Up North Progressive

Up North Progressive has been pretty quiet lately. That’s because the Up North Progressive volunteered on the campaign staff of a state house candidate. It was a great learning experience, but there was so much writing to do about one candidate, it made writing about anything else happening up north difficult. The best part of any election is when it’s over.

Except for this election, this is the election that never seems to end because the loser won’t accept he was fired on November 3rd. There are plenty of reasons for the GOP to keep the lie alive right now. It allows them to continue to fleece their base for money. Trump’s campaign raked in millions in a matter of days to pay off his debts or go into his pockets.

With every more insane than the last desperate attempt to stop the inevitable from happening, Trump ordered Michigan’s top Republicans to Washington DC on Friday demanding they DO SOMETHING to stop the certification of Michigan’s election on Monday, November 23, 2020 at one o’clock in the afternoon Eastern Standard Time. Lee Chatfield (R- please Up North Progressive, don’t share that video again!), and Mike Shirkey (R – Standing on stage with the guys the FBI will arrest five months from now doesn’t concern me at all), went to the White House. Both claim they told Trump there was nothing Michigan’s state legislature could do about the election results being certified on Monday. Both went to Trump International Hotel afterward and partied at the bar drinking overpriced Dom Pérignon.

Where do we stand right now? The State Board of Canvassers will meet tomorrow via Zoom to certify the election. This hasn’t stopped the Michigan GOP and RNC Chair Ronna ROMNEY McDaniel from demanding the Secretary of State delay the meeting for two weeks. Lee Chatfield and Mike Shirkey, the guys who insist they told Trump there was nothing they could do to stop certification both agree the Board of Canvassers’ meeting must be delayed.

Lee Chatfield this morning even went on Fixed Noise’s Sunday talk show and insisted if the vote goes through as scheduled tomorrow it will cause a constitutional crisis, which is Republican speak for we’ll create a constitutional crisis if big baby Trump doesn’t get his way.

How do you feel about Michigan Republicans trying to subvert Michigan’s constitution just to keep the most horrific excuse for a human being in the White House? Mash this link right here and let the Michigan State Board of Canvassers know how you feel about Trump disenfranchising the will of the people of Michigan tomorrow afternoon.