WMP Featured On The Frank Beckmann Show Over Phony Chief Of Staff Claims By Haley Stevens

By Brandon Hall
(Email Him At WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

I had a great time recently appearing on the Frank Beckmann Show on WJR.

Frank is a conservative broadcasting legend, so it was nice to chat with him for a couple segments!

We mostly discussed Haley Stevens, the Democrat Congressional candidate in the 11th, who has inflated her resume regarding the auto bailout. 

Stevens is running against Lena Epstein, a small business owner from the metro Detroit area who co-chaired President Trump's 2016 Michigan campaign. 

You can check out the interview below if you'd like!

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

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Dinesh D'Souza Brings "Fake History Debunked" Tour To Michigan State On November 1st

By Brandon Hall
(Email Him At WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

Dinesh D'Souza is returning to the Great Lakes State for an appearance at Michigan State University on November 1st.

D'Souza will be addressing historical issues, as well as how conservatives can fight back against liberal bias in schools, as part of his "#FakeHistoryDebunked" tour. The event is hosted by MSU's Young Americans For Freedom organization.

D'Souza, who was pardoned by President Trump earlier this year, recently released his latest documentary, "Death Of A Nation."

The event begins at  8 in room 101 of North Kedzie Hall. The speech is open to the public, and tickets are available HERE.

According to a statement from YAF on a Facebook page for the event:

"Have your professors been lying to you? Dinesh D'Souza will be on campus November 1st to talk about #FakeHistory and to challenge the liberal arguments presented in high school and college classrooms.

Those with free tickets can get access to the venue starting at 7:30PM. However, any unclaimed seats will be given away on a first-come, first-serve basis at 7:50PM."
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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

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DOXXED: Michigan Dems Target State House Candidate Christine Barnes, Publicly Post Her Social Security Number

Barnes, with husband Tim, and Ted Nugent

By Brandon Hall
(Email Him At WestMIPolitics@Gmail.com)

The Michigan Democratic Party, after recently attacking State Rep. Jeff Noble for visiting his sick wife in the hospital, is at it again: the Dems are now going after State House candidate Christine Barnes, posting her Social Security number in a public ad!

The incident is essentially the doxxing of a legislative candidate, bought and paid for- then promoted-by a major political party. Wow!

Barnes, an Eaton County Commissioner, is running to replace State Rep. Tom Barrett in a highly competitive race against Democrat Angela Witwer.

Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser blasted the ad in a statement.

“This is despicable,” Weiser said. “Christine Barnes is running for office to improve the lives of her fellow citizens, and the Michigan Democrat Party used all its resources to try to destroy hers. By releasing her Social Security number, they have broken the law and put Barnes’ identity and credit at risk. I call upon MDP to immediately pull this ad...Further, MDP owes Ms. Barnes an immediate apology.” 

Barnes has filed a report with the Michigan State Police. 

A press release from the Michigan Republican Party notes:

"Under Michigan law MDP employees face the following criminal penalties for violation of the Michigan Social Security Act: 

Those who publicly display with knowledge that the person's conduct violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. See MCL 445.86(1). 

MDP is also civilly liable to Ms. Barnes under the following provision for violation of the Michigan Social Security Act:

(2) An individual may bring a civil action against a person who violates section 3 and may recover actual damages. If the person knowingly violates section 3, an individual may recover actual damages or $1,000.00, whichever is greater..."

Whether it was nefarious, or just more Dem incompetence, Chairman Weiser is right: the ad should be pulled immediately, and Brandon Dillon owes Barnes an apology.
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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

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Red Wave? Trump Republican Brandt Iden Erases Alberta Griffin's Lead In Heated 61st District House Race

State Rep. Brandt Iden

By Brandon Hall
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Private polling shows State Rep. Brandt Iden is now tied with his Democrat opponent, Western Michigan University Professor Alberta Griffin. Both candidates receive just under 50% support in one of the state's most watched races.

It's a big swing for Iden from Griffin's nearly double digit lead in another poll just a few weeks ago.

The development is disappointing news for Democrats hoping to flip the seat and take back the House. For Republicans, it seems to be yet another sign that the "Kavanaugh effect" is real, the "blue wave" is dead, and grassroots conservatives are fired up.

Iden was a Trump delegate during the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland and an early supporter of the President.

It's unclear whether the Dems will double down and continue to spend money trying to take out Iden. That strategy has failed the last two election cycles, and it doesn't appear to be working this time, either. 

Valuable resources squandered on Griffin could help put other candidates in more competitive races over the top.

WMP is watching this race closely, 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.

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Busted: Haley Stevens Doctored Her Resume To Inflate Role In Obama's Auto Bailout

By Brandon Hall
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11th Congressional District Democrat candidate Haley Stevens has not been truthful with voters about her role in the auto industry bailout.

In her first ad, she erroneously and passionately claimed that she was "chief of staff" to the entire bailout. Now Stevens is changing her story.

Evidently, Stevens was as much of a Chief of Staff to the Auto Bailout as fellow Dem Congressional candidate Matthew Longjohn is a Doctor, both #FakeNews.

In her new ad, she backtracks on that claim, saying she merely "worked" on the bailout.

Writing to the Jewish News recently, Stevens said she "Served as chief of staff on the Auto Task Force inside of the U.S. Treasury Department." 

This is a far cry from  being "chief of staff" of the entire auto bailout...

Documents show she was listed by the Treasury Department as a "special assistant" and a "confidential assistant." In a 2010 interview with American University Alumni Magazine, Stevens described her position as a confidential assistant and “chief of staff-oriented.”

Haley Stevens knows she hasn't been telling the truth to voters in the 11th, and she's quietly trying to cover her tracks.

Hopefully she won't get away with it...

Stevens faces Lena Epstein, a small business owner and former Co Chair of President Trump's historic 2016 Michigan campaign.

Epstein has real experience with auto industry related work, running an oil company with hundreds of millions in annual revenue, and around 200 employees.

Lena Epstein

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

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Tom Leonard Tied With Dana Nessel In New Mitchell Attorney General Poll

By Brandon Hall
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Speaker of the House Tom Leonard continues to position himself as the Republican candidate most likely to win statewide in November.

According to a new poll from Steve Mitchell of Mitchell Research and Communications, Leonard only trails unhinged radical leftist Dana Nessel by 1%.

Here are the numbers:

Dana Nessel 34%
Tom Leonard 33%
Lisa Gioia 9% (Libertarian)
Chris Graveline 2% (Independent)

The survey, conducted from September 30-October 7, polled nearly 700 likely voters. With the margin of error, Nessel and Leonard are basically tied.

Mitchell says Leonard is well positioned to win, because 10% of Republicans have yet to decide, and Gioia is drawing voters from Nessel. 

Leonard is also destroying Nessel with Independent voters by a 3:1 margin, perhaps because of headlines about Nessel continually verbally abusing her employees.

Leonard thanked supporters in a Facebook statement.

"Thank you again for your continued support! Jenell, Hannah and I have been so blessed by so many of you," Leonard said. "Your volunteer hours, contributions, but most importantly, your prayers mean more than you know. (And they are working!) We are going to win this thing, but only because of your help. Let’s keep the momentum going!"
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Brandon Hall is a lifelong political nerd from Grand Haven, and is the Managing Editor of West Michigan Politics.

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"Creepy" Schuette Video Coverup? 5 Questions About 2018's Strangest Scandal

By Brandon Hall
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A video of Bill Schuette described as "creepy as hell" has created a firestorm just as Schuette will debate Gretchen Whitmer Friday evening, and the controversy has a ton of unanswered questions.

The video in question features Schuette apparently flirting with a female reporter. He tells her he will do anything she wants, but he might not let her run the camera on everything.

Whether or not it's "creepy as hell" is debatable, but the story surrounding its release is immensely interesting.

First of all, out of nowhere, Schuette released a statement about the video hours before anyone had mentioned it. Subsequently, a liberal group released a statement about the video, blasting Schuette.

According to The Detroit News:

"Schuette’s campaign said he did not know the origin of the video and does not recall the apparent interview it came from. But he watched it recently and responded late Wednesday before the Democratic group had published its version of the clip...

A spokesman for American Bridge said the group does not have any additional footage from the interview.

The clip was “sent to us via a file sharing service by someone who gave us an assumed name,” Zach Hudson told The Detroit News in an email. “We don’t know anything beyond what is in this video.”

The only place the video appears is the website Michigan Conservative News.  It was allegedly posted in early July, but that has been disputed. 

According to Gongwer:

"The video was posted to the miconservativenews.com website with a July 6 timestamp but a search of the Internet Archive, which last archived the website August 23, showed no evidence the article had been posted prior to August 23, meaning it had been backdated."

So, was it backdated, and only posted recently!?

Regardless, other things about the video don't add up.

-Michigan Conservative News is a strong  pro Schuette website. Why would they EVER post this video?

-The video is uncategorized, despite multiple categories it could be classified into. This prevents the post from being linked with an indexed/archived parent page. Why?

-The video is the only post from the site that does not have a corresponding Facebook post. Why?

-Bill Schuette's name isn't just spelled wrong, it's BUTCHERED, throwing off any search engines capturing and archiving material related to "Bill Schuette." Why?

The whole thing is just really, REALLY strange. Something doesn't add up here...

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.

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