2026年5月21日 美国东部时间12:19 / 美联社
前底特律市长迈克·达根周四表示，他将暂停密歇根州长竞选，理由是美国总统唐纳德·特朗普与伊朗的冲突以及飙升的油价导致政治环境愈发“有毒”。
作为长期民主党人士，达根以独立候选人身份参选，以接替因任期限制无法连任的民主党州长格蕾琴·惠特默。他告诉美联社，作为独立候选人“获胜将非常艰难”，因为原本会支持他的民主党人正团结起来，反对华盛顿方面的动向。
“民主党人对特朗普和共和党人的愤怒情绪极高，”达根说，“短短60天里，这个国家的民众态度发生了巨大变化。人们在加油站感受到了压力，并对此感到愤怒。”
密歇根州州长一职从未由独立人士担任过，第三方候选人在该州州长选举中通常表现不佳。对于选择以独立身份参选、避开党派斗争的达根来说，竞选胜算显然对他越来越不利。
“只要我还看到获胜的可能性，我就会继续战斗，”他说，“但我看不到可行的获胜路径。”
达根认为自己在州长竞选中落后于民主党籍州务卿乔斯林·本森和共和党籍联邦众议员约翰·詹姆斯。杰纳西县警长克里斯·斯旺森也以民主党人身份参选，而百万富翁商人佩里·约翰逊则以共和党人身份参选。
密歇根州初选将于8月4日举行。
Former Detroit Mayor Duggan suspends his independent run for Michigan governor
May 21, 2026 12:19 PM ET / Associated Press
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is interviewed in December 2024 in Detroit.
Carlos Osorio/AP
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said Thursday he is suspending his campaign for Michigan governor, citing an increasingly “toxic” political climate due to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran and skyrocketing gas prices.
Duggan, a longtime Democrat, was running as an independent to replace Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer who can’t run again due to term limits. He told The Associated Press that it was going to be “very hard to win” as the Democrats who would have supported him are galvanizing against what’s going on in Washington.
“Democrat anger against Trump and Republicans is extremely high,” Duggan said. “In 60 days, there’s been a huge change in the attitudes of this country. People are feeling the pain at the pump and are angry about it.”
An independent has never served as Michigan governor and third-party candidates typically don’t fare well in elections for the state’s top seat. To Duggan, who shunned partisan fighting while choosing to run as an independent, it was clear the odds were stacking against his campaign.
“As long as I knew there was a path for victory, I was going to fight,” he said. “I don’t see a likely path to win.”
Duggan believed he was trailing Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Republican US Rep. John James in the governor’s race. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson also is running as a Democrat, while millionaire businessman Perry Johnson is running as a Republican.
Michigan’s primary election will be held August 4.
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