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stevenpiziks) wrote2026-05-05 11:31 pm
stevenpiziks) wrote2026-05-05 11:31 pm
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Michigan Wow
We have some WOW news!
For the non-Michiganders in the room, our state senate stands at 19 Democrat, 18 Republican. One senate seat has been open, though, and the special election for it was today. If the GOP candidate took the seat, our senate would be tied 19/19, with the lieutenant governor (Democrat) the tie-breaker. In our state, legislation needs at least 20 votes to pass, so Republicans would have effectively had veto power by being able to withhold a vote to prevent a tie and the LT's ability to weigh in. Our house is GOP, so that would have meant a lot of trouble. Stakes are high.
The 35th district went for Kamala Harris by a tiny bit, and we were nervous this would be a squeaker.
Chedrick Greene, the Democrat, trounced the Republican candidate 60% to 38%.
!!
This is the EPITOME of over-performing. In fact, it's over-performing at max level! It follows the long-running pattern of Democrats flipping red districts or at least getting a higher percentage of votes than they did at the last election. But this time the percentage is HUGE. The Dems destroyed the GOP in a purple district in a state that went to the baboon last election.
And oh yeah--Greene is African-American. His opponent Jason Tunney is white, and middle-Michigan, shall we say, leans to the Confederacy.
The mid-terms are looking very, very bad for the baboon's GOP.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/05/michigan-35th-senate-district-special-election-results-chedrick-greene-jason-tunney/89954800007/
For the non-Michiganders in the room, our state senate stands at 19 Democrat, 18 Republican. One senate seat has been open, though, and the special election for it was today. If the GOP candidate took the seat, our senate would be tied 19/19, with the lieutenant governor (Democrat) the tie-breaker. In our state, legislation needs at least 20 votes to pass, so Republicans would have effectively had veto power by being able to withhold a vote to prevent a tie and the LT's ability to weigh in. Our house is GOP, so that would have meant a lot of trouble. Stakes are high.
The 35th district went for Kamala Harris by a tiny bit, and we were nervous this would be a squeaker.
Chedrick Greene, the Democrat, trounced the Republican candidate 60% to 38%.
!!
This is the EPITOME of over-performing. In fact, it's over-performing at max level! It follows the long-running pattern of Democrats flipping red districts or at least getting a higher percentage of votes than they did at the last election. But this time the percentage is HUGE. The Dems destroyed the GOP in a purple district in a state that went to the baboon last election.
And oh yeah--Greene is African-American. His opponent Jason Tunney is white, and middle-Michigan, shall we say, leans to the Confederacy.
The mid-terms are looking very, very bad for the baboon's GOP.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/05/michigan-35th-senate-district-special-election-results-chedrick-greene-jason-tunney/89954800007/