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MoveOn’s Michigan Operation Generated More Than 600,000 Voter and Member Contacts to Help Power El-Sayed Victory

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Group placed 180,000 calls, delivered more than 450,000 member communications, and invested $ 90,000 in ads and mail supporting El-Sayed MICHIGAN—MoveOn Political Action mobilized a major statewide organizing and communications operation to help Dr. Abdul El-Sayed overcome more than $ 63 million in outside spending and win the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Michigan. MoveOn’s campaign generated more than 600,000 voter and member contacts through calls, texts, emails, mail, digital advertising, and volunteer organizing. The effort was part of MoveOn Political Action’s largest intervention in Democratic primaries to date…

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As Michigan Democrats Unite Behind El-Sayed, No Time for Beltway Establishment Sore Losers

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El-Sayed Attracts New Support in Contest Against MAGA Favorite Son Mike Rogers WATCH Joel Payne on MSNow on El-Sayed’s Broader Electability  MICHIGAN—As Abdul El-Sayed jumpstarts his campaign to defeat Republican Mike Rogers in the race to become Michigan’s next U.S. Senator, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement:  “Rep. Haley Stevens, Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, and Michigan Democrats are doing the work to unite their supporters behind Abdul El-Sayed. Rallying around El-Sayed is not just key to defeating MAGA and Mike Rogers, it’s what’s…

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Battleground Michigan Set to Debate Citizen-Only Voting Initiative

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Lawmakers in Michigan—one of the most fiercely contested battleground states in the 2024 presidential election—will consider an amendment to the state Constitution to ensure that only citizens vote.  Michigan state Rep. Bryan Posthumus, the No. 2 Republican in the House as floor leader, says that next month he will propose a constitutional amendment requiring prospective voters to produce proof of U.S. citizenship during voter registration and a government-issued photo ID when casting a ballot.  Current Michigan law allows either an ID or a signed affidavit.  Posthumus’ proposal is in response to…

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State police raid home of top Michigan Republicans amid disturbing allegations

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On Tuesday, reports came out of Michigan that the home of Republican Lee Chatfield’s former chief of staff was searched by state police. Rob Minard served under Chatfield while the latter was speaker of the Michigan House. Minard’s wife, Anne Minard, was an adviser and the director of external affairs during that time. She was also the treasurer for four of Chatfield’s political action committees. State police told reporters that this search was a part of an “ongoing investigation.”  The Detroit News reports that Chatfield’s position at the top of the Michigan GOP…

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