MI-GOV Megathread: 👵🏻 Gram died alone.

[Orwell]

I filled out my absentee ballot today, I voted Yes on Term Limits, Yes on Abortion, and Yes on Voting Rights, then I voted Democratic Party line.

[Senator Incitatus]

Will never get used to the casual cruelty expressed towards ordinary people trying, however clumsily, to express themselves on political topics. Most often comes from those who think they have some special knowledge of politics which is really just a knack for memorization and excess time to obsess over it. Disgusting.

[Frozen Sky Ever Why]

Serious VA-Sen 2014 vibes with this race. Dems are in for a surprise on election night.

[Calthrina950]

Serious VA-Sen 2014 vibes with this race. Dems are in for a surprise on election night.

Are you suggesting that Whitmer is going to win by a far closer margin than anticipated?

[Splash]

Serious VA-Sen 2014 vibes with this race. Dems are in for a surprise on election night.

I don't get the comparison. Unlike Warner, Whitmer isn't sleepwalking through this race and has shown that she's taken this challenge seriously by spending August and September defining Dixon for voters while Tudor basically vanished off the map. If anyone is phoning it in, it's Dixon.

[xavier110]

Serious VA-Sen 2014 vibes with this race. Dems are in for a surprise on election night.

This is the one race and state I feel confident in.

D and D leaning turnout is going to be through the roof, if past abortion-centric contests are any indication. MI is battleground #1 for abortion rights this year.

I literally cannot fathom a world where it’s a 49 Whitmer / 48 Dixon race a la 2014 VA SEN. Other races/states? Sure. But this one… why?

[Dave from Michigan]

wouldn't be surprised if Whitmer won by less than 10%. I believe she has this and will win, but she is unpopular with a large amount of people, she is polarizing, I could see a 53-45 win for her, like in 2018.

[wbrocks67]

wouldn't be surprised if Whitmer won by less than 10%. I believe she has this and will win, but she is unpopular with a large amount of people, she is polarizing, I could see a 53-45 win for her, like in 2018.

True, but Dixon seems like the type of candidate that would push even people who may dislike Whitmer a bit to vote for Whitmer. Dixon seems *that* bad

[wbrocks67]

https://twitter.com/jonathanoosting/status/1578360753773494274

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://twitter.com/jonathanoosting/status/1578360753773494274

I guess I'll give her some credit for creativity.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Divine intervention is Dixon's only hope at this point.

[Burke Bro]

wouldn't be surprised if Whitmer won by less than 10%. I believe she has this and will win, but she is unpopular with a large amount of people, she is polarizing, I could see a 53-45 win for her, like in 2018.

Whitmer is indeed polarizing and part of that is owed to her ascent to national politics with the strict lockdowns and speculation over Biden’s running mate. It’s telling that out of all the democratic governors in the country, she was the one who was the target of a kidnapping plot by right wing terrorists. Considering how little national republicans have decided to invest in the race, Whitmer is favored, but certainly not by a safe or likely margin in a state that’s to the right of the nation as a whole.

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/ronowens_/status/1580232810610429952?s=46&t=2ea6TtzQlGJN...

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Thank you law enforcement!
#BlueLivesMatter

[Orwell]

Comrade Whitmer and her far left agenda. Dixon/John James/GOP line + conservative BackTheBlue judges.

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

Comrade Whitmer and her far left agenda. Dixon/John James/GOP line + conservative BackTheBlue judges.

I wish Whitmer was this based

[GeorgiaModerate]

Knock it off with the trolling.

[Senator Incitatus]

Knock it off with the trolling.

Unless something was removed, this all seems very tame.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Knock it off with the trolling.

Unless something was removed, this all seems very tame.

There was.

[Senator Incitatus]

Knock it off with the trolling.

Unless something was removed, this all seems very tame.

There was.

Okay, thanks. Not trying to step on your toes, but I would suggest being specific with the warning or just messaging the infractor, rather than giving us all a vague sense of unease. I assume we're on your side here, given your agreeable moderation style.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Knock it off with the trolling.

Unless something was removed, this all seems very tame.

There was.

Okay, thanks. Not trying to step on your toes, but I would suggest being specific with the warning or just messaging the infractor, rather than giving us all a vague sense of unease. I assume we're on your side here, given your agreeable moderation style.

Fair point.  In this case, if your post wasn't removed, it wasn't directed at you.

[Orwell]

Knock it off with the trolling.

Unless something was removed, this all seems very tame.

There was.

For no reason

[Progressive Pessimist]

https://twitter.com/ronowens_/status/1580232810610429952?s=46&t=2ea6TtzQlGJN...

She joins Moore and Shapiro in having endorsements from law enforcement organizations. I want to say that maybe groups like these, that typically back Republicans (especially recently), draw the line at insurrection-adjacent or worse figures within the GOP like Dixon or Mastriano. And if that's the case I guess I'll give American law enforcement at least some credit for being somewhat consistent.

[Alben Barkley]

https://twitter.com/ronowens_/status/1580232810610429952?s=46&t=2ea6TtzQlGJN...

She joins Moore and Shapiro in having endorsements from law enforcement organizations. I want to say that maybe groups like these, that typically back Republicans (especially recently), draw the line at insurrection-adjacent or worse figures within the GOP like Dixon or Mastriano. And if that's the case I guess I'll give American law enforcement at least some credit for being somewhat consistent.

The Fraternal Order of Police in KY also endorsed Andy Beshear over Matt Bevin. (Well before the insurrection at that.) I honestly think these kinds of endorsements can be deal-breakers in tight races, and signs of an absolute landslide in races like this which weren't all that tight to begin with.

[Born to Slay. Forced to Work.]

https://twitter.com/ronowens_/status/1580232810610429952?s=46&t=2ea6TtzQlGJN...

She joins Moore and Shapiro in having endorsements from law enforcement organizations. I want to say that maybe groups like these, that typically back Republicans (especially recently), draw the line at insurrection-adjacent or worse figures within the GOP like Dixon or Mastriano. And if that's the case I guess I'll give American law enforcement at least some credit for being somewhat consistent.

I’ll be honest, I never would’ve put “police unions become democrats” on my 2022 bingo card