Seven states are holding primaries today. And Michigan, with 147 delegates – 125 of which will be allocated on the basis of today’s primary vote – is the biggest prize. So what you do in the voting booth, my fellow Michiganders, is going to be incredibly important. Given that Sanders has apparently ceded the south […]
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Michigan Democratic Primary open thread
Posted in Michigan, Politics Also tagged Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Michigan, Nate Silver, polling, primary elections 135 Comments
Michigan takes another step toward addressing gerrymandering
It looks as though we’ve just taken another big step toward addressing gerrymandering in the state of Michigan today, as U.S. District Court Judge Janet T. Neff thew out the case by the Michigan Republican Party to block the nonpartisan redistricting ballot initiative passed overwhelmingly by Michigan voters. 61% of the voters in Michigan voted […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged gerrymandering, Michigan Republican Party, redistricting, voting rights 2 Comments
Less than 24 hours after Mueller warns that foreign election interference is imminent, McConnell blocks $775 million in election security funding
Yesterday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, appearing before the House Intelligence Committee, warned the American people that, if they aren’t stopped, members of the Russian intelligence service, working on behalf of Vladimir Putin, will surely attempt to influence the outcome of our next election, just as they did in 2016. Warning that, “(they’re still) doing it […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged #MoscowMitch, active measures, Cindy Hyde-Smith, disinformation, Election Assistance Commission, election hacking, election integrity, election security, electronic voting, Joe Scarborough, Mitch McConnell, paper ballots, Robert Mueller, Russia, Russiagate, Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 Election, SAFE Act, Securing America's Federal Elections, Senate Intelligence Committee, un-American, vote tampering 25 Comments