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Takket

(21,560 posts)
6. i'm a michigan resident......
Fri Mar 17, 2023, 04:18 PM
Mar 2023

and i can tell you exactly why these things happened. We revolted against rethug gerrymandering with a ballot initiative to create fair voting districts, and we elected a Dem SoS who guaranteed EASY access to voting. And suddenly a state that was dominated by rethugs is now bright blue thanks to actually being able to vote. I remember Stacey Abrams saying something once along the lines of "Georgia is not a red state, it is a voter suppressed state". if we make it fast, and easy, for people to vote, then elections actually reflect what the people want.

Michigan is the template we should be applying everywhere.

Nessel, Whitmer and Benson. multigraincracker Mar 2023 #1
Excellent! Bright shining lights! calimary Mar 2023 #2
Amazing women!! onetexan Mar 2023 #15
Michigan, which is where I lived until last, gives me hope for Florida. Biophilic Mar 2023 #3
I could see her as our first woman President someday kimbutgar Mar 2023 #4
Excellent! Conservatives have had their way way too long! Initech Mar 2023 #5
i'm a michigan resident...... Takket Mar 2023 #6
Send your blueprint to Ohio Auggie Mar 2023 #9
THIS!!☝️ onetexan Mar 2023 #16
Yes! The same thing happened in Pennsylvania just in time for the 2018 elections FakeNoose Mar 2023 #17
a ballot initiative like Michigan's Prop 2 would never fly in Texas RussBLib Mar 2023 #20
Bingo. 💯 the truth. roamer65 Mar 2023 #23
Whitmer and team are showing how it's done Fiendish Thingy Mar 2023 #7
yes and they also passed a bill tiredtoo Mar 2023 #8
Has the right to work repeal gone to the Governor yet? Lasher Mar 2023 #10
My understanding is the senate bill and the house bill are a bit different tiredtoo Mar 2023 #14
These legislative successes are brought to you by fair redistricting Novara Mar 2023 #11
good republianmushroom Mar 2023 #12
I wonder if Gov Whitmer will reintroduce her 45 cents a gallon gas tax increase ? MichMan Mar 2023 #13
How'd that 'red wave' work out for you? RandiFan1290 Mar 2023 #21
Didn't you read the OP? MichMan Mar 2023 #22
So happy for all the great Democrats there. bluestarone Mar 2023 #18
Congrats to Michiganers for electing this legislature and governor to serve you. Hortensis Mar 2023 #19
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