Stephen Rodrick at Rolling Stone has a great piece about Michigan’s status as a battleground state during a pandemic which is a sobering reminder of while we should expand our map, we can’t take these states for granted: James Carville once famously said that between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is Alabama. Leave Detroit, and Michigan…
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Michigan MAGAs burn their own absentee ballot applications to own the libs
I have to admit, this is a strategy that never occurred to me: burning your own absentee ballot application to protest too much voting by the other side. This should become a national movement. Show them what you’re made of, Trump fans. You’re no fools! So, yeah, Grand Rapids, Michigan, MAGAs were apparently sent into a rage over…
New EPIC-MRA Poll Has Joe Biden Crushing Trump In Michigan 53-41
Some very good news today out of Michigan: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden doubled his lead over President Trump in the battleground state of Michigan, according to a new poll. Biden leads Trump by 12 points, with 53 percent support compared to Trump’s 41 percent, according to a EPIC-MRA poll reported by The Detroit Free Press on Sunday. Biden’s lead…
MI-Sen: PPP Has Gary Peters (D) Beating John James (R) 48-39, Biden Beating Trump 50-44 In Michigan
Some very good news today out of Michigan: x MICHIGANBiden 50% (+6)Trump 44%.#MIsen:Peters (D-inc) 48% (+9)James (R) 39%@ppppolls/@ProgressMich (D) 5/29-30https://t.co/Jdpcx5a2tL— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) June 1, 2020 Click here for the fulls results. Let’s keep up the momentum and win Michigan. Click below to donate and get involved with Peters, Biden and their fellow Michigan Democrats…
Another mask-less Trump pseudo-rally in Michigan plus African-American roundtable
Trump tells an African-American Roundtable “What do you have to lose”. President Donald Trump said African American residents were experiencing historic economic prosperity before “we had the plague flow in from China” and disproportionately impact minority communities. Trump convened administration officials, local elected leaders and Detroit-area business owners at Ford Motor Company’s Rawsonville plant before…
Michigan's Man of the Year threatens funding to Michigan while floods hit a Michigan town
Trump: “I was honored as the Man of the Year in Michigan… 5 or 6 years before I even thought about running for President.” x Here's my old fact check about “Man of the Year in Michigan.” Former GOP Rep. Dave Trott called me up to solve the mystery of what Trump is probably talking…
Michigan Secretary of State Destroys Trump's Claim on Mailing Absentee Applications
Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson tweeted a response to Trump’s claim that mailing out absentee ballot applications to all voters is illegal, pointing out that a number of Republican states are doing the same thing for the primaries. Trump has threatened to withhold federal election funding from Michigan and Nevada over their attempts to…
more government policy by tweet: Trump threatens Michigan because it's free haircut protest day
Likely Trump tweeted because of the haircut protest, much like his comment yesterday that Virginia needed to use the Second Amendment to protect its potatoes. Trump is spreading lies about voting (again). ▶️Michigan is sending vote by mail applications, not ballots.▶️This is exactly what several GOP secretaries of state are doing. ▶️It is completely legal…
paramilitary haircuts and threats against Governor Whitmer in Michigan
COVID-19 case and death rates are high enough but not high enough to stop RWNJs from threatening public officials. “The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Michigan is now over 50,000.” And the death toll will soon reach 5,000. On Thursday, Michigan closed down its capitol building and canceled its legislative session after online death threats made…
Ipsos/Reuters poll: Biden extends lead over Trump in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
Even though Joe Biden’s exposure has been limited of late while Donald Trump hosts a daily Corona Clown Show, Biden has extended his lead over the pr*sident in the latest Ipsos/Reuters poll of three key Midwestern battleground states. Reuters: The poll, which ran from April 15-20 in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, showed 45% of registered voters…
Michigan Legislators Jack O'Malley, Curt VanderWall Conspire With Sheriffs Against Governor Whitmer
This article first appeared on Up North Progressive on April 15, 2020 Today the sheriffs of four counties in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan issued a press release stating they would pick and choose when and if they would enforce Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive orders. “While we understand her desire to protect the public, we question…
Sen. Gary Peters (D. MI) Helps Joe Biden Defeat Trump By Flipping Michigan Blue
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D. MI) in support of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign: I wanted you to be the first to hear it from me: I’m proud to endorse Joe Biden for President. We need a President that’s ready to create real, effective change for everyday Americans — a proven leader like…
Calling Trump 'deranged,' lifelong Republican and Michigan mayor endorses Joe Biden
Apparently, this guy has known all along that Donald Trump is, as he calls him, “deranged” — but he voted for the ocher abomination in 2016 anyway. He reasoned that Trump’s derangement might lessen as the gravity of his office became more apparent. As we all know, the opposite happened. And now, Sterling Heights, Michigan, Mayor Michael…
In Michigan, impeached Trump claims “big backlash at the box office” whatever that means
The House voted both impeachment articles and Trump seemed to be in denial during his speech in Battle Creek Michigan at a 10,000 seat arena. “I'm the first person to ever get impeached and there's no crime. Like, I feel guilty.” Trump: “By the way, it doesn't really feel like we're being impeached.” x Trump…
Michigan Poll has Biden Beating Trump 52% to 41%
http://www.freep.com/… An Epic-MRA poll of Michigan voters released today shows Donald Trump trailing in the key battleground state of Michigan, a state he won by less than 1% in 2016. Biden is the only Democrat polled against Trump by Epic-MRA. He leads in the Detroit area 57% to 35%, and leads among all age groups. For…
Republicans move to exempt 93.5% of Michigan companies from paid sick leave law.
I’ll keep this short and (not so) sweet. You can read the rest HERE. Most of you know that the group Michigan Time to Care gathered and submitted more than 380,000 signatures to put a solid paid sick leave law on the ballot in Michigan in November. The legislature took up the issue and passed the…
Proof emerges that Michigan AG wields FOIA fees like a weapon against transparency & open govt
Originally posted at Eclectablog.com. Bombshell news coming via Progress Michigan this morning detailing how Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is using fees for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to interfere with government transparency. Earlier this year, Progress Michigan asked the state government for copies of all communications between Paul Pastorek, one of Snyder's education…
Another attack on Michigan workers: Republicans move to slash minimum wage for under-20 workers
Originally posted at Eclectablog. In their neverending quest to screw over workers to benefit employers, Republicans in Michigan are now turning their attention to those making minimum wage. A bill that would lower the minimum wage by 15% for those under 20 years old was passed out of the Senate Commerce Committee today. The bill's…
BREAKING: Michigan Gov. Snyder signs “RFRA for Adoption” bills into law
This will be short but bitter. Despite claims that he doesn't support the “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” (RFRA) for Michigan, this afternoon, Gov. Snyder signed a package of three bills into law that are accurately described as “RFRA for Adoptions”. By signing the legislation into law, Gov. Snyder is joining his fellow Republicans in saying…
Michigan GOP moves to strip power of local governments to protect workers and the LGBT community
Originally posted at Eclectablog.com. Republicans have successfully branded themselves as the party that worships “local governmental control”. They want federal regulations repealed and the power given to the states on all sorts of things from the environment to the Affordable Care Act. But, when it comes to actual local control, where local municipalities set their…
