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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Jun 17, 2022, 07:17 PM Jun 2022

Candidate for Mich. Governor Leads GOP Poll After He's Arrested by FBI for Alleged Role in Capitol R

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New poll numbers out of Michigan show that Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley seemingly rose in popularity after the FBI arrested him on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

On June 9, Kelley — one of five candidates hoping to clinch the Republican nomination for governor in August's primary — was taken into custody at his Allendale, Mich., home and charged with four misdemeanors: entering restricted grounds, disorderly conduct on restricted grounds, engaging in an act of physical violence toward a person or property on restricted grounds, and willfully damaging U.S. property.

Kelley, who could face up to a year in prison for each charge if convicted, was released from custody a short while later on his own recognizance, meaning he did not have to post bail. During a hearing Thursday, a federal judge ruled that he may not possess a firearm or travel out of state in most circumstances pending trial.

In spite of the recent controversy, a new poll conducted by the Detroit Free Press and research firm EPIC-MRA between June 10 and 13 shows that Kelley has earned the largest share of support in his race, with 17% of Republicans surveyed naming him their preferred candidate.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/candidate-for-mich-governor-leads-gop-poll-after-he-s-arrested-by-fbi-for-alleged-role-in-capitol-riots/ar-AAYB6DS
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Candidate for Mich. Governor Leads GOP Poll After He's Arrested by FBI for Alleged Role in Capitol R (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 OP
I don't see Governor Whitmer even needing to debate this moron. roamer65 Jun 2022 #1
The GOP is a spiraling Nazi and Klan filled dumpster fire. Top to bottom. Voters included. ZonkerHarris Jun 2022 #2

roamer65

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1. I don't see Governor Whitmer even needing to debate this moron.
Fri Jun 17, 2022, 07:19 PM
Jun 2022

If she does she can beat him over the head with Jan 6th.

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