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Accessibility statementSkip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness SubscribeSign in Advertisement Democracy Dies in Darkness PoliticsBiden administration The Fix The Briefs Polling Democracy in America Election 2024 PoliticsBiden administration The Fix The Briefs Polling Democracy in America Election 2024 Democracy in America AFTER TWO YEARS OF FAR-RIGHT RULE IN A MICHIGAN COUNTY, ONE CHANCE TO CHANGE IT Divisive, Trump-style politics came to Ottawa County. Then moderate Republicans and some Democrats mobilized and fought back. 12 min 1022 Sorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. Jim Barry and his wife, Liza, campaign in Holland, Mich., for last-minute votes in his bid for a seat on the county board. Barry was hoping voters in Ottawa County might be ready to embrace a different kind of politics. (Kristen Norman for The Washington Post) By Patrick Marley and Greg Jaffe August 11, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. — For much of the last two years, American politics at its most divisive, ideological and angry had dominated the previously unremarkable work of county government in the place that Jim Barry called home. Cut through the 2024 election noise. Get The Campaign Moment newsletter. Now it was primary day, and the voters of Ottawa County, a fast-growing, middle-class community of about 300,000 people on the shores of Lake Michigan, were headed to the polls. Share 1022 Comments NewsletterWeekdays Early Brief The Washington Post's essential guide to power and influence in D.C. Sign up Recommended for you Recommended by Subscribe to comment and get the full experience. 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