COVID, Militias, and Guns: Early Voting Surges in Michigan

DETROIT, Michigan—As a bitter cold wind and occasional snow squall blew through this city’s New Center neighborhood on Sunday afternoon, a steady stream of voters in the largely Black Democratic stronghold deposited ballots in drop boxes or inside the city elections office. They were among over 2.5 million residents to submit early ballots in the critical swing state so far this election. Dee Graham, a 64-year-old Detroiter who hasn’t missed a…