A Republic, If You Can Keep It

Latest Episodes
The Battle for Michigan’s 10th (Guest: Carl Marlinga)
It's Debate Week in Michigan. Gretchen Whitmer faces off with Tudor Dixon in a one-hour TV event that pits the former talkshow host against Michigan's first-term Governor. The debate comes days after
The Final Stretch (Guest: Rep. Elissa Slotkin)
As we speculated in last weeks podcast, Donald Trump spent most of his two-hour diatribe in Macomb County talking about Donald Trump, dedicating about 5% of his speech to actually supporting the BI
And the Voting Begins (Guest: Tim Miller)
Early voting is underway in Michigan. In the race for Governor, Tudor Dixon is finally campaigning, focusing on social wedge issues, but her campaign continues to lack money. She may get some help whe
What Red Wave? (Guest: Lavora Barnes)
Absentee ballots go into the mail in just two weeks. In Michigan, the attention and the massive ad spending is split between candidate races and two very high-profile ballot proposals. - Also this wee
A One-sided Gubernatorial Campaign?
Another week, more political turmoil providing mostly bad news for the Michigan GOP: Two petition drives go to the Michigan Supreme Court after Republicans refuse to accept the Reproductive Rights an
Into the Home Stretch (Guests: Bernie Porn, Craig Mauger)
Bernie Porn - Craig Mauger - The two statewide tickets are set, with Republicans facing an uphill battle as the party's All-MAGA slate tries to inch away from extreme positions on reproductive freedom
Are Dems pulling even? (Guest: Governor Jim Blanchard)
Sitting in with Jeff Timmer this week, guest co-host Walt Sorg, one of the founders of Voters Not Politicians and a longtime Lansing political presence. This week: A surprise Democratic victory in a
BFD Week for Biden; More Problems for the GOP
While Joe Biden gets to celebrate a B.F.D., Republicans continue to pay homage to their Golden God nationally and in Michigan as the once Grand Old Party continues to disintegrate. One ominous sign (o
Chips, IRA, Gun Safety and GOP Crimes (Guest: Rep. Dan Kildee)
A search warrant at Mar-A-Lago, a special prosecutor may put Matt DePerno's campaign to be Michigan's chief law enforcement official, and state Republicans look to what could be a volcanic summer conv
So What Happened Part One (Guest: Lt. Gov. John Cherry)
Reproductive rights win in ruby-red Kansas... Peter Meijer pays the price... DeVos money and (maybe) Trump's endorsement does the job for Tudor Dixon... Incumbents fall in state legislative races - We