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LetMyPeopleVote

(155,122 posts)
Sat Jun 11, 2022, 07:47 PM Jun 2022

Michigan -How one state's GOP gubernatorial primary has gone off the rails

This story is amazing. Most of the GOP candidates for governor are either arrested or not on the ballot



https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/one-states-gop-gubernatorial-primary-gone-rails-rcna32929?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

Headed into the 2022 election cycle, Republicans were relatively confident that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was vulnerable to a strong GOP contender. The Democratic incumbent’s approval rating isn’t bad, but the Wolverine State is highly competitive, and with the prevailing political winds at the GOP’s back, Republicans saw an opportunity.....

Two weeks ago, half of the Republican field — including former Detroit police chief James Craig and self-funding businessman Perry Johnson, generally seen as the top two contenders — was disqualified from the primary ballot. The five GOP candidates were found to have submitted candidacy petitions filled with forged signatures.....

Yesterday, as NBC News reported, Kelley was arrested and charged with crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Federal agents raided Ryan Kelley’s home in Allendale, Michigan, on Thursday morning. NBC News received a tip about the raid, which was confirmed by a law enforcement official. An FBI spokesperson later confirmed that a search warrant was executed at the home where Kelley, 40, was arrested. He faces four charges related to his alleged actions at the Capitol, including disorderly conduct and willfully injuring or attacking U.S. property, according to the criminal complaint.

Or put another way, Michigan’s Republican gubernatorial primary, which was already bizarre, has gone completely off the rails. Of the 10 candidates who were vying for the GOP nomination, more than half have of either been kicked off the ballot for fraud or arrested by the FBI.
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Michigan -How one state's GOP gubernatorial primary has gone off the rails (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 OP
Amazing. The very GOP who have been so critical of elections are the ones Srkdqltr Jun 2022 #1
This idiot thinks that being arrested is a good thing LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2022 #2
The criminality in the GOP is astounding. llmart Jun 2022 #3

Srkdqltr

(7,712 posts)
1. Amazing. The very GOP who have been so critical of elections are the ones
Sat Jun 11, 2022, 07:57 PM
Jun 2022

Caught cheating. Who would have guessed.

llmart

(16,331 posts)
3. The criminality in the GOP is astounding.
Sun Jun 12, 2022, 06:50 PM
Jun 2022

It'd be difficult to find any Republicans who aren't criminal.

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