The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. “After months of delay the Michigan State Capitol Commission finally put their authority to use and voted in favor of banning the open-carry of firearms inside the State Capitol. And though we applaud the commission for finally taking action, it is not […]
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Trump’s Chaotic Pandemic Response Hurt Our Economy And Puts Lives At Risk
Trump’s refusal to do anything to control the pandemic and his chaotic rollout of the coronavirus vaccine have hurt our economy and puts even more American lives at risk. The economy lost jobs for the first time since April after Trump refused to do anything to control the pandemic and Republicans delayed taking action. Washington […]
Michigan GOP Co-Chair Candidate Participates in Violent Protest at the U.S. Capitol
LANSING — Recently it was announced that Meshawn Maddock will serve as co-chair to the Michigan Republican Party alongside former GOP chair Ron Weiser. Maddock was one of the presidential electors nominated by the Michigan Republican Party but unable to cast the state’s Electoral College votes for Trump after he lost Michigan. Maddock’s husband is Rep. […]
Michigan Democratic Party Statement on the Congressional Certification of the Electoral College Vote
The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. “The majority of Congress did their job today and reaffirmed what the American voters decided in November – Joe Biden will be our President on January 20, 2021. Despite Trump’s attempts to hijack the results of this election, the will of the people […]
Declaración del DNC sobre la victoria en Georgia y la mayoría en el Senado
El presidente del Comité Nacional Demócrata Tom Perez emitió la siguiente declaración luego de que Jon Ossoff y Raphael Warnock ganaran las segundas vueltas de la elección senatorial en Georgia, dándole la mayoría en el Senado de los Estados Unidos a los demócratas: “Georgia ha seguido las órdenes del congresista fenecido John Lewis y los […]
DNC on Democrats Winning in Georgia and Flipping the Senate
DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement after Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won their runoff Senate races in Georgia, flipping the U.S. Senate to Democratic control: “Georgia followed the marching orders of the late Congressman John Lewis, and Democrats have flipped the Senate. Congratulations to Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff, and their teams, as […]
Michigan Democratic Party Statement on the Violence at the U.S. Capitol Today
The Michigan Democratic Party released the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. “Today was supposed to be a day of promise, another step closer to the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President and true progressive change in this country. Instead, under the direction of the current president, it turned into a dangerous, […]
Trump Crazily Rambles About Election Fraud Nonsense As Opposition To His Efforts Grow
At his Georgia rally last night, Trump doubled down on his efforts to try to pressure Republicans to subvert the will of the people as he crazily rambled about the same repeatedly debunked election fraud nonsense. Meanwhile, opposition to Trump’s efforts continues to grow from military leaders, business leaders, and even many Republicans. At his […]
Trump Continues to Lie About the Coronavirus as Cases Spike and Vaccine Rollout Falls Short
As the coronavirus crisis in the United States continues to worsen, cases and deaths hit new record highs, hospitals reach capacity, and the vaccine rollout falls short, Trump is nowhere to be found. Instead of doing anything to lead the response and save lives, Trump has continued to undermine his own public health experts and […]
Trump Desperately Tries To Pressure Georgia To Overturn Its Legally Certified Election Results
Over the weekend, Trump was caught on tape desperately trying to pressure and threaten Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to rescind the state’s lawfully certified vote count and to “find” enough votes to overturn the election results. Trump pressured Raffensperger to rescind Georgia’s certified results and to “find” enough votes to overturn the will of […]