Generally speaking, I don’t have the stomach for playing political hardball when people’s lives (or the profitability of huge corporate behemoths like Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse) are on the line, but I think that we need to encourage Democratic members of Congress to stand firm and demand that, before another bailout is signed into law, we […]
Tag Archives: election reform
“No more stimulus without universal vote-by-mail!” Tell your representatives.
Posted in Health, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2020, absentee ballots, Amy Klobuchar, call to action, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Election Day, election integrity, Elizabeth Warren, Oregon, pandemic, Pod Save America, public health, rigged elections, Ron Wyden, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, stimulus, vote by mail, Vote Save America, voting, Wisconsin 33 Comments
Can we at least agree on this much?
I know we don’t agree on much, but I’d like to think that most of us can at least agree on the following two points. 1. Leaving aside to what extent it helped Donald Trump, or whether or not members of the Trump campaign encouraged its happening, I’d like to think that we can all […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2016, 2020, Asha Rangappa, bipartisanship, CIA, Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Act, Deter Act, disinformation, Donald Trump, election hacking, election integrity, electronic voting, Facebook, FBI, FIRE Act, Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections, hoax, leverage, Mark Warner, Marsha Blackburn, Mitch McConnell, Presidential politics, Robert Mueller, Russia, Russiagate, social media, Wikileaks 281 Comments
Mark Schauer on fundraising challenges, gay rights and the takeover of Detroit
As of this last January, before even announcing his intention to run for re-election, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder already had approximately $4 million in his campaign war chest. Money on the right, it would seem, is relatively easy to come by, when you’re willing to bring the likes of Scott Walker, Jed Bush and Chris […]
Posted in Detroit, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Arbor Brewing Company, campaign finance reform, Comeback Kid, Dick DeVos, gay marriage, gay rights, John Kasich, Kevyn Orr, Koch brothers, Mark Schauer, Netroots Nation, public funding of elections, Rick Scot, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, Scott Walker 20 Comments