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“We’re not gonna go along to get along anymore”: The Rest of the Hillsdale County GQP Video With Mike Shirkey
Wednesday , 10, February 2021 Election 2020, MAGA, Sad! Leave a commentBy now anyone in Michigan with an internet connection that can stream videos (not many of us up north has that luxury in 2021) watched Mike Shirkey tell three Hillsdale County GQP the “DC thing” was a prearranged staged hoax even Mitch McConnell was in on, and he fantasizes physically assaulting Governor Whitmer. Now that […]
How to Concern-Troll Governor Whitmer During a Pandemic With @MIGOP Scripted Talking Points
Sunday , 5, April 2020 MAGA, Michigan Republicans, Michigan Women, Sad! Leave a commentYou would think during this troubling time Republicans and Democratic Party politicians could put partisan issues aside and together fight the COVID-19 pandemic currently devastating our state. Governor Gretchen Whitmer has been in office for about 15 months. She’s made tough decisions nobody likes to protect the people of Michigan. Our Governor also has to […]
Mark Bignell for 33rd Michigan State Senate: Meet the Candidates 2018
Thursday , 30, August 2018 Election 2018, Enbridge Line 5, Meet the Candidates 2018 Leave a commentMichigan’s 33rd State Senate District is made up of the counties of Clare, Gratiot, Isabella, Mecosta, and Montcalm. The next senator to represent that district is Mark Bignell of Greenville. Mark was born in Sheridan, raised in Palo, and graduated from Ionia High School in 1999. He currently works as a truck driver and raises […]
The Up North Progressive, currently gearing up for another election season of meet the candidate posts noticed something when cruising through the Secretary of State’s unofficial candidate list. Understandably, this is the unofficial list, but the list won’t be made official until after the results of the August 3rd primary and Michigan moves on to […]
MDP Chair Lon Johnson’s Northern and Upper Peninsula Tour
Monday , 12, January 2015 Community 1 CommentMichigan Democratic Party Chair Lon Johnson will be in Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula this week visiting with Democratic Party members to share ideas about the future of the party. Here is the itinerary for this week: Monday, January 12 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Breakfast with Cheboygan Dems Audies Restaurant 314 S Nicolet […]
We are now less than two days away before the 2014 midterm election. Absentee ballots are coming in with reports of very high returns similar to a year we would be electing a president. This is good news, as it’s a fact that when more people vote, Democratic Party candidates win. Which is why it’s […]
7,431,648 people Are Registered To Vote In Michigan
Friday , 31, October 2014 Uncategorized Leave a commentWhat are you doing to get them out to vote on November 4?
Meet The Candidates: Michigan State House District 110 Scott Dianda
Monday , 27, October 2014 Candidates Leave a commentThe 110th Michigan House District Is comprised of Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon counties, and a portion of Marquette County. The residents of those counties know it’s almost time to re elect Scott Dianda to the Michigan State Legislature. Dianda was elected to his first term in 2012. He and his wife live in […]