LANSING — In an hour, all-time most disastrous former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will be delivering a keynote address at the MIGOP’s convention currently taking place on Mackinac island. Despite passing on a run for governor herself earlier this year, DeVos clearly retains a considerable level of influence within the Republican party in Michigan […]
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DNC Statement on Donald Trump’s Visit To Georgia
Today, Donald Trump will hold an all-day rally in Georgia. DNC spokesperson Adonna Biel released the following statement: “We’re not even going to pretend to be surprised at the incredible waste of time and money Donald Trump is putting into the roadshow he’s bringing to Georgia. After tanking our economy, contributing to hundreds of thousands of […]
IN THE STATES: Americans Need President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda
This week, we saw new polling that shows that the majority of voters in critical swing states and battleground districts support President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and support corporations and the wealthiest Americans paying their fair share to make it happen. Voters from Arizona to Maine were reading about how President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda […]
Rough Week for Republican Governors as They Face the Consequences of Their Attacks on Reproductive Health Care
As the Supreme Court prepares to take up the biggest threat to abortion in decades, Republican governors and candidates across the country are finally being forced to answer for their extremist views on abortion – and it’s not going well for them. While Republicans threaten reproductive health care at every turn, Democrats are working to […]
DNC Statement on the Passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act in the House
Today, the House voted to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act, a critical step to protect abortion rights. DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement: “Today, House Democrats took a major step to fight back against Republicans’ unrelenting attacks on reproductive freedom and finally codify Roe v. Wade into law. For nearly 50 years, despite overwhelming […]
DNC Statement on Arizona GOP’s “Audit” Report
Ahead of the Arizona state Senate’s release of its “audit” report reviewing the 2020 election results in Maricopa County, DNC spokesperson Ryan Thomas released the following statement: “This baseless ‘audit’ has been a massive waste of taxpayer money and a dangerous attempt by extremist Republicans to undermine our democracy. “In the ten months the Arizona GOP […]
Weekly Roundup: Gubernatorial Showdown on Mackinac Island Edition
Welcome to a very special edition of MDP’s weekly roundup. Here’s how things are shaping up as the 12 Republicans running for governor pull all the stops ahead of the MIGOP Mackinac conference that is currently getting underway and will be running through the rest of the weekend. Projecting endorsement strength is certainly the name […]
All In on Party Division: Republicans Descend on Mackinac Island for First Day of MIGOP Clown Show
LANSING — Today marks the start of the MIGOP’s annual convention on Mackinac Island where party insiders will gather to kick off the 2022 cycle in earnest and hash out which issues should dominate it. But before they do that, they need to “prepare for what could be a bitter year of campaign fights” amid […]
ICYMI: State Senators Geiss and Chang, Reproductive Healthcare Advocates Hold James Craig Accountable for His Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda
LANSING — Yesterday, MDP held a virtual press conference with Michigan Senators Erika Geiss and Stephanie Chang along with reproductive healthcare advocates to discuss the dangers of James Craig’s extreme anti-choice views. Speakers zoned in on the Republican gubernatorial candidate’s recently reported commitment to block any legislation seeking to repeal Michigan’s 1931 near-total abortion ban […]
Tom Leonard Announces his run for Attorney General …again
Former Speaker of the House and failed candidate for Attorney General in 2018 is taking another run at Attorney General LANSING — The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Lavora Barnes, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party on today’s announcement by Tom Leonard. Michiganders spoke loud and clear four years ago when we elected Dana Nessel as our […]