MI-GOV Megathread: 👵🏻 Gram died alone.

[The Undefeatable Debbie Stabenow]

I honestly doubt she would win the nomination, which is quite impressive given how high her profile is. She’s not good on camera, and the MAGA crowd wouldn’t like that she ditched the administration post-1/6. I’m a bit surprised she even wants to attempt a political campaign given how uncomfortable she seemed with the media spotlight during her tenure as Secretary.

That being said, her being nominated would, as others have said, be a tremendous gift to Whitmer. Craig is a far superior choice for the MI GOP.

You don't think she could?  Money seems to matter a lot in primaries and she has a lot of it.  

No, she absolutely could, and her massive war chest will undoubtedly be a huge asset. I just don’t think she’ll be able to make a compelling case for herself. Her biggest advantage was her proximity to Trump, but by resigning before the end of his term, she kinda threw that out the window. I also think that the GOP is really hungry for candidates with backgrounds in law enforcement at the moment, and Craig is their best bet to beat Whitmer on paper.

Yeah, she also seems to represent what the party used to be (upper middle class suburban business friendly people) and not what the party is now (MERUCA FIRST blue lives matter (except for Capitol police of course)).

Yep. Spearheading the school choice movement (and her family’s role in the MI GOP over the years) will win her some goodwill with the old guard who genuinely care about enacting traditional conservative policy, but I just don’t see the base getting excited about her at all.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

https://twitter.com/maryfrancesmcg/status/1415688332617650178?s=21

Oh good lord. She is Whitmer’s dream candidate.

It'd be the equivalent of running against Dick Cheney or some other dinosaur from the Bush years.

If she does run, Whitmer should pull a 2012 McCaskill and spend money to help her win the primary.

[NewYorkExpress]

Whitmer has raised $8.5 million so far in 2021, setting a new record for off years for Gubernatorial candidates.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has raised $8.5 million so far this year for her reelection bid, a larger haul than any gubernatorial candidate in the state has raised in any previous off year.

Whitmer’s campaign said in a press release that the governor has over $10 million cash on hand and that the total amount she raised is already over $500,000 more than she hauled in during the entire 2018 cycle. Whitmer has now raised over $14 million for the 2022 cycle and has taken in money from over 25,000 contributors.

[Crogers]

We need James Craig. Whitmer has shown her true colors. She is NOT a moderate.
https://mobile.twitter.com/chiefjamescraig/status/1418034669413617669

[JMT]

https://twitter.com/maryfrancesmcg/status/1425264502795345921?s=21

[SnowLabrador]

https://twitter.com/maryfrancesmcg/status/1425264502795345921?s=21

That's a shame. She's one of the few people Whitmer would have been favored against.

[Sir Mohamed]

Unfortunate. Ms. DeVos would have been one of the easiest opponents for Whitmer, though she'd have tons of ressources. Probably now donating to whoever gets the GOP nomination.

Race is Lean D as of today although SN tries to convince us it's Titanium R.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Unfortunate. Ms. DeVos would have been one of the easiest opponents for Whitmer, though she'd have tons of ressources. Probably now donating to whoever gets the GOP nomination.

Race is Lean D as of today although SN tries to convince us it's Titanium R.

Let him keep doing it though. Out of superstition I want to think that's why we're still somehow winning in Michigan.

[Telesquare]

I guess this is the main thread and not the James Craig one?
anyways,
https://mobile.twitter.com/KristinaKaramo/status/1435367286177681416

[ShadowRocket]

I didn't see it posted yet but former Detroit Police Chief James Craig officially announced his campaign several days ago:

https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/09/16/james-craig-announces-run-for-governor-begins-to-campaign/

[President Johnson]

I didn't see it posted yet but former Detroit Police Chief James Craig officially announced his campaign several days ago:

https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/09/16/james-craig-announces-run-for-governor-begins-to-campaign/

bronz must like this.

[Suburbia]

I didn't see it posted yet but former Detroit Police Chief James Craig officially announced his campaign several days ago:

https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/09/16/james-craig-announces-run-for-governor-begins-to-campaign/

bronz must like this.

Craig is okay, he will be seen as a corrupt cop if he wins the GOP nomination....Mayor Duggan will probably decline to endorse Whitmer or Craig since he knows both, he should do so....

I don't defend law enforcement---I hold them accountable like they should

[Not Me, Us]

I didn't see it posted yet but former Detroit Police Chief James Craig officially announced his campaign several days ago:

https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/09/16/james-craig-announces-run-for-governor-begins-to-campaign/

bronz must like this.

Craig is okay, he will be seen as a corrupt cop if he wins the GOP nomination....Mayor Duggan will probably decline to endorse Whitmer or Craig since he knows both, he should do so....

I don't defend law enforcement---I hold them accountable like they should

Duggan is a Democrat, so he'll endorse the Democrat. Not that it really matters.

[Suburbia]

I didn't see it posted yet but former Detroit Police Chief James Craig officially announced his campaign several days ago:

https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/09/16/james-craig-announces-run-for-governor-begins-to-campaign/

bronz must like this.

Craig is okay, he will be seen as a corrupt cop if he wins the GOP nomination....Mayor Duggan will probably decline to endorse Whitmer or Craig since he knows both, he should do so....

I don't defend law enforcement---I hold them accountable like they should

Duggan is a Democrat, so he'll endorse the Democrat. Not that it really matters.

He should stay out of it and don't endorse anyone

[NewYorkExpress]

John James is out and will instead run for Congress in MI-10.

Republican businessman John James announced Monday he is launching a campaign for the open U.S. House seat in the competitive new 10th District that's centered on Macomb County.

James, 40, of Farmington Hills is the highest profile GOP candidate to enter the race for the district, which covers parts of Macomb and Oakland counties including Rochester Hills, Warren and Sterling Heights.

The businessman had been recruited by national Republicans who hoped he'd run but he was also considered a possible contender for the gubernatorial race. In an interview Monday, the former U.S. Senate candidate and Army veteran acknowledged he had weighed the possibility of running against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

"That was something that I prayed about hard," James said. "It’s something that I really labored over. After talking to my wife, we both came to the conclusion that I want to serve my country again.”

[Duke of York]

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/republican-candidates-urge-michigan-poll-workers-to-bring-guns-unplug-machines-if-they-suspect-voter-fraud

Republican candidates urge Michigan poll workers to bring guns, unplug machines if they suspect voter fraud

[President Johnson]

John James is out and will instead run for Congress in MI-10.

Republican businessman John James announced Monday he is launching a campaign for the open U.S. House seat in the competitive new 10th District that's centered on Macomb County.

James, 40, of Farmington Hills is the highest profile GOP candidate to enter the race for the district, which covers parts of Macomb and Oakland counties including Rochester Hills, Warren and Sterling Heights.

The businessman had been recruited by national Republicans who hoped he'd run but he was also considered a possible contender for the gubernatorial race. In an interview Monday, the former U.S. Senate candidate and Army veteran acknowledged he had weighed the possibility of running against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

"That was something that I prayed about hard," James said. "It’s something that I really labored over. After talking to my wife, we both came to the conclusion that I want to serve my country again.”

Definitely the safer option for him, I guess. He can still run for governor (or senate again) at a later point in time. He first needs a win under his belt for now.

[wbrocks67]

https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1511707355012116489

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Whitmer is gonna win anyways

[SnowLabrador]

https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1511707355012116489

DEMOCRATS! GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!

[Schiff for Senate]

https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1511707355012116489

This is scary. Democrats need to make this a focal point and tell all Biden 2020 voters in MI that if they want their vote to matter in the future, they need to turn out in 2022 and vote for Whitmer and the other Democratic candidates for statewide office.

[Tekken_Guy]

https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1511707355012116489

This is scary. Democrats need to make this a focal point and tell all Biden 2020 voters in MI that if they want their vote to matter in the future, they need to turn out in 2022 and vote for Whitmer and the other Democratic candidates for statewide office.

Craig is just dodging the question like Kleefisch is. He hasn’t explicitly said he’s not certifying.

[Schiff for Senate]

https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1511707355012116489

This is scary. Democrats need to make this a focal point and tell all Biden 2020 voters in MI that if they want their vote to matter in the future, they need to turn out in 2022 and vote for Whitmer and the other Democratic candidates for statewide office.

Craig is just dodging the question like Kleefisch is. He hasn’t explicitly said he’s not certifying.

Even that much is inexcusable and scary and the fact that Craig isn't expressly disavowing the idea that he'd uniltaterally decide to overturn democracy in MI is itself dangerous. Just saying "Oh it's okay he'll probably decide not to uniltaterally ignore the will of MI's voters, this is just to please the base" shows how much the GOP has normalized this behaviour. It needs to be called out and MI Democrats and all Biden voters in MI need to make clear they will not tolerate Craig skirting an important question that will directly impact them and their voices/votes.

(And yes, the same goes for Kleefisch in WI.)

[Shaula🏳️‍⚧️]

Kleefisch and Craig would certify the election, they're dodging the question because they don't want to piss off the base or Trump.
Perdue or Lake (and probably Barletta or Mastriano) wouldn't certify though.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

We haven't seen any WI, PA and MI polls so it's not safe to assume the Rs have it in the bag

I don't know why pollsters won't poll the state there isn't any D primary on any three of them