His third try for federal elective office may well be the charm for Michigan Republican congressional candidate John James. But first, he has to get past a formidable Democrat opponent, Carl Marlinga.
The battleground is the newly reapportioned 10th Congressional District, a suburban-Detroit constituency encompassing southern Macomb County and a portion of Oakland County.
James, a small-business owner, has previously run twice—without success—for federal office.
He lost a 2018 U.S. Senate bid to longtime incumbent Democrat Debbie Stabenow and was defeated in a 2020 Senate race by incumbent Democrat Gary Peters, who was seeking his second six-year term.
The 2020 race was hotly contested, before and after the election….