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Republicans retake Michigan House, making Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a lame duck
New York Post ^ | Nov. 6, 2024 | James Dickson

Posted on 11/07/2024 2:24:43 AM PST by george76

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will find it harder to maneuver in 2025 after Republicans took control of the state House.

The GOP win forces the Democrat to negotiate or be relegated to lame-duck status her last two years in Lansing.

Republicans entered Tuesday’s election with a 56-54 disadvantage. After controlling the lower chamber for the better part of four decades, they lost the House in 2022. Two years later, they’ve retaken it, winning three of the four races they targeted.

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Our hard-fought victory reaffirms that the people of Michigan want leaders who put them first, uphold the rule of law, and advocate for accountability at every level of government,” House Republican Leader Matt Hall told The Post.

Hall is expected to be Michigan’s next House speaker.

“With a Republican majority, Michigan will have a stronger voice fighting for the values of hardworking families and addressing the issues that matter most — safe schools and neighborhoods, an affordable economy, and a government that provides value for dollars,”

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There are 110 Michigan House seats.

While Republicans will retake the House majority, and President-elect Donald Trump won the state over Kamala Harris, officials are still counting ballots.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: house; michigan; whitmer
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1 posted on 11/07/2024 2:24:43 AM PST by george76
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Godless Reprobate anti-Christian Democrat Gretchen Whitmer


2 posted on 11/07/2024 2:31:08 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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3 posted on 11/07/2024 2:32:20 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: george76

qua qua . . .


4 posted on 11/07/2024 2:39:44 AM PST by knarf (Candice Owens, Personmal advisor)
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To: george76

Good to hear.


5 posted on 11/07/2024 2:42:32 AM PST by Jet Jaguar
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"One pickup is freshman Democrat Jenn Hill’s Upper Peninsula seat. Hill won office in the 2022 blue wave and was thought to be too liberal for the district. She lost to Republican Karl Bohnak."

Dang! WLUC Karl Bohnak! Good luck Karl.
6 posted on 11/07/2024 2:44:09 AM PST by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: george76

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘖𝘗 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦-𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨.

I’m not going to hold my breath waiting on these people to force a democrat to negotiate.


7 posted on 11/07/2024 2:54:08 AM PST by Antihero101607
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To: SaveFerris

Abortion or not, she’s another soulless narcissist


8 posted on 11/07/2024 2:59:35 AM PST by lavaroise
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Democrats weren’t counting on Trump supporters voting early. It made it harder to steal.


9 posted on 11/07/2024 3:03:49 AM PST by roving (Deplorable MAGA Garbage )
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Gretchen Witchmer.


10 posted on 11/07/2024 3:12:30 AM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian ( Ceterum autem censeo Justinius True-dope-us esse delendam. sic semper tyrannis.)
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And why did MI lose both the state house and state senate that were held for decades? Because the state-level GOPe sucks and no one voted for them including me. The MI GOPe held the state house after the WHitler win and DID nothing to look into the steal. They could have sent a bill to WHitler every damned day to veto but they did NOTHING and that is likely why they lost as the days of voting for the lesser of evils ended years ago here.

And oh, term limits do not work either. What happens is that the left puts their people machine in place long before the vote, the state GOPe does not do this much and then loses for lack of name recognition.


11 posted on 11/07/2024 3:24:33 AM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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Stop all the mandates...electric stoves, electric water heaters, electric lawn mowers......Electricity has to be produced. Stop mandating electric school buses, fleets of electric cars for government use etc etc.

The climate will not change one little bit. God controls it.

It's all about M O N E Y.

12 posted on 11/07/2024 3:33:30 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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Hopefully they don’t have any Mitt Romney types to deal with while they have thin majority.


13 posted on 11/07/2024 3:37:01 AM PST by Bernard (I just clicked over another tag line, Time to run without for a while.)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

Whitler, for her dictatorial style during Covid.


14 posted on 11/07/2024 3:47:18 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: quantim

Here in GA the grassroots rose up and elbowed aside much of the GOPe in the Winter 2022 caucus and convention cycle, which elects county, Congressional District, and state leadership. This happened in multiple counties.


15 posted on 11/07/2024 3:50:37 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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Gretchen Witless.

CC


16 posted on 11/07/2024 4:28:17 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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I knew there was hope for Michigan. Not so sure about Minnesota.


17 posted on 11/07/2024 4:34:35 AM PST by I want the USA back (Voltaire: To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.)
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Best news of the day:

Republicans took control of the Michigan state House relegating the
odious gov Whitmer to lame-duck status her last two years in Lansing.


18 posted on 11/07/2024 4:43:41 AM PST by Liz
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JD will have the free time to challenge her to a debate. As a lame duck she needs to make plans for her next move. Another female nominee in ‘28? Just suggest the 3rd time could be the charm.


19 posted on 11/07/2024 5:33:46 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: quantim

Uber-RINO arlan meekoff and especially Mike Shirkey, who ran blocker against patriot republicans and a greedy mean streak shutting down anyone MAGA, speaking truth to power, promoting opposition to Whitmers reign of error. “Our Friends wouldn’t like it” meaning donors and corrupt establishment politicians tied to the taxpayer-to-bureaucracy-to-corporate sponsors gravy train.

MI citizens could not see any difference between D and R candidates and were left stunned and silent.


20 posted on 11/07/2024 5:35:26 AM PST by epluribus_2
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