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So, my fellow Ypsilantians, how are you planning to vote in this Tuesday’s Democratic primary?

By Mark | August 5, 2018

I know not everyone who reads this site is a Democrat living in my precinct, but here’s my sample ballot for this Tuesday’s Democratic primary. While a few things are clear to me, like who I’ll be casting my vote for to be our next State Senator (Jeff Irwin), I’ll confess that I’m still debating […]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adam Gainsley, democratic primary, Gretchen Whitmer, Jeff Irwin, Shri Thanedar, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, Ypsilanti City Council | 43 Comments

Shri Thanedar, Faux Bernie Bro?

By Mark | April 8, 2018

https://theintercept.com/2018/04/06/shri-thanedar-michigan-millionaire-bernie-sanders-republican/ Aside from the fact that he’s referred to himself as a “fiscally savvy Bernie,” and has one of the worst slogans in American political history, up until today, I knew very little about Michigan gubernatorial candidate Shri Thanedar. I mean, I had a vague sense of him, but I hadn’t read very much about […]