🚨 Michigan Board of State Canvassers recommends that Republican gubernatorial candidates James Craig, the current frontrunner in the primary, and Perry Johnson NOT appear on the August ballot because they did not file enough valid petition signatures. #MIGov#Election2022
The Board of State Canvassers also recommends that Michael Markey, Michael Brown, and Donna Brandenburg NOT appear on the Republican primary ballot — which would halve the field.
Tudor Dixon, who the DeVos family endorsed today, DID file enough signatures. #MIGov#Election2022
These are just recommendations — for now. The final decision will be made at a Board of State Canvassers meeting later this week.
The suggestions would halve the size of the Republican primary field and eliminate the two top polling candidates. #MIGov#Election2022
This would also mean that the first officially sanctioned Republican gubernatorial debate would drop from five of ten candidates being invited to just three of five candidates, unless the eligibility requirements are changed. #MIGov#Election2022
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Michigan Sen. Lana Theis joins the growing conservative trend of baselessly accusing political opponents of being pedophiles/groomers. #MILeg
Sen. Mallory McMorrow, who was mentioned by name in Sen. Lana Theis' fundraising email, points out that campaign rhetoric can have real world consequences.
Sen. Lana Theis' fundraising email accusing Sen. Mallory McMorrow of grooming seems to be backfiring.
McMorrow's response on the Senate floor now has 3.5 million views and counting, with fundraising links in the replies, after Hillary Clinton shared a video of the speech. #MILeg
Democratic Rep. @DarrinCamilleri tries to swear in @RudyGiuliani. Chair Matt Hall says that won't happen. Goes to a vote; Republicans vote down the motion. #MILeg
Chair Matt Hall says each representative on the committee will be allowed to ask @RudyGiuliani one question. No follow-ups allowed "because of the shenanigans" of trying to swear Giuliani in. Says this committee meeting will last around three hours, until roughly 9 pm. #MILeg
.@RudyGiuliani, as part of his testimony to the House Oversight Committee, is questioning a "witness" he brought. Nobody is under oath. This is... not usually how testimony to committees works. #MILeg
1. A $100 million relief plan to support families and small businesses
2. Permanent extension of unemployment benefits
3. Mandate masks, prepare for vaccine, etc.
.@GovWhitmer: "The next two months are going to be hard. Too many people traveled for Thanksgiving, and we will see our numbers increase because of it. And that'll coincide with the next big holiday, Christmas, which far too many people are considering traveling for." #COVID19
.@GovWhitmer: "There is light at the end of this tunnel. We're going to get through this. It's going to be hard. But you know what? We're Michiganders, and we have grit. … We're tough enough to beat any crisis that comes our way." #COVID19
.@GovWhitmer: "With the election behind us, now is the time for us to find common ground and come together. It's time for us, both as a nation and and a state, to come together, because we still have a lot of work to do. We have a common enemy. It's #COVID19." #Election2020
.@GovWhitmer says she recently sent a letter to legislative leaders asking them to codify MDHHS' mask mandate for public spaces.
"It will send a resounding message that every one of us has to do our part," she says. #COVID19
.@GovWhitmer: "The Legislature has said time and time again they want to have a role. If they really want to be a partner in fighting this virus, we invite them to take this step as the very first thing they do when they reconvene." #COVID19#MILeg
.@JocelynBenson says she's here tonight to ask everyone to be patient. She says Michigan will count every vote, regardless of what any candidate says or what speculation is. #Elections2020#ElectionNight
Decision Desk HQ is projecting that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has won re-election, fending off challenger @AmyMcGrathKY. #ElectionNight#Election2020
AP says John Hickenlooper has won his U.S. Senate race in Colorado, a key seat for Democrats' hopes of retaking the U.S. Senate. #ElectionNight#Election2020