Yes, according to Bill Ballenger, publisher of The Ballenger Report. Ballenger and three other pundits were quizzed by Michigan Information & Research Service (MIRS) on Monday, Oct. 19, as to how they felt about various hot button issues with two weeks left until the Nov. 3 general election. Here are the questions and Ballenger’s answers: […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #124 — Interviews with Libertarian Presidential Nominee Dr. Jo Jorgensen, Capitol Commission’s John Truscott & MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn
WHY IS EVERYBODY MAD AT SWEDEN?
Opinion The better Sweden does on the Coronavirus, the angrier everyone gets by Dan Hannan, Contributor | Member, European Parliament, 1999-2020 October 13, 2020 My columns on Sweden’s laissez-faire approach to the Coronavirus always provoke an angry response. But it is striking that, the better Sweden does, the angrier its critics become. Like anti-Trumpers who […]
CAN TRUMP WIN MICHIGAN AGAIN?
Why Trump could win Michigan again Opinion by Nolan Finley CNN October 13, 2020 Detroit (CNN)There’s no way Hillary Clinton should have lost Michigan in 2016. And there’s no way Donald Trump should win it again in 2020. But Clinton did lose, and Trump could win once more. Nolan Finley That’s why Joe Biden is […]
HOW LIBERALS SEE BIDEN’S CHANCES IN MICHIGAN
What gives Biden an edge in Michigan Opinion by Nancy Kaffer CNN Oct. 13, 2020 (CNN) There’s no point dancing around it: For a lot of Michigan liberals, the most important thing any presidential candidate can do is not be Donald Trump. Trump’s 10,704-vote victory here helped him secure the presidency in 2016. It was […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #123 — Plot Against Whitmer, Supreme Court Blitzes Governor’s Executive Orders, ‘Unlock Michigan’ & Two Ballot Proposals
CAN MICHIGAN TEACH NORTH CAROLINA ANYTHING ABOUT ADULTERY IN A POLITICAL CAMPAIGN?
Yes. It happened back in 1976, and it may not turn out well for the Republican candidate running against the cheating Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate. Four decades ago, it didn’t really matter who won the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan in terms of which party controlled the chamber. But […]
SUPREME COURT REBUFF — WHAT CAN WHITMER DO NOW?
Opinion: The governor no longer has unilateral control. Now what? by Michael Van Beek Mackinac Center Oct. 3, 2020 The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s unilateral control over the state’s response to COVID-19. The governor overstepped and acted illegally, the court said, and the state law she tried to use to […]
MICHIGAN TALK NETWORK: The Political Insider #122 —- Michigan Co. Commissioner Races + Interviews with MSU Trustee Nominee Pat O’Keefe, SBE Nominee Michelle Frederick & Eaton Co. Commissioner Nominee Jeremy Whittum (R-Eaton Rapids)
THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CAN’T BE JUDGED BY METRICS
What The Debate Was All About By Sean Trende Real Clear Politics Analysis September 30, 2020 If you’re like me, you enjoy presidential debates for the memorable lines, the zingers, and watching two politicians talented enough to win the nomination of their parties debate the future of the country. If you’re like me, two other […]