Dixon wins Michigan GOP governor primary, to face Whitmer
2 years, 4 months ago

Dixon wins Michigan GOP governor primary, to face Whitmer

Associated Press  

Businesswoman and conservative commentator Tudor Dixon won the Republican primary for Michigan governor on Tuesday, setting up a tough race against Democratic Gov. In a statement Tuesday, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes said Dixon “has a dangerous agenda that would devastate Michigan working families.” Dixon is the first woman Republican nominee for Michigan governor. They blasted Dixon during the campaign as the “establishment” pick, criticizing her connections to DeVos and saying she hadn’t done enough to stand up to Whitmer when she imposed COVID-19 restrictions. Michigan is also among states where subpoenas have been issued to “fake electors” who submitted paperwork saying Trump, not Biden, won the state’s election. But has been less explicit in recent weeks, criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and saying on Fox News Sunday, “We have to make sure our elections are secure and what happened in 2020 doesn’t happen again.” Trump’s late-stage endorsement of Dixon gives him a win to tout, though he also has experienced some high-profile defeats.

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Michigan GOP chair accuses Democrats of stealing votes ahead of 2024 election
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan GOP chair accuses Democrats of stealing votes ahead of 2024 election

Raw Story  

While speaking in support of Republican U.S. Senate Candidate and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers Monday, Michigan Republican Party Chair Pete Hoekstra said he feared Democrats would “steal some votes” in audio obtained by the Detroit News. While Hoekstra pointed to Roger’s past experiences winning close races, with Rogers winning the race for U.S. Representative in 2000 by 160 votes, …

Kristi Noem joins Tudor Dixon in Michigan to tag team voters
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kristi Noem joins Tudor Dixon in Michigan to tag team voters

Raw Story  

Republicans need to have better conversations in their communities if they want to see former President Donald Trump in the White House again, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and GOP former Michigan gubernatorial nominee Tudor Dixon said Friday evening at a town hall in Saint Clair Shores. “We have decided that it’s more important to be right than to go …

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan’s state primaries
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Michigan’s state primaries

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. If she wins the primary as expected, she’ll face another tough contest against the likely Republican nominee, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, who is looking to end his party’s 24-year drought in Michigan U.S. Senate races. The former House Intelligence Committee chairman and former CNN host launched his campaign in …

Divided Michigan GOP finds common ground in awarding all its presidential delegates to Trump
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Divided Michigan GOP finds common ground in awarding all its presidential delegates to Trump

Associated Press  

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Michigan Republicans awarded all 39 of the state’s remaining presidential delegates to Donald Trump during a convention Saturday, a clear sign of his firm grasp on the party’s base ahead of a November election in the critical swing state. “Clearly, Michigan is Trump country,” said Michigan GOP Chair Pete Hoekstra, who recently took over the party …

4 things to watch in Michigan’s presidential primary
9 months, 3 weeks ago

4 things to watch in Michigan’s presidential primary

Raw Story  

With polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday is the final day Michiganders can cast their vote in the presidential primary. The “Listen to Michigan” campaign is encouraging those opposed to Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas War to fill in uncommitted on their ballot to put pressure on the president to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and …

Michigan clerk stripped of election duties after being charged for acting as fake elector in 2020
1 year, 5 months ago

Michigan clerk stripped of election duties after being charged for acting as fake elector in 2020

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A town clerk in Michigan will be barred from running any elections after being charged earlier this week by the state attorney general for acting as a fake elector in 2020 for then-President Donald Trump. On Thursday, the Michigan Bureau of Elections notified Stan Grot, a Republican who has served as the Shelby Township clerk since 2012, …

Leaderless Michigan GOP seeks new direction in chair race
1 year, 10 months ago

Leaderless Michigan GOP seeks new direction in chair race

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In her campaign announcement for the chair, Karamo …

Stabenow’s retirement scrambles Michigan Senate race in 2024
1 year, 11 months ago

Stabenow’s retirement scrambles Michigan Senate race in 2024

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a member of the Democratic leadership, announced Thursday that she will not run for a fifth term in 2024, a surprise decision that sets up a scramble by both parties for an open seat in the key battleground state. “We’ll see how things develop,” the senator said, adding that she expects “to have …

Michigan Democrats make historic picks to lead Legislature
2 years, 1 month ago

Michigan Democrats make historic picks to lead Legislature

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Democrats ushered in a new era of legislative leadership Thursday by selecting Winnie Brinks as the Senate’s first female majority leader and Joe Tate as the first Black House speaker, after midterm victories that will give the party full control at the state Capitol for the first time since 1983. But I think this is just …

2 incumbent Michigan Democrats defeat election deniers
2 years, 1 month ago

2 incumbent Michigan Democrats defeat election deniers

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s Democrat attorney general and secretary of state have won reelection, fending off challenges from Republicans who gained prominence in the state party through loyalty to former President Donald Trump and pushing his false claims of a stolen election in 2020. Equal protection under the law, for each and every Michigander.” DePerno rose to prominence in the …

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wins 2nd term
2 years, 1 month ago

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wins 2nd term

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won a second four-year term in Tuesday’s election, defeating Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in the battleground state where abortion had become a key issue. Speaking to supporters in Detroit early Wednesday morning, Whitmer said “the prospect of leading this state for four more years is a privilege which we are incredibly grateful …

2 Michigan races pit incumbent Democrats vs election deniers
2 years, 1 month ago

2 Michigan races pit incumbent Democrats vs election deniers

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Democrats hope to keep control of two key Michigan statewide offices Tuesday, as the incumbent attorney general and secretary of state both face challenges from Republicans endorsed by former President Donald Trump and who have embraced his lies about the 2020 election. In the attorney general race, Democrat Dana Nessel is seeking a second term against GOP …

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wins 2nd term
2 years, 1 month ago

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wins 2nd term

LA Times  

Gretchen Whitmer addresses the media after signing the final piece of a $76-billion state budget into law on July 20, 2022. Gretchen Whitmer won a second four-year term in Tuesday’s election, defeating Republican challenger Tudor Dixon in the battleground state where abortion had become a key issue. Speaking to supporters in Detroit early Wednesday, Whitmer said “the prospect of leading …

Late push by Dixon helps tighten Michigan governor’s race
2 years, 1 month ago

Late push by Dixon helps tighten Michigan governor’s race

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Fresh off a late-October prime-time debate, Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon had completed nearly a dozen TV interviews by noon the next day. Whitmer and Democrats began airing attack ads that quoted Dixon as saying a 14-year-old rape victim was the “perfect example” for why she didn’t support abortion rights. “A whole month went by in August …

GOP candidate's girlboss campaign has been a dizzying mess of contradictions
2 years, 2 months ago

GOP candidate's girlboss campaign has been a dizzying mess of contradictions

Raw Story  

In Michigan, the GOP nominee for a critical congressional seat is on record blasting women being in the workplace and having the right to vote. Although she’s facing Democrat Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan’s second female governor in history, Dixon bizarrely declared after winning the GOP primary: “It’s time to elect a real woman to lead Michigan.” While the Republican stresses that …

Michigan governor hopefuls clash over abortion rights
2 years, 2 months ago

Michigan governor hopefuls clash over abortion rights

Associated Press  

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The candidates for governor of Michigan criticized each other’s positions on abortion Thursday, with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer saying women’s “fundamental rights” are at risk and GOP challenger Tudor Dixon calling the Democrat’s support for abortion rights “extremely radical.” Dixon is a former commentator for a conservative online program who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump. …

Trump’s choice in Michigan gubernatorial primary faces criticism that she isn’t ‘MAGA’ enough
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s choice in Michigan gubernatorial primary faces criticism that she isn’t ‘MAGA’ enough

CNN  

Grand Haven, Michigan CNN — In Michigan’s jam-packed Republican primary fight for governor, former President Donald Trump is trying to tip the scales. Just days before the Tuesday primary, Trump threw his support behind Tudor Dixon, a conservative commentator who has coalesced support from prominent Republicans in the state, even as she beats back criticism that she’s an establishment candidate …

Trump endorses Dixon ahead of Michigan GOP governor primary
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump endorses Dixon ahead of Michigan GOP governor primary

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Tudor Dixon in Michigan’s crowded Republican primary for governor, just days before voters choose an opponent to face Gov. Dixon held a fundraiser at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida earlier this year, where the former president called her “special.” Dixon’s opponents include businessman Kevin Rinke, chiropractor Garrett Soldano and real …

Michigan GOP governor hopefuls off ballot, court fight next
2 years, 6 months ago

Michigan GOP governor hopefuls off ballot, court fight next

Associated Press  

Two of the leading candidates for the GOP nomination for Michigan governor say they will ask the courts to intervene after they were found ineligible Thursday for the August primary, reshaping the race to challenge Democratic Gov. Craig criticized the board’s partisan decision as “a travesty” and said the bureau should have done a line-by-line verification of signatures he submitted, …

Conservative online host announces run for Michigan governor
3 years, 7 months ago

Conservative online host announces run for Michigan governor

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — The co-host of a conservative online news show announced her run for Michigan governor Thursday, becoming the latest candidate to enter the 2022 Republican primary in a bid to challenge Democrat Gretchen Whitmer. Tudor Dixon, who helps to host “America’s Voice Live,” said she formerly worked in sales in the steel industry and is a breast cancer …

Michigan electors cast 16 votes for President-elect Biden
4 years ago

Michigan electors cast 16 votes for President-elect Biden

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan electors cast 16 votes Monday for President-elect Joe Biden, who reclaimed the battleground state for Democrats on his way to winning the White House. “It was a safe, secure and fair election.” Citing baseless allegations of widespread fraud, Trump and his allies had urged the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Biden’s 154,000-vote, or 2.8-percentage point, victory …

Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters wins reelection
4 years, 1 month ago

Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters wins reelection

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Democratic Michigan Sen. Gary Peters won reelection Wednesday, defeating Republican challenger John James in a tight, expensive race that was the state’s most competitive in two decades. “As we look ahead, I am energized to keep working to move our state forward and continue putting Michigan first.” Earlier in the day, James retweeted his campaign consultant’s claim …

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