16/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 17/08/2024 05:37
This week, Americans were as uninterested in MAGA mania as ever
LANSING - This week, Donald Trump and his MAGA fanatics were making headlines for all the wrong reasons - lying about the Harris rally, threatening to take away Michiganders' rights, and spreading election misinformation.
In the Michigan Supreme Court election, Democratic-backed candidates Justice Kyra Harris Bolden and Kimberly Ann Thomas both raised close to a million dollars each for their campaigns. On the other hand, not a single conservative candidate managed to raise much more than $35,000 for their campaigns, with notorious election denier Matt DePerno only raising $136 … and 44 cents!
The chaos of Republicans never ends, so see how Michigan Dems and Chair Barnes were reacting to it in more detail below.
Check out more from the week:
First, Michigan Dems highlighted the chaos of the debate between the conservative candidates for the state Supreme Court. This debate was infested with MAGA extremist candidates who support stripping away their rights and enforcing a "biblical" future onto Michiganders:
The Gander: Republican candidates go full MAGA at Michigan Supreme Court debate
And, exactly how well is that strategy going for the candidates? Let's take a quick peek at their fundraising numbers because certainly, if Michiganders agree with them, the money must reflect that. While Justice Kyra Harris Bolden and Kimberly Ann Thomas have collectively raised close to $2 million, their conservative opponents have raised a whopping total of…. $147,000:
AP: Prominent 2020 election denier seeks GOP nod for Michigan Supreme Court race
MIRS: Dem Supreme Court Candidates Raised $2M; GOP Candidates $147K
While MAGA extremists were at it at the state level, Donald Trump was taking the far-right lead at the national level by claiming that Vice President Kamala Harris's rally crowd was AI-generated. Despite the more than 15,000 people who attended, Trump still tried to convince everyone that she had to fake the enthusiasm at her rally. Thankfully, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Lavora Barnes was there to bring him back to reality:
CNN: Trump spreads false conspiracy theory about Harris' Detroit crowd size
And, once again, here were some of our favorite tweets from the week:
Thanks for spending the week with us, we'll see you next week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago! Til then.
Signing off,
Michigan Dems
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