LANSING — Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump hosted his first rally since departing the White House in January. As expected, Trump dedicated a sizable majority of his speech to the Big Lie. In airing his grievances that ballots from 2020 had yet to be flipped in his favor — even as Pennsylvania and […]
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“This is War, Baby!”: New Footage of GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Ryan Kelley at Capitol Emerges As Insurrectionist Continues to Downplay Involvement on January 6th
LANSING — Last night, new footage emerged of Ryan Kelley appearing to advance on the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th insurrection that killed five and injured 140 officers in Washington D.C. In the video posted to Twitter, the Republican candidate for governor can be heard shouting “Come on, let’s go! This is it! This […]
Weekly Roundup: Rinke Might Get In, Kelley Downplays His Treasonous Sin, While Shirkey and McBroom Take It on the Chin
Hello once again from MDP after being off last weekend to engage in the — according to Republican gubernatorial candidate Austin Chenge — “divisive” and “wrong” act of observing Juneteenth. Here’s what happened this week with Michigan Republicans as the primary remains largely stuck in second gear: Add businessman Kevin Rinke to the list of […]
Republicans Gaslight The American People on Infrastructure Deal
After months of publicly acknowledging that President Biden and Democrats were always going to pass a reconciliation bill to invest in American families alongside a bipartisan infrastructure bill, Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are now absurdly pretending as if they were “blindsided” so they have an excuse to walk away from a deal that the […]
IN THE STATES: President Biden & Democrats Deliver
In a major win for the American people, President Biden and Democrats worked across the aisle and delivered on a campaign promise to secure a historic infrastructure deal that if passed, will create good-paying union jobs and position the United States to win the 21st century. But that wasn’t the only way Democrats delivered this week! Thanks […]
Where is Republican Senator Mike Shirkey?
The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. “It looks Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey went on summer vacation before getting his homework done. We are just days away from the crucial July 1 budget deadline, and Shirkey is nowhere to be found. It appears as though he has […]
President Biden Delivers Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
After years of fruitless “infrastructure weeks” under Donald Trump, it only took President Biden two months to announce a bipartisan infrastructure deal. By working across the aisle, President Biden proved he’s able and committed to delivering for working Americans and rebuilding our country stronger than before. The bipartisan agreement is receiving praise from Republicans and […]
Personal Income Spikes & Jobless Rates Fall Across the Country — No Thanks to Republicans
Despite congressional Republicans’ best efforts to block relief from reaching the American people, President Biden’s economic plan is working. According to new data released this week, jobless rates have decreased in nearly every state since January. And as HuffPost reported earlier this week, the American Rescue Plan raised personal incomes at an annual rate of nearly 60% during the […]
Michigan Democratic Party on Today’s Historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes after President Biden struck a historic bipartisan agreement on an infrastructure deal. “Elected on a promise to find common ground and get things done, President Biden has delivered. After four years of gridlock spearheaded by the previous president and Republicans, today’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework […]
NDTC & Colorado Young Democrats on “How to Recruit and Maintain Members for your Organization” 07/13/2021
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