Status Check on MI-08

Hello everyone. Several months ago, I made a post requesting the overall picture on the MI-07 and MI-10 races. Based on the responses, I decided to give what I could to Curtis Hertel in MI-07 and convinced every small donor I knew with an interested in Michigan's congressional races to do so before 2023 was out. Since then, I have had the opportunity to attend an abortion rights event that Curtis Hertel's campaign held on Super Bowl day. Coming out of that event, I believe that Curtis Hertel has exceeded my somewhat high expectations and was on the correct side of every issues that see as important. I also met with several of his campaign volunteers at that event, and I was very impressed by the level of organization that they exhibited and their ability to connect with voters in a meaningful manner. In short, I managed to understand why Curtis Hertel has serious political potential, and his future volunteer events are a high priority for any spare volunteering time that I have. There could be problems down the road, but from what I have heard, I do not think I will encounter any serious disputes with his campaign's volunteer coordinators and other higher-ups.

With that being said, the latest reports state that Curtis Hertel has over $2 million in his campaign account, while the three Democrats who are trying to hold MI-08 have yet to raise $1 million. Because of the principles of diminishing returns, I think future donations would be more useful towards supporting any of the three candidates at this point, although I will certainly keep volunteering for Curtis Hertel should I have the ability to do so.

With Sheldon Neeley out of the MI-08 race as of the end of last month, it seems that the party leaders are going all in on Kristen McDonald Rivet. Does Matt Collier or Pamela Pugh have a chance of getting the Democratic nomination, or should I funnel all donations for holding MI-08 to Kirsten McDonald Rivet? Based on what I have heard, I am leaning towards just exclusively focusing on Kirsten McDonald Rivet, since she currently has the lion's share of endorsements and funding, and MI-08 does not seem to be an anti-establishment area.

What are the volunteer experiences for the campaigns of Kirsten McDonald Rivet, Matt Collier, and Pamela Pugh? I do not live in MI-08, so I (and anyone I can convince to volunteer to hold the district) am going to be mostly restricted to online or other long-distance events. What events would be the most effective for supporting any of the three candidates? I know that talking to each of these campaigns are helpful, but I am particularly curious to see if there has been anyone who has had a first-hand experience with working for them, since all of them have some degree of political experience and are either current or past office-holders.

Any information regarding the situation of the MI-08 race is welcome. I am hoping that the campaigns there are volunteer-friendly and competent enough to be winnable. Thank you for reading.