Russ McNamara

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[Russ McNamara @RMcNamara79]

I figure I might as well share on this platform. My long listen on the Democratic Senate Primary

https://t.co/M4tvp51TbT

[Abraham Aiyash @AbrahamAiyash]

Michigan once again leads the nation in power outages thanks to DTE’s horrendous reliability and lack of investment in residents.

Don’t worry though, they’re buying your politicians in Lansing and their stock price is always powered!

[levi teitel @lateitel]

reporting to you from island view with the alleged tornado

[Colin Jackson @xcolinjacksonx]

BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanagh denies Americans for Citizen Voting's attempt to get its proposed state constitutional amendment on the ballot.

Last hope lies before the Michigan Supreme Court.

See case updates here: https://t.co/aKKJF538ny

[Jonathan Oosting @jonathanoosting]

US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has denied an emergency injunction request by Americans for Citizens Voting - Michigan, which is trying to get its proposal on the ballot after canvassers deadlocked on certification

[Sam Robinson @samueljrob]

And that is part of the reason I haven’t brought this story to your attention. If evidence of what Marvin Walker initially alleged (then went back on) exists, that’d be the first thing he shows reporters. Walker is a convinced conman. Unreliable narrator is an understatement.

[Melissa Nann Burke @nannburke]

3 Michigan Dems - Scholten, Stevens, Thanedar - voted for GOP bill to cut off federal student aid funding to colleges that boycott Israeli entities

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Palestinian teens killed during settler attack on West Bank village, officials say https://t.co/dLHTmFUS3t

[Tyler Scott @T_Scotttttt]

Because Abdul’s strategy is to flood the zone with his best effort at riz, and Rogers’ has largely been to ignore media requests. Both candidates are choosing this.

See Rogers camp’s response to questions about Sewell:

[Russ McNamara @RMcNamara79]

In Michigan, Shri Thanedar and Haley Stevens both lost their primary. Stevens was running for Senate vs Abdul El-Sayed.

Hillary Scholten did not have a primary challenger in a relatively safe seat.

[Sludge @Sludge]

AIPAC's PAC has given more than $9.4 million this election cycle to 30 out of 33 House Dems who voted to defund American universities that boycott Israeli companies or institutions.

The bill, H.R. 4795, is sponsored by Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ).

[Niraj Warikoo @nwarikoo]

State probes funds, freezes some payments at Arab American business group https://t.co/TMbuvlyYWF

[Lily Catherine Guiney @LilyCGuiney]

One thing I’ll note for those following MI’s Senate race from afar: these questions come mostly from national media at this point. Those of us in-state have different questions day to day, week to week. There also just isn’t new info re: Piker story, so MI journalists moved on.

[Steve Neavling @MCmuckraker]

I spotted this Trump-backed gas station in Detroit yesterday. It’s selling $3.47 gas in a city where Trump won just 8% of the vote. The cheap fuel caught my attention. The network’s murky operators & legal baggage made me dig deeper. Is it another grift? https://t.co/KoFLr0oInY

[Sam Robinson @samueljrob]

Read this awesome interview I did with Columbia Journalism Review’s @ivannagy about my reporting: “People are more important than the lawmakers. A random janitor, a Kroger employee, an auto mechanic—what they say is always going to be more interesting.”
https://t.co/lq7OHzughq

[Russ McNamara @RMcNamara79]

Stevens lost a primary despite a tremendous advantage in ad spending. I’m not sure there’s much to glean there for Rahm who doesn’t move the needle at all in Michigan.

[Adam Wren @adamwren]

Rahm was one of the 2028ers earliest to Michigan, and here he is spending time with Haley Stevens, getting the download.

[Sam Robinson @samueljrob]

Very sad day in Michigan journalism.

MLive, which aimed to sustain Michigan’s local newsrooms when it purchased local newspapers across the state in the 2010s, announced physical newspapers will end this year. https://t.co/aTDNyLr5Go

[Roop Raj @rooprajfox2]

We will have a microphone and podium here at Fox 2 waiting for Mike Rogers on September 15th at 7pm. We gave both candidates more than 40 days notice to appear. There is still time. We will welcome Rogers even if he shows up on the day of. This is not a challenge but an opportunity for both candidates to speak to Southeast Michigan and the 5 million people in the viewing area.

[Brad LaPlante @bradlapgov]

New poll finds Michigan voters oppose data centers — and it's not close https://t.co/y4y7vQRmz5

[Aaron Jordan @aaronjordantv]

Invites for a U.S. Senate debate on Sept. 15 between @AbdulElSayed and @MikeRogersForMI went out Aug. 5. El-Sayed immediately said yes. As of this writing, we have yet to hear from the Rogers camp. The event is happening either way. @FOX2News will leave a podium open for him

[Zach Gorchow @ZachGorchow]

Hello, is it clicks you're looking for? I can see it in your tweet.

[austerity is theft @wideofthepost]

i think this explains his support a lot more clearly