January 18, 2023
THE rIGHT EXISTS TO AMUSE NORMALS:
Top Michigan Republicans move to draft DeSantis for 2024 (ALEX ISENSTADT, 01/18/2023, Politico)
A group of prominent Michigan Republicans are encouraging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to jump into the 2024 presidential race -- a significant and thinly veiled shot at the only announced Republican candidate: former President Donald Trump.
The Republican Wipeout in Michigan (The Editorial Board, Nov. 11, 2022, WSJ)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won re-election despite punishing schools closures, and state Democrats gained their first trifecta in about 40 years. Democrats picked up seats in the state Senate, flipping it to 20-18 Democrats from 22-16 Republicans. They also flipped the state House to 56-54 Democrats from 56-53 Republicans (with a vacancy). Republicans had a supermajority in the state Senate and a trifecta only four years ago.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 18, 2023 12:00 AM