Tony StarkFeb 10, 2023

Democrats have held the 5 major statewide offices in Michigan (Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, and both Senate seats) since the 2018 election.

Democratic state House and Senate candidates got higher percentages of total votes cast than their Republican opponents in most elections since 2000. GOP control of both houses of the state legislature was really a function of gerrymandering.

A 2018 citizens’ initiative, however, successfully depoliticized Michigan’s election maps. Using fair districts, the 2022 election flipped both houses of the legislature to Democrats, far better reflecting the will of the voters.

Democrats are the good government party. They believe in public service and the ability of government to improve people's lives. The focus is on what they can do for people, not to them.

Michigan Democrats’ agenda: abortion, unions, LGBTQ rights. and more-
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2023/2/9/23591330/michigan-democrats-whitmer-legislature-midterms

Michigan Democrats’ agenda: abortion, unions, LGBTQ rights. and more

Michigan Democrats now control a key swing state, and they’re putting their trifecta to use.

Vox
Show threadScott LangFeb 10, 2023
@TonyStark Democrats can multitask. We can focus on the jobs and a good economy AND protecting personal rights and safety.
Show threadThe Armchair Activist
@ScottLang We shall see, I've been here 61 years and still working for nothing and waiting. Now I see my adult kids frustrated and breaking under the pressure... my grandkids showing signs of depression and trauma from the effects of being brown in your country. We have NO hope in #Democrats OR #Republicans in this family. For damn good reasons. #whitesupremacy #injustice #whitegaze #glassceilings #collateraldamage #PlantationNation #capitalismkills
#redlining
#systemicracism
#ihatetheusa
Feb 10, 2023 at 4:16pmWeb
Show threadRoberto Da CostaFeb 10, 2023
@armact @ScottLang Not useful of true if you read the article or the comment but trolls don’t engage honesty ever anyway. Buh bye.
Show threadThe Armchair ActivistFeb 10, 2023
@Sunspot Excuse me, to whom is this addressed, Roberto? My name is Natalie. Hello.
Show threadHope Van DyneFeb 10, 2023
@Sunspot @[email protected] @ScottLang Few things dumber than coming up under a post that lists accomplishments and claiming there aren’t any. Typical dumbass.
Show threadThe Armchair ActivistFeb 10, 2023

@HopeVanDyne @Sunspot @ScottLang Oy, liberals. Did you even attempt to understand my point? This is one reason why I fled your party more than 30 years ago. #GreenParty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nFvhhCulaw

Phil Ochs - Love Me I'm A Liberal

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Show threadSelFeb 10, 2023

@HopeVanDyne @Sunspot @ScottLang

Also one of the ways that autocracies trying to bring down democracy like to worm into people's minds. "Both sides are equally bad and neither side does anything good" is a recipe for destroying voter morale and miring citizen involvement in politics.

Has been used to excellent effect by Russian trolls and bots.

Show threadRoberto Da CostaFeb 11, 2023
@seldear @HopeVanDyne @ScottLang Fact.
Show threadomojoFeb 12, 2023

@seldear @HopeVanDyne @Sunspot @ScottLang

I think the effect of the trolls and the bots wouldn't be so excellent if it wasn't so close to the truth.

Since the US legalized bribing of politicians, by big pharma, insurance industry, oil companies and the likes, democracy has been watered-down and is now hanging on by a thin thread.

Show threadRoberto Da CostaFeb 12, 2023
@omojo @seldear @HopeVanDyne @ScottLang Carrying their water around like that isn’t helping. Go away.
Show threadSelFeb 13, 2023

@Sunspot @HopeVanDyne @ScottLang

That is an excellent phrase: "carrying their water around for them". Thanks for adding that to my vocab.