https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/first-wisconsin-did-it-now-republicans-michigan-move-strip-democrats-n944496
One step at a time to the attempt by republicans to destroy what democracy we have left.
First Wisconsin did it. Now Republicans in Michigan move to strip Democrats' power.
Dec. 5, 2018 / 4:07 PM EST
By Associated Press
Republicans who control Michigan's Legislature voted Wednesday to advance a measure that strips campaign-finance oversight power from the Democratic secretary of state-elect, and they were poised to give lawmakers authority to stand up for GOP-backed laws if they think the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general are not adequately defending the state's interests.
The lame-duck moves followed within hours of similar efforts in Wisconsin, where lawmakers voted earlier Wednesday to shift clout to the Republican-controlled Legislature and weaken the Democrat replacing the GOP governor.
Michigan Democrats in January will jointly hold the governor, attorney general and secretary offices for the first time in 28 years, but the Legislature will continue to be controlled by Republicans.
A day after GOP lawmakers finalized an unprecedented maneuver to gut minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, a Senate panel passed legislation that would create the Fair Political Practices Commission to enforce the campaign-finance law rather than Secretary of State-elect Jocelyn Benson, who ran in part on a pledge to advocate for election transparency.
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https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2018/11/07/once-again-michigan-dems-get-more-state-senate-and-house-votes-but-gop-keeps-power
Once again, Michigan Dems get more state Senate and House votes, but GOP keeps power
Posted By Tom Perkins on Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 3:10 PM
Once again, Democrats in Michigan's State House and Senate races received more votes than Republicans, but the GOP will control both chambers of the Legislature by a sizable margin.
The 2018 midterms mark the third-straight election in which the state's Democratic House candidates have received more votes or nearly the same number of votes as Republicans, but the GOP has held onto power.
A Nov. 7 Metro Times tally of unofficial Michigan Secretary of State and Wayne County Clerk's Office vote totals found State House Dem candidates received a total of 2,092,164 votes in the 2018 midterm. Republicans received 1,917,150 votes — an advantage of about 175,000 for Democratic candidates.
Still, Republicans will hold a 58-52 majority in the State House during the next term.
In the State Senate, our preliminary count found Democrats received 2,062,494 votes while Republicans received 1,945,209 — an advantage of about 117,300 for Dems. Still, the GOP will hold a 22-16 majority next term.
Finally, in U.S. House races, unofficial totals have Dems with a 2,051,330- 1,838,447 lead over Republicans. Despite a 212,000-vote advantage for Dems, each party will send seven representatives to Congress. About 99 percent of precincts have reported, so the totals could slightly change.
The same scenario keeps playing out because Republicans in 2010 gerrymandered the state's legislative and Congressional districts in their favor, making it difficult for Dems to win power, even when they collectively receive more votes.
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