{"id":1731963,"date":"2022-11-09T11:17:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1731963"},"modified":"2022-11-09T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T16:17:48","slug":"michigan-moves-left-as-dems-celebrate-wins-up-and-down-the-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-moves-left-as-dems-celebrate-wins-up-and-down-the-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Moves Left As Dems Celebrate Wins Up And Down The Ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-moves-left-as-dems-celebrate-wins-up-and-down-the-ballot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1731963&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan Republicans were hopeful for a repudiation of the state\u2019s current leftist trajectory Tuesday night. They were met with the opposite.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are projected to win key races and ballot measures across the board in the Great Lakes State, led by Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-hangs-on-despite-late-republican-surge-projection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s re-election victory<\/a>. The party is also set to win multiple tight U.S. House races, enshrine a right to abortion in the state\u2019s constitution, and take control of the state legislature for the first time in 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have come a long way, Michigan,\u201d Whitmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox17online.com\/news\/election-2022\/gretchen-whitmer-beats-tudor-dixon-will-serve-4-more-years-as-governor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> a crowd of her supporters early Wednesday morning. \u201cWe are thrilled at the unexpected high turnout, we are thrilled that the three ballot initiatives got passed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michigan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/11\/09\/us\/abortion-rights-ballot-proposals.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joined<\/a> California and Vermont in passing ballot initiatives to add a right to abortion in their states\u2019 constitutions. The approved measure now supersedes a 1931 Michigan law that bans all abortions unless the mother\u2019s life is at risk. Whitmer campaigned heavily on the issue of abortion, pointing at her opponent Tudor Dixon as too radical in her opposition to abortion.<\/p>\n<p>The approved amendment recognizes a \u201cright to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care.\u201d Opponents of the proposal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/life\/commentary\/michigans-radical-proposition-3-ballot-measure-would-go-far-beyond-just-codifying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argue<\/a> it goes beyond codifying abortion rights by erasing Michigan\u2019s protections of those born alive after a botched abortion and \u201cpav[ing] the way for eugenic abortions, or abortions based on sex, disability, or race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>U.S. House results from Michigan were another bright spot for Democrats as the party looks to hold onto more seats than what many expected. In the state\u2019s 7th congressional district toss-up race, Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) is projected to defeat GOP challenger Tom Barrett. Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/results.decisiondeskhq.com\/2022\/general\/states\/Michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appear poised<\/a> to flip the state\u2019s 3rd district, with current vote counts showing Democrat Hillary Scholten up by 13 points on Trump-endorsed Republican John Gibbs. Democrats poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into Gibbs\u2019 primary race to boost his run against Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI). Current results also show incumbent Democrat Dan Kildee holding onto a 5-point lead against Republican Paul Junge in what was considered another toss-up race.<\/p>\n<p>In another show of Democratic dominance in Michigan on Tuesday night, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson soundly defeated Republican Kristina Karamo, and Attorney General Dana Nessel appears set to win her election against Matthew DePerno, leading by seven points with an estimated 92% of the vote counted.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are also projected to gain control of the state\u2019s legislature for the first time since 1983. The party said Wednesday morning that they will hold a one-vote majority in the state House and believe they will win a two-seat majority in the Senate. Republicans conceded their control of both chambers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/michigan\/2022\/11\/09\/michigan-democrats-poised-to-win-control-of-legislature-for-1st-time-in-decades\/69632790007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the Detroit News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Republicans were hopeful for a repudiation of the state\u2019s current leftist trajectory Tuesday night. They were met with the opposite. Democrats are projected to win key races and ballot measures across the board in the Great Lakes State, led by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s re-election victory. 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