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. […]
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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 […]
ICYMI: RNC Chair Waffles on Entry as Republicans Remain On Gubernatorial Primary Sidelines
LANSING — Last week marked the latest episode in Michigan Republicans’ major hesitance to run for governor. After Politico broke the news that RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel floated the possibility of abandoning her national post to stage a run for governor, her staff quickly issued a statement backtracking on her remarks, clarifying that she “has […]
MDP applauds Democrats on Board of Canvassers for upholding integrity of election process
LANSING — The Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) today applauded Democratic members of the Board of State Canvassers — Jeanette Bradshaw and Julie Matuzak — for their decision not to certify the Unlock Michigan petition. “Julie Matuzak and Jeanette Bradshaw did the right thing by voting against certifying Unlock Michigan’s petitions and for demanding an independent investigation into the group’s […]
MDP MEMO | Failure to Launch: In the Race for Governor, There Are No Republicans To Be Found
To: Interested Parties From: Lavora Barnes, Michigan Democratic Party Chair If this were 2017, the campaign for governor of Michigan would already be entering its fifth month (or if you’re Jim Hines, the 14th). This time, things are a little different. Between Ron Weiser calling for the “assassination” of his fellow Republicans, getting censured for […]
Republican State Senators Continue to Push Extreme Anti-Voter Legislation
LANSING — Today, state Senate Republicans are taking the first major legislative step to perpetuate the Big Lie that the 2020 general election was stolen from Trump. Right now, the Republican-controlled Elections Committee is convening for a hearing on legislation that was introduced in March as part of the disastrous 39-bill package described by Secretary […]
Michigan Democratic Party Statement on Chauvin Trial
The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on behalf of Chair Lavora Barnes. “I join millions of Americans in standing alongside George Floyd’s family as we honor his life and legacy and acknowledge the historic nature of today’s verdict. The trenches of systematic racism still run deep in this country though and the outcome of this […]