Serious Questions Over Monica Yatooma's Relationship With Radical Liberal Activist Remain Unanswered

By Brandon Hall

(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

With the Michigan Republican Party Endorsement Convention just a week away, important unanswered questions still remain about Secretary Of State candidate Monica Yatooma's relationship with Nora Matti, a radical liberal activist.

Matti is not only a close friend of hers---she even ran the door knocking campaign for Yatooma's unsuccessful 2022 campaign for Oakland County Commissioner.

Matti and Yatooma

Matti and Yatooma

Below, Matti is pictured smiling with Hillary Clinton:

Here, Matti is pictured cozied up and quite comfortable in a bar with Elizabeth Warren:

Matti was also spotted hanging out with Chelsea Clinton:

Matti recently worked for the extremely radical leftist organization "Faith In Action."

Sounds nice, right? WRONG! According to their website, "Faith in Action is a national organizing network that works to dismantle systems of injustice that are fueled by hatred and racism."

They oppose President Trump and ICE. They support "environmental justice," and are organizing against important election integrity reforms Republicans support overwhelmingly. Faith In Action also wants "to expand access to the ballot box for people of color, persons who live in poverty and persons with disabilities. We are presently organizing to topple restrictions to voting." 

Delegates have  a right to know: what role would Matti play if Yatooma were to be elected as Secretary Of State? 

How much power would Matti have in a Yatooma administration?

Stay tuned...

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com

AWOL: Lazy John James Misses Multiple Important Votes In DC, ~600% More Than His Peers Since Running For Governor

 

By Brandon Hall

(Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

John James likes to use military terminology in his campaign ads and social media posts. 

Here’s one he needs to start using: AWOL.

Not only absent on the Campaign trail, but MIA in Congress too

Overall, John James has missed DOUBLE the amount of votes compared to the average Congressman!

Since running for Governor, James has missed nearly 600% more votes than his colleagues in the US House…

Some of the votes John James has missed are about extremely important issues—including our Veterans.

Since taking office in January of 2023—as of March 2026—-Rep. John James has missed 72 of 1,690 roll call votes, which is 4.3%. 

According to GovTrack (an independent, non-partisan Congressional watchdog organization), James' 4.3%  missed votes are “much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving.”

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2023 Jan-Mar	182	1	0.5%	40th
2023 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0th
2023 Jul-Sep	224	1	0.4%	30th
2023 Oct-Dec	211	2	0.9%	37th
2024 Jan-Mar	104	5	4.8%	78th
2024 Apr-Jun	231	12	5.2%	75th
2024 Jul-Sep	120	8	6.7%	81st
2024 Nov-Dec	62	1	1.6%	41st
2025 Jan-Mar	85	2	2.4%	52nd
2025 Apr-Jun	100	16	16.0%	96th
2025 Jul-Sep	97	10	10.3%	95th
2025 Nov-Dec	80	8	10.0%	91st
2026 Jan-Mar	87	6	6.9%	87th

Not only does James have DOUBLE the amount of missed votes overall compared to other Representatives, but since he started running for Governor, he has missed nearly 11% of votes—that’s nearly 600% more than his colleagues! 

Important votes that James has missed include:

-Supporting Pregnant Women

-Standing With Jewish Americans

-Veterans Issues

-Foreign Policy 

-National Security And Terrorism 

-Election Integrity

-Iran

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com

Trouble Brewing For John James In Macomb County As Perry Johnson Looks To Take Control Of Republican Governor's Race

By Brandon Hall

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Perry Johnson, the “Quality Guru” who helped revolutionize America’s auto industry in the 80’s, has turned the Michigan Governor’s race upside down since the launch of his campaign earlier this year.

Since entering the race for Governor at the end of January---then kicking off his campaign with a Super Bowl ad in support of the Turning Point halftime show---Johnson has been making big waves in the Republican Primary.

Now, Johnson has announced a major ad campaign where the businessman says he will spend over $10 million in the coming weeks.

In a recent appearance on Channel 4 in Detroit, respected Macomb County political veteran Jamie Roe says grassroots activists in Macomb County are very interested in Johnson, and that he did very well at their convention last week.

Prominent Macomb County activist Ken Licari praised Johnson after the convention.

 

"A big 'Thank You' from Macomb County," Licari said in a Facebook statement. "Thank You Perry for supporting President Trump's Epic Fury policy. Macomb County supports you!"

"I am here to fight for your vote," Johnson told the crowd during his speech to hundreds of delegates. 

"Here in Macomb County, we don't anoint kings---we elect leaders."

Johnson's comments were a clear shot at Rep. John James, who was supposed to be serving Macomb County in Congress before abandoning the 10th District to run for Governor---despite President Trump telling him not to.

James, a two-time statewide loser who leads the Primary field only because of his name ID from those failed US Senate races in 2018 and 2020, has run a weak and sheltered campaign. 

When James does actually bother to do events, they are heavily controlled, the locations are usually a secret---and they are scripted like a Hollywood production.

A recent ad campaign from Michigan First Principles has been drawing attention to James losing repeatedly:

Stay tuned...

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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

>>>Email him at WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com