two:Lou Glazer, President, Michigan Future, Inc.

DETROIT - The political focus was on Detroit on Tuesday night as Democratic candidates for president took the stage for the first of two debates. It was clear from opening statements that Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Bernie Sanders were not representative of everybody on the stage. Steve Bullock, John Hickenlooper, John Delaney and Tim Ryan staked out more moderate positions. Watch below: Coverage from the spin roomHear from Local 4 Pollster Richard Czuba belowAll video of the debate is courtesy of CNN. CNN Democratic debate lineup.