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President Joe Biden announced Sunday he will not seek reelection, endorsing his Vice President, Kamala Harris. Ahead of this BREAKING NEWS, political consultant Mark Grebner and Matt Grossman – a Michigan State University political scientist – discuss the optics of a Biden drop out, and the challenges his replacement could face in Michigan and beyond (:56). MIRS also meets Jocelyn Bucaro, the director of the Mobile Voting Project, which is a national effort to permit voters to cast absentee-like ballots on their cell phones (25:40). Additionally, state Senator Jim Runestad, a White Lake Republican, describes his time at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. He also explains his effort to educate House primary candidates on how they can possibly change the Legislature's rules (49:10).
Mark Grebner of Practical Political Consultants talks about the struggles Republicans will have winning the US Senate race in Michigan in 2024, Perry Johnson, John Tuttle, and more. Representative Graham Filler talks about how productivity credits, second chance legislation, and criminal justice reform proposals are a step too far. And, the food stamp fraud ring Attorney General Dana Nessel flagged last week is only the tip of the iceberg, according to Haywood Talcove of LexisNexis. Learn how the theft of Federal benefits to states like Michigan is fueling organized crime rings in Russia and other countries.
Mark Grebner of Practical Political Consultants says abortion rights-based Proposal 3 was "not written to pass" and may be in trouble (13:32) while NARAL Pro-Choice America Vice President Angela Vasquez-Giroux feels confident in Proposal 3 passing due to the large number of new voters that reproductive freedom is bringing out (32:50). Supreme Court candidate Paul Hudson is asked under what circumstances he would rule a law is unconstitutional (45:29) and Public Sector Consultants CEO Julie Metty Bennett joins the MIRS team to come up with the questions we would ask at Tuesday's gubernatorial debate.
Michigan enters a "very precarious" position with COVID-19, according to DHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel, who also addresses the state's response to the lead in Benton Harbor's water supply (25:29). Launch Michigan introduces a $350 million teacher shortage plan (36:30) Mark Grebner of Practical Political Consultants takes listeners behind the scenes to the creation of Proposal 2 of 2018, Voters Not Politicians (00:49). And a longtime voice on MIRS Monday says goodbye.
State House candidate Mellissa Carone, Rudy Guiliani's star witness last month, talks about her interest in politics (20:20). Mark Grebner of Practical Political Consultants blows up any residual claims that widespread voter fraud existed in the last election by calling out a former MIRS Monday guest (43:02). Congressional candidate Mike Detmer (27:56) defends Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey's decision to meet with members of the Michigan Militia. A preview of the State of the State address, an analysis of Robert Gordon's hasty departure as director of the Department of Health and Human Services and more with special guest Chris DeWitt.
The real star of this year’s election in Michigan might be the voters. A historic turnout resulted in some small, but significant, shifts in voters' presidential choices. Today, we dig into what the demographic breakdown of Trump and Biden voters tell us about a shifting political landscape in the state. Mark Grebner is a longtime political consultant and election observer in Michigan. He’s also a Democratic Ingham County Commissioner. Angela Ocampo is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Michigan. Looking for the full length version of today’s Stateside? You can find it here. We’d love to know what you think about the new and improved Stateside podcast. Send us your thoughts and suggestions. We’re at stateside@michiganradio.org. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this edition of City Pulse On the Air, editor and publisher Berl Schwartz continues his conversation about the 2020 presidential election with MSU political scientist Matt Grossmann. Schwartz also interviews Ingham County Commissioner and voting analyst Mark Grebner.
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7/31/20 Mark Grebner, pundit, pollster, and list provider, predicts a general election disaster and also offers other political insight. Partners with www.DeadlineDetroit.com.
7/26/19 U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI 10) announces he won't run for a third term. Gov. Whitmer says she's willing to consider Republicans' ideas about postponing retirement of teacher pension debt for 5-10 years to raise more money to "Fix the Damn Roads." NAACP National Convention in Detroit hears from most major Dem. presidential candidates in run-up to next week's debates, also in Motown. Interview with political guru Mark Grebner of PPC. Sponsored by www.DeadlineDetroit.com or www.vanguard-pa.com.
On this State of the Revolution, Mark Grebner (Michigan polling and election statistics analyst) joins Liano Sharon to discuss data, cultural changes, party politics, and what they mean for future elections. Get the extended version of this episode and help support the show by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/michiganprogressive. State of the Revolution is a […]
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Will voter turnout in Michigan surge past the 4 million mark in the Nov. 6 general election? What effect will the ban on straight-ticket voting for the first time in nearly 130 years have on the electorate? What are prospects for a "Blue Wave" year that could surpass positive Democratic Party results in 2006 and 2008? Interview with psephologist/list broker Mark Grebner of Practical Political Consulting. Sponsored by www.DeadlineDetroit.com.
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Is Democratic Party excitement at its highest since Watergate? Is one-party rule at any level of government bad? Will East Lansing vote to impose income tax? Interview with political list broker/pundit Mark Grebner. Sponsored by www.DeadlineDetroit.com!