A Republic, If You Can Keep It
Analysis and commentary on Michigan politics from former Democratic Party chair Mark Brewer and former Republican Party executive director Jeff Timmer.
Episodes
April 25, 2024 • 39 mins
Matt Davies - Washington Post
Another week, still more insanity...
It’s O.J. without the white Bronco as the first-ever criminal trial of a former President gets underway with the former publisher of National Enquirer throwing Trump under the bus. “Catch and Kill” was a strategy for keeping Trump out of political trouble. Now it describes his legal predicament: he got caught, and it could kill his candidacy, his company and pos...
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April 18, 2024 • 32 mins
Still another week like no other: the previous guy napping at his own criminal trial, the current guy seeing his polling numbers nudge upwards with an economy that the Wall Street Journal calls "The Envy of the World", and a stunning tipping point in a major Michigan political scandal:
Attorney General Nessel stuns Lansing with criminal indictments of former House Speaker Lee Chatfield and his wife. We’ll talk with outspoken cam...
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April 13, 2024 • 39 mins
What a week as things go from bad to worse for the Martyr of Mar-a-Lago:
History will be made this week as the first-ever criminal trial of a former President gets underway
Trump announces his “whatever” wishy-washy abortion policy during a total eclipse, only to have an Arizona court ruling shove his weasle-words into a harsh spotlight.
A federal court has rejected Republican efforts to overturn Michigan’s voter approved e...
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April 5, 2024 • 29 mins
Jack Ohman - Tribute Content Agency
“Let’s Nuke Gaza”: that is apparently the new middle east strategy of Michigan’s "unremarkable and brain dead" congressman Tim Walberg (R-Tipton).
Also this week:
We were blessed with a visit from Mar-A-Lago librarian and bible salesman D. J. Trump, who announced a consolation call and more than a few so-called facts in a Grand Rapids harangue that didn't quite match reality.
Dan Kilde...
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March 28, 2024 • 41 mins
Ann Taenes - Washington Post
Trump's RNC is reuniting the band: convicted criminals Paul Manafort and Steve Bannon (and maybe now-in-jail Peter Navarro) plus world-class whackos Steven Miller and Corey Lewandowski...under the "leadership" of daughter-in-law Lara Trump. It's looking like a rerun of 2020, but better organized but without Jared or Ivanka. Just this week, we're seeing
The screening for new Republican National Commi...
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March 22, 2024 • 46 mins
This week's politics begin with a check on Zillow listings...
The man who once claimed a net worth of more than 10-Billion dollars says he can’t come up with a measly half-billion to satisfy a New York court judgment. If he’s so rich, why can’t he simply mortgage one of his many many many amazing properties?
M.Wuerker - Politico
There are more signs of cracks in Trump’s support within the Republican Party as Trump is dissed ...
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March 14, 2024 • 40 mins
Just some of this week's political happenings --
The Trump-appointed prosecutor who questioned the President’s memory has his own memory losses when questioned by Congress
The President returns to Michigan in what will become a recurring political story for our state
Donald Trump weighs in on the Republican race for U.S. senate, endorsing a candidate who once called Trump’s political tactics “destructive”.
In a move that ...
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March 8, 2024 • 51 mins
The general election campaign for President is officially underway...
Scranton Joe delivers a take-no-prisoners State of the Union that leaves his supporters ecstatic and Republicans sputtering.
Spoiler alert: the 2024 Campaign theme is a sequel movie “This Country for Old Men”
Super Tuesday was a good day for former athletes who want to be Senators: one-time NFL star Colin Allred wins the Democratic nomination to run agains...
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February 29, 2024 • 48 mins
This week in politics starts, of course, with Michigan's Presidential Primary. The primary has Biden and Trump winning by a bunch — but both campaigns see warning signs for November. Also this week:
Sneaker salesman Trump graciously accepts victory by calling Gretchen Whitmer “a terrible governor who sold you out”, and UAW president Shawn Fein “atrocious"
A state court has, for now, put Kristina Karamo out to political pasture...
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February 23, 2024 • 40 mins
Another remarkable week in national and state politics:
The Michigan presidential primary is Tuesday. Biden and Trump will win, but both can be wounded in the process.
Vice President Harris campaigned in west Michigan Thursday. Surrounded by Governor Whitmer, Senator Stabenow and Congresswoman Hillary Scholten – all women – the focus was on reproductive rights, an issue catapulted back to the debate by an insane court ruling i...
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