During the last primary season, Michigan was one of several states that the DNC and RNC singled out for punishment for daring to draw attention to the unfairness of two states getting the lion’s share of attention from the candidates due to their first-in-the-nation primary elections, and the respective (not so respective) National Committees of both parties going along with the system.
Michigan’s electoral votes were cut in half as a result by both parties. Thanks for nothing, DNC and RNC. I selected a side and wrote in Mickey Mouse. That’s what I thought of my half-strength vote.
New Hampshire and Iowa have different issues on their plates than Michigan has. Here’s a sample of issues in the headlines in those three states:
Iowa has been focused on ethanol, gasoline taxes, drone surveillance, “telemed” abortions, state aid for broadband access and same-sex marriage.
Michigan is focused in on its economy, deer hunting, bird flu, Common Core, fracking, repealing the state’s prevailing wage law, wolf hunting, recreational marijuana legalization, insurance premiums, funding for schools and roads, and guns.
Are Michigan’s issues any less important than New Hampshire’s or Iowa’s? I think not.
During the last primary season, Michigan bumped up its primary election in violation of the rules so that our issues could be heard in all the racket emanating from Iowa and New Hampshire.
I hope more states cross the red line and schedule their primary elections early next year, and really stick it to both the DNC and RNC. And if they do to those states what they did to Michigan, I hope all kinds of people write in Mickey Mouse or vote for “none of the above.”
Much more to follow on this issue in the coming weeks and months.
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