9/28/18 Will voter turnout in Michigan surge past the 4 million mark in the Nov. 6 general election? What effect will the ban on straight-ticket voting for the first time in nearly 130 years have on the electorate? What are prospects for a “Blue Wave” year that could surpass positive Democratic Party results in 2006 […]
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PODCAST: Voluminous Voters/Straight Ticket Strikeout/Supreme Court Surprise
THE POLITICAL INSIDER: Episode #17 — Interviews with Adrian Hemond of Grassroots Midwest and Republican State House Nominee Christine Barnes of Eaton County
PODCAST: Motown Motivation to Vote/Buzz Thomas Talks
Interview with former state Senator Buzz Thomas (D-Detroit), the only African-American ever to serve in top leadership spots in both chambers of the Michigan Legislature. Sponsored by Deadline Detroit. https://soundcloud.com/user-595768561/motown-motivation-to-votebuzz-thomas-talks/s-3vo4y
IT’S NOT THE ECONOMY, STUPID!
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large THE POINT Sept. 17, 2018 If you’ve ever paid even the smallest bit of attention, you know the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid.” That line entered our political lexicon during the 1992 presidential campaign, when James Carville, a strategist for the presidential bid of then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, scrawled […]
THE POLITICAL INSIDER: Episode #16 — Interviews with Republican Secretary of State Nominee Mary Treder Lang & Pollster Dennis Denno
PODCAST: Stirring up Strippers/Polls Pummel GOP Politicians/Turnout Turn-on
9/14/18 Two polls reveal Democrats Gretchen Whitmer and Debbie Stabenow have much more favorable job approval numbers than Republicans Donald Trump, Rick Snyder, and Bill Schuette. Election experts predict record voter turnout for Nov. 6 general election, perhaps surpassing 4 million. Interview with state Rep. Leslie Love (D-Detroit), the Legislature’s only true thespian, who has […]
THE POLITICAL INSIDER: Episode #15 — Interviews with Republican Attorney General Nominee Tom Leonard & Rep. Beau LaFave
PODCAST: Straight-Ticket Voting Tantrum/Minimum Wage Meltdown/Sick Leave Sickout
9/7/18 Federal judges uphold Michigan’s ban on straight-ticket voting. In controversial move, GOP-controlled legislature enacts two initiative petition proposals — hiking the minimum wage and mandating earned sick leave — so that they will not appear on Nov. 6 General Election. Over Democratic protests, majority Republicans hint they may return to the two new laws […]