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ARE OUR ELECTIONS MORE FAIR AND HONEST THAN WE THINK?

March 28, 2022 by tbreport 9 Comments

What If the Fishy ‘Big Blue Shift’ to Democrats Late in Elections Is Legal? By Eric Felten, RealClearInvestigations March 28, 2022   To question the legitimacy and fairness of recent U.S. elections is to be attacked as a probable “Russian asset” out to undermine democracy or, at best, a kook. But many voters notice something […]

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KRAKEN: COULD PRO-TRUMP “GRIEVANCE’ ATTORNEYS ESCAPE PUNISHMENT?

March 21, 2022 by tbreport 6 Comments

On appeal, sure they could. It all depends on a panel of judges on the 6th Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals. Last week, this site commented on the sanctions levied by federal Judge Linda Parker in King, et al v Whitmer, et al, the most prominent challenge in Michigan to the 2020 presidential  […]

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ANTI-TRUMP LITERARY ASSASSIN TARGETS MICHIGAN LAWYERS

March 14, 2022 by tbreport 16 Comments

Who is David Brock? And what is he up to in Michigan? Simply put, David Brock is a smear artist, a literary hit man  Even more odious, Brock has managed to be an “equal opportunity” serial smear artist — first for the left, then for the right, and now for the left again.  The Nation […]

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A TERM LIMITS BALLOT PROPOSAL & FOUR OTHER HOT MICHIGAN POLITICAL ISSUES

March 7, 2022 by tbreport 3 Comments

Question 1): A high-powered, seemingly bipartisan group has announced it is mounting a petition drive to amend Michigan’s three-decades-old term-limits requirement embodied in the state Constitution. This will require obtaining at least half a million signatures on petitions to be obtained by July. This proposal would REDUCE the number of years a legislator could serve […]

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WHO’S AHEAD? WHO’S A FLOP? MIRS MICHIGAN POLL TELLS ALL

February 28, 2022 by tbreport 7 Comments

MIRS newsletter has big news in Webinar! What is going on in the Michigan Republican Party? Here’s what a MIRS poll found when respondents were asked which GOP gubernatorial candidate they would vote for on Aug. 2nd! The Answer: Undecided is the winner, with 37%; James Craig is first with 32% among 13 Candidates; Christian […]

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GOP GOOBER CANDIDATES’ ADS ARE LOUSY, SAYS MEDIA MAVEN

February 21, 2022 by tbreport 8 Comments

They may be multi-millionaires, but so far their expensive political ad buys aren’t helping their fledgling campaigns to win the Republican gubernatorial nomination in the August 2 primary election. That’s how one of Michigan’s top media strategists, Robert Kolt, views the efforts of “quality guru” Perry Johnson and auto dealer Kevin Rinke, after viewing their […]

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DOES ANYONE REALLY GIVE A DAMN ABOUT MICHIGAN’S BUDGET?

February 14, 2022 by tbreport 3 Comments

QUESTION OF THE DAY: The $74.1 billion FY 2022-23 budget proposed by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer last week would be by far the largest in state history. If approved by the Legislature, which it won’t be, it would invest heavily in cities, K-12 schools, universities and electric vehicles, among other things. But it’s light on […]

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TWO MAJOR QUESTIONS IN MICHIGAN POLITICS RIGHT NOW

February 7, 2022 by tbreport 5 Comments

Question 1): Still another Republican last week announced his candidacy for governor — he’s Michael Markey, a Grand Haven business owner. That brings the total back to a baker’s dozen candidates for the GOP nomination, which is a record. Who is Michael Markey? Will his candidacy make a difference leading up to the Aug. 2 […]

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WHITMER’S STATE OF THE STATE, PERRY JOHNSON, AND AUDITOR GENERAL REDUX

January 31, 2022 by tbreport 4 Comments

Question 1): Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered her fourth State of the State message last Wednesday. For the second straight year, she scaled things back by speaking not in the state capitol but in a remote location, this time the factory floor of Detroit Diesel. How did she do? Answer 1): The headline on this speech […]

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IS MICHIGAN’S AUDITOR GENERAL A POLITICAL HACK?

January 24, 2022 by tbreport 3 Comments

QUESTION: A three-hour joint  meeting of the Oversight Committees of the Michigan House of Representatives and  Michigan Senate last week focused on a state Auditor General’s report finding that death numbers from COVID-19 in nursing homes were higher than the death numbers reported by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Dept. of Health & Human Services. As MIRS […]

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