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Kaleva

(40,373 posts)
Wed May 3, 2023, 06:42 AM May 2023

Election deniers voted out of office in recall election

Adams township is in MI and TFG got 80% of the vote there in 2020 but the locals grew tired of the antics of the election deniers.

The candidate for clerk who won decisively ran on a campaign promise to make township board meetings boring again .

"ADAMS TWP. — Voters in Adams Township turned out in force Tuesday, May 2, to weigh in on a recall bid against the township supervisor and clerk, who gained national media attention over election integrity concerns since October 2021.

Challengers Randy Johnson and Suzy Roberts won decisive victories against Supervisor Mark Nichols and Clerk Stephanie Scott, respectively, according to unofficial election results. "

https://www.hillsdale.net/story/news/politics/elections/local/2023/05/02/adams-township-supervisor-clerk-ousted-recall-election/70169196007/

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Election deniers voted out of office in recall election (Original Post) Kaleva May 2023 OP
My county, these folk are another level of bad but they aren't loons! gibraltar72 May 2023 #1
Lets hope this spreads to bigger areas. oldsoftie May 2023 #2
Yes Kaleva May 2023 #8
Had to dig BumRushDaShow May 2023 #3
Or they aren't Dems but they also aren't cray cray. Phoenix61 May 2023 #4
I really never thought they were (D)s BumRushDaShow May 2023 #6
Updated results from that site: they both got 65%, so not even close. TheRickles May 2023 #5
Thanks! BumRushDaShow May 2023 #7
See this in my red town all the time KS Toronado May 2023 #13
Yup BumRushDaShow May 2023 #16
TFG was a registered D ExWhoDoesntCare May 2023 #31
Of course... BumRushDaShow May 2023 #32
Great, but... llmart May 2023 #9
You can only pack so much manure on a shovel. The next scoop will get more of them. Count on it. marble falls May 2023 #11
LOL! llmart May 2023 #17
If one is going to be a one trick pony, that trick needs to have more substance than ... marble falls May 2023 #10
When Democrats are engaged, they turn out to vote in big numbers FakeNoose May 2023 #12
The elderly women who began the recall drive are conservatives Kaleva May 2023 #14
Hope this continues elsewhere. Good news. lindysalsagal May 2023 #15
Good to See UncleJay May 2023 #18
Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #19
welcome to DU gopiscrap May 2023 #20
Michigan has awakened RussBLib May 2023 #21
Wow.. TY Cha May 2023 #22
"ran on a campaign promise to make township board meetings boring again" Martin68 May 2023 #23
Some more info in this recent OP Kaleva May 2023 #24
My local school board primary Deminpenn May 2023 #25
Keep us informed! Kaleva May 2023 #29
The current school board majority Deminpenn May 2023 #30
like it republianmushroom May 2023 #26
👍👍👍 ailsagirl May 2023 #27
Michigan is killing it these days. And I'm loving it. live love laugh May 2023 #28
excellent BlueWaveNeverEnd May 2023 #33
 

oldsoftie

(13,538 posts)
2. Lets hope this spreads to bigger areas.
Wed May 3, 2023, 07:10 AM
May 2023

I see more and more former trump voters finally getting fed up. Maybe there's a line for some & they can add up

BumRushDaShow

(170,285 posts)
3. Had to dig
Wed May 3, 2023, 07:16 AM
May 2023

but the 2 who replaced the ones recalled, are listed as registered (I). Area election results here (they didn't have this election's tallies up yet but the party registrations were there - have to scroll down the list) - https://www.wilx.com/politics/election-results/

Adams Township Supervisor recall election Hillsdale
Mark Nichols (R)* | 0 | 0%
Randy Johnson (I) | 0 | 0%

Adams Township Recall Clerk Hillsdale
Stephanie Scott (R)* | 0 | 0%
Suzy Roberts (I) | 0 | 0%


Seems that places like this where you originally had 80+% 45 voters, that non-loon Rs could conceivably become (I)s and perhaps eventually caucus with any Democrats there. Sometimes in MAGat areas, the appearance of a (D) causes an automatic recoil and a complete pass by any conservative-leaning or non-affiliated/non-paying attention voters, whereas an (I) might be a good cover for (D)s to attract some votes.

BumRushDaShow

(170,285 posts)
6. I really never thought they were (D)s
Wed May 3, 2023, 08:29 AM
May 2023

but (R)s who were anti-45, but chose to run as (I) to distinguish themselves from the loons and potentially pick up some like-minded (R)s, non-affiliated voters, and even some (D) voters who are willing to vote for the "least harmful" on the ballot.

The one thing about (R)s is that they may ignore the most crazy of their party but will still insist on voting (R) for everything else. It's been difficult to get them to claw away from a party that has gone far far down the rabbit hole.

BumRushDaShow

(170,285 posts)
7. Thanks!
Wed May 3, 2023, 08:32 AM
May 2023

I know the OP article actually had the results but I had found that news site that actually listed the party affiliations and they hadn't uploaded that particular election's results yet at my original post time, despite having the other results up. I guess they did the "special elections" last.

KS Toronado

(23,727 posts)
13. See this in my red town all the time
Wed May 3, 2023, 10:04 AM
May 2023

"the appearance of a (D) causes an automatic recoil and a complete pass" Seems RW media has been successful
in getting people to hate other people simply because they have a "D" behind their name.

BumRushDaShow

(170,285 posts)
16. Yup
Wed May 3, 2023, 11:30 AM
May 2023

I think it's a Pavlovian reaction.

Case in point is that they dismiss the fact that 45 was a Democrat at one time whose own eldest daughter was (at one time) besties with Chelsea Clinton.

 

ExWhoDoesntCare

(4,741 posts)
31. TFG was a registered D
Thu May 4, 2023, 10:45 PM
May 2023

For a very few short years of his adult life.

Most of it, he spent as a RW thug, either as an open R, or as a Reform Party loon (same thing, in reality).

I think he was a D for at most 5 years in the 2000s, and you can bet it was for self-serving reasons, not any kind of actual political conviction. I'd guess even that dolt picked up on how the state was turning solid blue. He hoped pretending to be one of them would get him business favors.

BumRushDaShow

(170,285 posts)
32. Of course...
Fri May 5, 2023, 04:18 AM
May 2023

The goal for over 5 decades, being to cozy up to mayors there (eventually making an infamous one his personal lawyer), so they looked the other way while he committed crime after crime after crime.

And people are seeing why there was a hesitation to charge him because they would end up going down the rabbit hole with a blizzard of suits, counter-suits, appeals and other nonsense.

llmart

(17,635 posts)
9. Great, but...
Wed May 3, 2023, 08:55 AM
May 2023

can we get rid of my know-nothing rep, Lisa McClain whose first vote after being sworn in was to not certify President Biden's election? While we're at it, we need to toss that creep, Lucido (prosecutor) out of office for his sexual harassment of female staffers. This is in northern Macomb County.

marble falls

(71,980 posts)
11. You can only pack so much manure on a shovel. The next scoop will get more of them. Count on it.
Wed May 3, 2023, 09:04 AM
May 2023

llmart

(17,635 posts)
17. LOL!
Wed May 3, 2023, 11:49 AM
May 2023

Isn't that the truth? The GOP ensconced her for one reason only - she calls herself an "ultra-Catholic". In other words, someone who wants to force her anti-choice stance on other women.

marble falls

(71,980 posts)
10. If one is going to be a one trick pony, that trick needs to have more substance than ...
Wed May 3, 2023, 09:02 AM
May 2023

... election denial. Voters have had a chance to calm down and breathe and come to their senses since Joe Biden's been elected.

FakeNoose

(41,822 posts)
12. When Democrats are engaged, they turn out to vote in big numbers
Wed May 3, 2023, 09:04 AM
May 2023

This should be happening everywhere, and it's a great thing to see.
Now let's spread the news in every small town and redneck county.

Kaleva

(40,373 posts)
14. The elderly women who began the recall drive are conservatives
Wed May 3, 2023, 10:30 AM
May 2023

If what I heard on the news last night is correct

lindysalsagal

(22,955 posts)
15. Hope this continues elsewhere. Good news.
Wed May 3, 2023, 10:52 AM
May 2023

If it becomes a trend, they'll lose interest. They do this for amusement.

RussBLib

(10,661 posts)
21. Michigan has awakened
Wed May 3, 2023, 03:15 PM
May 2023

such a good thing to see.

somehow we gotta turn the tide in some of these southern states. It's happened before and it can happen again.

Deminpenn

(17,539 posts)
25. My local school board primary
Wed May 3, 2023, 09:20 PM
May 2023

is pitting the crazy vs not crazy. Currently the crazy have a 5-4 majority. This is a heavily R area where Ds have little chance to win. We have closed primaries in PA, but if the not crazy candidates cross-filed, they'll get my vote.

The not crazy 5 are running a united front campaign. Lots of big glossy signs and mailers. I have the sense voters are fed up with current majority. We'll see. Primary is 5/16.

Deminpenn

(17,539 posts)
30. The current school board majority
Thu May 4, 2023, 06:43 AM
May 2023

are mostly anti-tax with a tinge of anti-vax libertarianism. AFAIK, there haven't been any book bannings or attacks on diversity, but the potential is there.

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