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This Week’s “Party on the Peninsulas”
✹ Chairperson Barnes: Couldn’t Republicans find one Michigander to run for the U.S. Senate?
✹ Six Democratic leaders on Florida millionaire Mike Rogers’ brazen ploy to be Michigan’s junior U.S. Senator
✹ This week’s Trump Outrage: the GOP revolt against their fascist wannabe dictator
In the News
Editorial | Kamala Harris is the Only Patriotic Choice for President – The New York Times
Michigan Politics
- 2024 Michigan elections: campaign, polls, dates, voter information – Bridge Michigan
- On Politics: Will it all come down to Michigan? – The New York Times
- Former GOP Rep. Fred Upton Backs Kamala Harris: Trump Is ‘Just Totally Unhinged’ – The Daily Beast
- UAW Poll Shows Growing Support for Kamala Harris in Battleground States – Meidas Touch
- Michelle Obama makes women’s health care appeal to men at Michigan rally – Detroit News
- VIDEO – Eminem Amps up Detroit Rally, Voices Support for Kamala Harris – Wall Street Journal
- Attorney General: Federal Court Dismisses Meritless RNC Lawsuit Targeting Michigan Voter Registry – Michigan Attorney General
- Scandal-plagued GOP prosecutor Peter Lucido faces a tough challenge in a red county – The Downballot
- Why MSU students may play key role in mid-Michigan U.S. House race – Detroit News
- Michigan Dems brush off reports of Black voters shifting right – Punchbowl News
- Republican lawmaker compares Michigan to Nazi Germany
- May the most ‘regular guy’ win? Fight is on in tight Michigan congressional race – Bridge Michigan
Michigan Policy
- Gov. Whitmer Announces Biden-Harris Administration’s $325 Million Investment to Expand Semiconductor Industry in Michigan, Creating Over 1,000 Manufacturing and Construction Jobs – Governor’s Office
- Gov. Whitmer Announces New Program to Provide Free Contraception to Michiganders, Lowering the Cost of Access to Family Planning – Governor’s Office
- Attorney General: AG Nessel Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Role in Opioid Crisis – Michigan Attorney General
- Attorney General: AG Nessel Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Role in Opioid Crisis – Michigan Attorney General
National Policy
- Trump proposals could drain Social Security in 6 years, budget group says – The Washington Post
- Infant deaths increased significantly after U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade – The Michigan Independent
- County judge strikes down Ohio abortion ban, citing voter-approved reproductive rights amendment – AP News
- How the Press Memory-Holed Trump’s Pandemic Train Wreck – The New Republic
National Politics
- Obama urges young men not to give up on the political process- NBC News
- The double standard for Harris and Trump has reached a breaking point – Eugene Robinson/Washington Post
- Harris holds abortion rights rally in deeply conservative Texas – The Washington Post
- Washington Post halts presidential endorsements, sending shock waves through the newsroom and beyond – POLITICO0
- Opinion | Post columnists respond to the decision not to endorse – The Washington Post
- Don’t Blame Kamala – Bill Kristol/The Bulwark
- Wisconsin Republican State Sen. Rob Cowles: ‘I plan on voting for Harris’ – Civic Media
- Georgia Supreme Court denies attempt to revive State Election Board rules – Atlanta Constitution Journal
- Republican election official in crucial Georgia appeals order saying she must certify results | AP News
- Gerald Ford’s Daughter Says She’s Backing Harris Despite Policy Disagreements – The Daily Beast
- No One Ordered Food at Trump’s Bizarre McDonald’s Publicity Stunt – The Daily Beast
Dementia Donald
- Following ‘exhaustion’ report, Trump cancels yet another media appearance – MSNBC
- Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’ – The Atlantic
- VIDEO – Harris says Trump is ‘increasingly unhinged’ and blasts his reported praise of Hitler as ‘troubling’ and ‘dangerous’ – NBC News
- 13 former Trump administration officials sign open letter backing up John Kelly’s criticism of Trump – NBC News
- How Trump talks: Abrupt shifts, profane insults, confusing sentences – The Washington Post
- Trump’s recent Four Pinocchio flights of fancy – The Washington Post
- Trump tells Joe Rogan the ’enemy from within’ is worse than Kim Jong Un – The Washington Post
- Reich Track, Wrong Track – Bill Kristol/The Bulwark
- Trump’s Traverse City rally delayed by hours, many attendees leave – Detroit Free Press
Trump/GOP Outrages
- Republicans Are Cheating. Again. But Now It’s Worse Than Ever. – The New Republic
- Viral attack on Tim Walz features fake former student making false claim – The Washington Post
- New Report Reveals the Shadowy Money Behind the Plot to Overturn the Election – Mother Jones
- Trump repeats ‘enemy from within’ comment, targeting Pelosi and Schiff – The Washington Post
- Trump’s false ad claiming ‘massive layoffs’ among autoworkers – The Washington Post
- Elon Musk targets Michigan with voter misinformation – Detroit News
- 2 weeks, 450+ posts: How Elon Musk uses his X profile to push FEMA, immigration, voting falsehoods – Politifact
- Election officials fight a tsunami of voting conspiracy theories – AP News
- Republicans Are Betting on Anti-Trans Prejudice to Win Swing States – The New Republic
