Posted on 08/07/2023 10:09:57 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fueled by election gains, Democrats in Minnesota and Michigan this year enacted far-reaching policy changes that party leaders in other states are looking to as a potential roadmap for what they could swiftly achieve with similar control.
Gun safety packages, expanded voting rights, free meals for all students, and increased protections for abortion rights and LGTBQ+ people were just some of pent-up policy proposals that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law within months under the new legislative majorities.
“We’ve definitely paid attention to what they’ve done,” Pennsylvania state Sen. Sharif Street, chair of the state Democratic party, said about the two states. “I’ve offered to Pennsylvanians that if we could flip the Senate, we could pass similar legislation.”
Democrats in four states, including Massachusetts and Maryland, scored victories in the 2022 midterms to gain a “trifecta” — control of the state House, state Senate and the governor’s office. Republicans, who held trifectas in 19 more states than Democrats just six years ago, now hold an advantage of 22 states to the Democrats’ 17.
Whitmer, who spoke with The Associated Press last week, said she hopes voters in other states see that “you can lead with your brain and also be a kind person in the process.” She added an oft-repeated phrase of her second-term that “bigotry is bad for business.”
The quick work by Democrats in the two states was due in part to uncertainty over how long the full control will last considering voters could decide to flip state House majorities back to Republican control as soon as next year. Michigan and Minnesota Republicans are already strategizing to regain some power in the 2024 elections by calling out what they say have been overly partisan sessions.
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Following the Venezuela model.
Pretty smart wouldn’t you say? Smarter than us you’ll have to admit.
Meanwhile, all of their productive people flee the State.
You mean like Republicans, who like to “work with our good friends across the aisle”?
When they get power, they use it!
Exactly!
I saw it coming right after the election, and made the move. Many I know are asking a lot of questions about the process now.
The commies have taken over Minnesota government, and aren’t going to give up easily.
So of course, the idiots who are left behind will vote for more insanity.
Step 1: get the SOS, the state SC or both. Then the rest is easy.
Expanded voting rights means more electoral fraud. Democrats are all definitely on the same page when it comes to doing away with the democratic process. It’s pretty safe to refer to them all as fascists these days.
Please don’t emulate Michigan’s coven
This is CWII in action. democrats use lawfare first and only go kinetic when lawfare stalls.
If they're going to look to Minnesota and Michigan, we should be looking at Florida and Alabama (with a side glance at Texas).
They figured it out, that if they drive all the conservatives from the State, they will never lose another election.
They were aided by 'us.'
RINO-controlled state legislatures could have prevented cheat-by-mail-in ballots and could have at least ordered audits of them. RINOs were happy for Democrats to steal if it was stealing from Trump.
Democrats could not have stolen anything if RINOs had not allowed it.
Agree.
Behind enemy lines here in Michigan and it looks shamefully dark politically.
But I will never, ever give up the fight.
“We’re better than that.”
The political frog is being slowly boiled. As long as suburban women are comfortable nothing will change and by the time they do notice it will be too late.
When Republicans pass good sensible laws, leftwing courts overturn it (like in Pennsylvania when the legislature approved of voter Id).
The Rats can pass whatever they want, and no court stops them. They are always pushing the communist agenda, always.
Gator, you forgot a corollary. I have a couple that are long time friends and they own houses in both Minnesota and Texas.
They very carefully make sure that they dot the i’s and cross the t’s that establish they are “residents” of no income tax Texas.
So, the Marxists get a free lunch and free other things until “other people’s money runs out” (let’s give Maggie credit) and the people they were taxing are gone!
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