A Republic, If You Can Keep It

The Greatest Generation (Guest: Kalamazoo County Clerk Meredith Place)


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We are recording Thursday afternoon on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that saved the world from a narcissistic, paranoid, racist and psychotic would-be world dictator. Our mission 80 years later as beneficiaries of their courage and sacrifice: constantly protect their legacy.

In this week’s political news:

  • Convicted felon Donald Trump and his gang of MAGAs, several of whom are also convicted felons, are openly planning on turning the U.S. Justice Department into their revenge squad.
  • The former president’s conviction has produced a small pro-Biden bump in the polls, meaning it’s still a tossup election. His vice president is in Detroit this weekend, headlining the state Democratic Party’s annual fundraising dinner.
  • Post-conviction polls

    • ABC-Ipsos Poll May 31-June 1
    • Economist/YouGov Poll June 2-4
    • Quinnipiac Poll 6/5/24 – Georgia 2024: Trump Ahead Of Biden, 16% Of Voters Express Support For Other Candidates In Broader Race, Quinnipiac University Georgia Poll Finds; 50% Of Voters Agree With Guilty Verdict In Trump NYC Trial | Quinnipiac University Poll
    • Times/Siena Recontact Study of Previous Poll Respondents – The New York Times
    • Republicans in the U.S. Senate are blocking a vote on legislation guaranteeing the right to use birth control … are we headed back to the rhythm method?
    • Another state has joined Michigan is charging participants in the fake electors scheme criminally.
    • House Foreign Affairs Chairman McCaul Warns Jen Psaki — Testify Or Face A Subpoena – The Daily Caller
    • Now Trump Says Voting By Mail Is Good – Washington Post
    • Biden issues new executive action: Much of southern border to close at midnight – POLITICO
    • Biden’s Climate Record Is Highlighted in New Ad Campaign – The New York Times
    • We’re joined by one of the many local officials who have the unenviable task of running elections in an increasingly very hostile environment. Meredith Place is in her first term as Kalamazoo County Clerk and Register of Deeds. Born and raised in small-town Iowa, she is a proud graduate of the University of Iowa where she majored in Political Science, Communication Studies, and earned a certificate in Sustainability. Clerk Place previously served on the City of Portage’s Planning Commission, as Vice Chair of Kalamazoo County’s Environmental Health Advisory Council, and as an active member in the League of Women Voters. In 2018, Meredith was elected to the Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioner representing the City of Portage from 2019-2020.

      Mark Fiore – markfiore.com

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