A Republic, If You Can Keep It
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Bye bye candidates! (Guests: Bernie Porn, Mike Murphy)
A seismic shift in Michigan politics with as many as five would-be Republican gubernatorial candidates facing banishment from the August ballot due to petition signature fraud. - Joining Mark and Jeff
The GOP Goes Full-On MAGA
This week in politics: Mark Brewer takes a victory lap as Pro-Choice advocates win a crucial court test Multiple state legislative candidates knocked off the ballot by the Secretary of State Mike
The Mooch and The Donald (Guest: Anthony Scaramucci)
This week in Michigan: * The Republicans hold their first gubernatorial debate with James Craig MIA * The candidates agree on opposing freedom of choice for women, with nuanced differences on who won
Roe v Wade Flips the Political Equation (Guest: Bill Nowling)
How does the pending demise of Roe v Wade change Michigan politics in 2022? Mark and Jeff examine the new political playing field with veteran Republican political operative Bill Nowling. - Bill Nowli
So Who Will Survive Petitiongate? (Guest: Jonathan Oosting)
The race to be the Republican nominee for Michigan Governor became the latest black eye for the Michigan GOP as petitions from at least 3 of the candidates may have fraudulent signatures. That could m
And then there were 10… (Guest: Buzz Thomas)
The Republican culture wars was on full, ugly display in Michigan this week...and denounced by one of its targets. State Senator Mallory McMorrow's floor speech responding to Senator Lana Theis' fundr
Flipping West Michigan (Guest: Hillary Scholten)
Multiple Republican county conventions devolved into chaos as Trump backers faced off with the party's onetime establishment. Mark and Jeff analyze the fallout from the growing divide in the party and
Taxes, Scandals and Campaigns (Guest: Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr.)
Trump gives a Castro-esque nearly two-hour speech in Macomb County, promoting his Big Lie believing candidates for Michigan Secretary of State and Attorney General ... much to the consternation of non
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (Guest: John Sipher)
The focus in Michigan politics this week is the apparent takeover of the state Republican Party by the Trump Big Lie faction even as the gloves come off in the race for the Attorney General. Bridge Mi
A Good/Great Week for Whitmer (Guest: Chad Livengood)
Governor Whitmer gained some powerful evidence of leadership for her reelection campaign with a pair of huge victories: announcement of a $1.7-billion expansion of a car-battery plant in west Michigan