Monthly Archives: October 2022

A Peaceful Election Day? (Guest: Chris Thomas)



We’re less than two weeks away from election day; about three-quarters of a  million ballots have already been cast, and another million absentee ballots have been issued. November 8 may be Election Day, but the election could well drag on for weeks as losing candidates … at least among the Republican nominees … scream “stolen election”. … Continue reading A Peaceful Election Day? (Guest: Chris Thomas)


Flipping the Legislature (Guests: Sen. Jim Ananich and Rep. Angela Witwer)



Absentee ballots are coming in a record rates with election day just three weeks away – and a lot of Republicans are preparing to scream “rigged election” after they lose since a lot of them, including the GOP’s statewide candidates, refuse to say they’ll accept the results. On this week’s podcast, Jeff and Mark take … Continue reading Flipping the Legislature (Guests: Sen. Jim Ananich and Rep. Angela Witwer)


The Battle for Michigan’s 10th (Guest: Carl Marlinga)



It’s Debate Week in Michigan. Gretchen Whitmer faces off with Tudor Dixon in a one-hour TV event that pits the former talkshow host against Michigan’s first-term Governor.  The debate comes days after a new poll showing what we’ve suspected all along: Whitmer’s reelection lead is strong, but not the double-digit blowout indicated by earlier polls. … Continue reading The Battle for Michigan’s 10th (Guest: Carl Marlinga)


The Final Stretch (Guest: Rep. Elissa Slotkin)



As we speculated in last week’s podcast, Donald Trump spent most of his two-hour diatribe in Macomb County talking about … Donald Trump, dedicating about 5% of his speech to actually supporting the BIg Lie believers leading the GOP state ticket. Also in the political headlines this week: longtime Republican powerbroker Bob LaBrant calls this … Continue reading The Final Stretch (Guest: Rep. Elissa Slotkin)