Monthly Archives: June 2022

Reproductive Rights Takes Center Stage



Abortion. It has turned our politics around. Mark and Jeff analyze the polling showing the Cobb decision is moving the numbers decidedly in the direction of Democrats. Also on the podcast agenda this week: Michigan Republican voters are still undecided on Governor even as absentee ballots start showing up in mailboxes (meaning Jeff’s pants are … Continue reading Reproductive Rights Takes Center Stage


Let’s Spend the Night Together (Guest: Ken Coleman)



Michigan was back in the spotlight at the January 6 Select Committee hearings, with tales of a possible overnighter in the state Capitol for the GOP slate of phony presidential electors. Republican witnesses confirmed that the multi-state phony elector plot was led by the Trump campaign; Michigan’s 16 fraudulent electors are facing potential state and … Continue reading Let’s Spend the Night Together (Guest: Ken Coleman)


Flipping the State House (Guest: Rep. Joe Tate)



This week’s focus: brand-new polling on the chaotic GOP race for Governor, along with James Craig’s you’ve-gotta-be-kidding write-in campaign, Perry Johnson’s latest court loss, and the state Senate going out of its way to diss LGBTQ+ Michiganders. Our guest this week is Detroit state Representative Joe Tate, considered the frontrunner for House Democratic Leader in … Continue reading Flipping the State House (Guest: Rep. Joe Tate)


Trump’s Coup, Michigan GOP Scandals and Patrick Lyoya



It has been a week focused on the intersection of crime and politics: The initial hearing of the January 6 Special Committee laying the case that Trump led the attempted coup; GOP gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley arrested by the FBI; Multiple other Michigan Republicans facing criminal investigations Also this week: James Craig launches a Quixotic … Continue reading Trump’s Coup, Michigan GOP Scandals and Patrick Lyoya


Polls, Petitions, Lawsuits & Debates (Guests: Emily Lawler, Bernie Porn)



In the rapidly developing state political scene — Three frustrated Republican would-be candidates for Governor lose in court The remaining GOP gubernatorial candidates bring a far-right message to the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce The GOP opts to bypass voters on petition-drive-generated laws New polling shows minimal support for Betsy DeVos’s latest efforts to take … Continue reading Polls, Petitions, Lawsuits & Debates (Guests: Emily Lawler, Bernie Porn)