Next week, President Joe Biden makes his second visit to Michigan since taking office. Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes released the following statement ahead of the visit: “President Biden is delivering for Michiganders, and we can’t wait to welcome him to our state next week. Thanks to President Biden and Democrats, the American Rescue Plan has put […]
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James Craig Repeatedly Sidesteps Big Lie Questions, Other Basic Inquiries on Where He Stands
After announcing yesterday that he would be stepping down from his post as Detroit Police Chief next month, James Craig went on a media blitz in which he dodged question after question intended to establish where he stands on the most basic of issues. Over appearances on Laura Ingraham, Newsmax, WJR 760, and other outlets […]
James Craig Dodges Tough Questions on GOP’s False Claims About Election in Press Conference
“I think Gretchen Whitmer has been the best partner the city has had in decades, and I will be supporting her.” – Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Last Friday, news broke that James Craig would be announcing his retirement today and stepping down as Chief of Police for the City of Detroit, kicking off a flurry […]
ICYMI: State House Republicans Invited a Conspiracy Theorist to Present an Unchecked Anti-Vaxx Tirade
Yesterday, Republican lawmakers descended further into extremism as they willingly invited known conspiracy theorist Naomi Wolf to testify on vaccines in a state House Oversight Committee hearing. A prominent anti-vaxxer, Wolf went full Qanon, baselessly alleging that “vaccine applications on cellphones are tracking people” and likening public safety strategies employed by New York and Israel […]
In New Radio Interview, Shirkey Keeps Spewing Known Lies About COVID-19 Vaccines
The anti-vaxx show continued yesterday as Mike Shirkey sat with WRFH radio to double down on his baseless and dangerous claims about vaccines and COVID-19, including that in the case of vaccinating 70% of the state “we’re already there.” This comes after Shirkey’s cascade of lies was recently fact checked by MLive, who accused the […]
New Photo Surfaces of Militia Mike Shirkey With Known Extremist Conspirator of Plot to Kidnap and Kill Governor
This afternoon, a photo is gaining traction on Twitter displaying Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey looking chummy with William Null, one of the many armed extremist militia men that stormed the Michigan Capitol in April 2020, later described as a “dress rehearsal” for the violent January 6th insurrection at our nation’s Capitol that killed five. […]
Huge Chunk of Anti-Voter Bills Progresses Through State Senate as Republicans Race to Deny Michiganders the Freedom to Vote
LANSING — Right now, the Big Lie crusade is pressing on as Republican state Senators on the Elections Committee gather for a hearing on the third chunk of voter suppression legislation introduced in March as part of the disastrous 39-bill package described by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson as “more restrictive than Georgia’s.” Some of […]
NEW From The Detroit News: John James Failed to Deliver on Charity Pledge Central to His Campaign in the Midst of a Pandemic
LANSING — John James continues to loom over Republican Michigan politics for all the wrong reasons. After raising nearly $50 million only to fall short statewide for the second time in a row, The Detroit News reported yesterday that James broke a major 2020 campaign promise to donate 5% of his received contributions to charities […]
MDP Attacks MIGOP’s Latest Attempt to Distract From Disastrous Field of Candidates
LANSING — Over the weekend, Michigan Republicans shamelessly dove in head first with an ad based on false attacks critiquing Governor Whitmer’s COVID-19 response despite GOP lawmakers never making an effort to craft a plan to combat this pandemic. As should be painfully obvious by now, Republicans in Michigan know they are running out of […]
Struggles Continue for Both State and National Republicans as Yet Another Fringe Candidate Enters the Race for Governor
LANSING — As MDP laid out in a state of the race memo released last week, Republicans just can’t seem to recruit a single viable candidate to compete in the primary for governor after “dream candidate” Candice Miller passed. In fact, the past few days have reinforced that the severely out-of-focus MIGOP is occupied with […]