Tag: Vice President Kamala Harris

Friday Short: Final EPIC-MRA Poll Shows Harris/Slotkin Leads

Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for November 1, 2024. The final EPIC-MRA-Detroit Free Press poll shows Kamala Harris leading Trump by three-percentage points. Harris has seen improved numbers within the African American community, and with women voters, in general. Meanwhile, Democrat Elissa Slotkin has opened-up a 5% lead over MAGA Republican “Florida” Mike…

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This Election Is Freedom vs. Fascism, and Normalcy vs. More MAGA Insanity

Here’s Episode 109 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-21:06: Democracy vs. Fascism We’re just a few days away from the biggest and most consequential election since Abraham Lincoln’s victory in 1860. It’s amazing how the United States is close to installing a true fascist movement into the White House. But Pat gives some optimism and…

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Friday Short: Gen Z Men Are Getting Played By Trump/MAGA

Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for October 25, 2024. As some polls suggest that Trump and MAGA Republicans are making some inroads with Generation Z men, Pat wonders what can be done to dissuade these young men from going down the White Christian Nationalist Dude-bro MAGA Republican path. Maybe it’s what Paul Waldman…

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Voting To Save Michigan’s and America’s Future w/ Sam Inglot of Progress Michigan

Here’s Episode 108 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-19:07: Trump’s Fascism/Rick Snyder’s Sad Pat Johnston begins the episode talking about how Dear Leader Trump’s former Chief Of Staff, John Kelly, called his former boss a fascist. And even though Trump has praised Hitler, the MAGA Republican Party continue to rush to his defense. That’s why…

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Monday Musing: Don’t Be Fooled By Michigan MAGA’s Silence On Abortion Bans

Here’s the Left Of Lansing “Monday Musing” for October 21, 2024! Michigan MAGA Republican candidates are real quiet this year when it comes to abortion rights, or in their case, banning abortion rights. Despite spending years fighting to ban abortion care altogether, these same people are suddenly telling voters that abortion bans are not on…

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Friday Short: Trump’s Trashing of Detroit Is Working…For Kamala Harris

Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for October 18, 2024! Dear Leader Trump doubled-down on trashing the City of Detroit this week, saying if Vice President Kamala Harris wins the election, the entire country will look like Detroit. And then there’s former New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie attacking our beloved Detroit Lions, especially…

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How Climate Crisis Is Changing Michigan’s Culture w/ Peter Sinclair

Here’s Episode 107 of Michigan’s Premier Progressive Podcast! 00:00-16:00: Ottawa Impact/Close Election Expected Ottawa County, Michigan, provides the perfect and poignant case study on how the MAGA ideology is not only destructive, but it’s expensive! Thanks to the outstanding reporting by Sarah Leach, the MAGA Ottawa Impact majority on the county board has spent over…

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Monday Musing: Harris Offers Elder Care Plan; Media Yawns

Here’s the Left of Lansing “Monday Musing” on October 14, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a new plan where Medicare would cover the costs for in-home elder care, and also for people with disabilities. Nine in 10 Americans say they’re unable to cover the costs to care for a senior family member, which is…

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Friday Short: Jill Stein Wants More Trump, More MAGA

Here’s the Left of Lansing “Friday Short” for October 11, 2024. The “Abandon Harris” campaign this week officially endorsed Green Party presidential nominee, Jill Stein, in Dearborn, MI. But one of the co-founder’s of the campaign clearly explained the point of the movement: to hand the state of Michigan to Dear Leader Trump this November….

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