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In reply to the discussion: Mark Brewer needs to go.. [View all]

Lefty48197

(11,147 posts)
11. I'm usually a defender of Brewer...
Sun Nov 4, 2012, 07:55 PM
Nov 2012

...but his time may be very short. This SHOULD be his last chance to forge tangible gains for Michigan Democrats. Gains in the House? Gains in the Senate? Gains in the Supreme Court?

Without significant gains for the Democrats in AT LEAST two of those three groups, then Brewer should go.

We should have been working to re-take the house, but we're behind 64-46.
We should have been working to re-take the Senate, but we're behind 26-12.
Republicans have a 5-4 advantage in the Supreme Court.

In fact, it's kind of sad that we can only think about "significant gains" instead of "re-taking" one or both houses of the legislature.

If we can't re-take the Supreme Court during a Presidential Election year, with the political winds blowng in our direction, then Brewer should go. If he can't cut into the Repblican leads in both houses of the legislature, then Brewer should go.

WHO will replace him?

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Mark Brewer needs to go.. [View all] butterfly77 Jun 2012 OP
And his sister Jan too OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2012 #1
Does anyone else want the job, though? Demeter Jun 2012 #2
Agree. MichiganVote Jun 2012 #3
I couldn't agree more. livvy Jun 2012 #4
Have you ever been to the Michigan Democratic Party's State Convention? dmkinsey Jul 2012 #5
It was like that before Brewer. RandySF Jul 2012 #6
We broke that choke-hold in 06 JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #7
I wouldn't take too much joy in nominating a candidate that lost. Lefty48197 Aug 2012 #8
It was an expensive victory. JNelson6563 Aug 2012 #9
Weak, weak, weak. GigiMommy Aug 2012 #10
I'm usually a defender of Brewer... Lefty48197 Nov 2012 #11
Why hasn't Brewer resigned? Lefty48197 Dec 2012 #12
I seconded that GigiMommy Dec 2012 #13
It's BEEN TIME for Mark Brewer too go~~~ LovingA2andMI Dec 2012 #14
Who are these pinch-hitters? navarth Dec 2012 #15
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