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MDP Refuses to Investigate Itself (opens the original)
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The Michigan Democratic Party accused me by name of “harassment” of Congresswoman Haley Stevens in a statement associating me with threats of violence and “dangerous behavior.” It announced a panel to review my “status” and “determine disciplinary action.” I was not the man who confronted Stevens or mentioned “the gallows.” I did not threaten her. In my full exchange with the reporter, I called for a fair trial and opposed exec
Why Leftists, Liberals, and Conservatives Should Support Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (opens the original)
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This installment wasn’t planned, but it fits here and it’s topical. Some leftists and progressives are unhappy with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed campaigning with Kamala Harris or other establishment Democrats. I don’t agree.Campaigning with Harris is absolutely the right move. Abdul is bringing people toward his program while holding his ground. That is a reason to support him.Diversity is strength when people can bring different knowledge and judgments into shared work. Diversity requires conversations t
Haley Stevens Knows That Wasn’t Me (opens the original)
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There is one piece of this story I haven’t talked about enough.Haley Stevens knows me by sight.We’ve both been active in Michigan Democratic politics for years. We’ve been at the same conventions, meetings, events, and political gatherings. Haley knows what I look like.Which means Haley knows that the man who confronted her in Washington was not me.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eFrr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%
CAMPAIGN MEMO (opens the original)
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To:Democratic candidates, Party leaders, communications staff, and allied organizationsSubject:How hostile framing works, why our responses keep strengthening it, and how to stop doing thatWe have now watched essentially the same propaganda operation twice in Michigan in a month.First with Hasan Piker.Then with me.The facts are different. The mechanism is almost identical.And Democratic leaders keep helping it work.That is the problem this memo is about.George </sp
MDP Falsely Accuses Me of Harassment (opens the original)
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The person who confronted Haley Stevens was not me.I did not make the gallows remark.I answered questions Jake Altman sent me about what someone else had said.I answered a reporter by email; I did not contact Stevens. Nothing in my response threatened Stevens or was intended to threaten, terrorize, or coerce her. It therefore does not meet MDP’s own definition of harassment, regardless of whether anyone objects to my political views.Altman had the full email chain. He selectively edited it befor
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