Democrat candidate for Congress Gretchen Driskell released an attack ad riddled with lies regarding Congressman Tim Walberg   LANSING, Mich., September 23, 2020 — Earlier this week, Democrat Candidate for Congress Gretchen Driskell was caught releasing an attack-ad riddled with lies about her opponent, Congressman Tim Walberg. At one point, Driskell falsely claims Congressman Walberg “voted for a $500 billion slush fund”, citing H.R. 6800, which Congressman Walberg voted against, and H.R. 7010, which added no additional funds for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).   “Gretchen Driskell is a repeat failed candidate for Congress who has resorted to lying in a desperate last attempt to con voters into casting their vote for her, but Michigan voters won’t be fooled.” said Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox. Cox continued, “Driskell should immediately remove this false ad, and apologize to the people of Michigan’s 7th Congressional District for her dishonesty.”   Congressman Walberg voted in favor of the CARES Act, which provided families and small businesses across the state and 7th district with billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief, through direct payments and the immensely successful PPP. More >

City of Flint called out by Genesee County for gross incompetence when counting absentee ballots during the August Primary, raising concerns for November   LANSING, Mich., September 22, 2020 — As the General Election in November rapidly approaches, alarming allegations call the absentee voting processes in the City of Flint into question.   In a scathing letter sent to the City of Flint Clerk Inez Brown, Genesee County Elections Inspector Doreen Fulcher highlighted the gross incompetence by the city when handling absentee ballots during the August primary, stating that “clearly a total failure of that responsibility occurred.” The concerns highlighted include a failure to sort absentee envelopes before Election Day, failure to deliver results until the afternoon after the election, failure to properly balance precincts, and invalidating ballots for a recount due to improper certification and storage.   “The negligence shown in Flint is yet another example of how unprepared Jocelyn Benson has left these communities to handle the influx of absentee ballots this November.” said Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox. Cox continued, “Whether it be Flint or Detroit, Secretary Benson must release a comprehensive plan on how she will prevent these failures from spreading across Michigan in November.”   Fulcher ended her letter raising concerns about Flint’s ability to handle votes in the November General Election, stating “I sincerely hope that major steps will be taken to assure that such failures do not occur in the quickly approaching November 2020 General Election”. More >

Peters’ campaigns, and his pockets, have been filled by drug companies for years   LANSING, Mich., September 22, 2020 – Gary Peters is on TV with a new ad today telling voters he is “on the side of people” because he is “taking on drug companies.” The only thing Gary is “taking” is a high dose of drug company cash.   Campaign Contributions: Peters’ various political committees have taken $194,000 from drug company corporate and employee PACs since entering Congress.   Personal Profits: Peters has reported thousands in personal income as a result of his holdings in major drug companies, per financial disclosures in Congress:    Between $2,012 and $10,600 in income from holdings in Abbott Laboratories Between $2,609 and $10,500 in income from holdings in AbbVie Between $2,412 and $12,000 in income from holdings in Bristol-Myers Squibb Between $2,412 and $12,000 in income from holdings in Merck Between $2,412 and $12,000 in income from holdings in Pfizer Between $1,001 and $5,000 in income from holdings in Teva Pharmaceuticals   “Taking ON the drug companies? It’s more like Peters is taking IN lots of drug company cash,” said Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox. “Gary Peters is the worst kind of career politician who says one thing but does another. He is exactly why Americans are so frustrated with the swamp. After John James beats Gary Peters on November 3rd, we will have a political outsider on Michigan’s side, looking out for us.” More >

Friday’s Detroit Free Press poll shows Peters and James may be tied   LANSING, Mich., September 21, 2020 – The Invisible Man’s support is disappearing before his eyes.   Ever since voters took a long look at Gary Peters during his statewide motorcycle tour, Peters’ voter support has evaporated into a neck-and-neck sprint to the finish line on November 3rd.    A string of polling released since the tour shows a very tight U.S. Senate race, leading the reeling Peters campaign to pull Peters off his bike and put him back into his bunker.   Peters is so afraid that he will not even accept televised debates on major television stations.   Free Press: Senate race may be a dead heat   On Friday, the Detroit Free Press released a new poll showing that Peters has dropped from a 10-point lead to a “slim 4-percentage point” margin— the same as the four-point margin of error. This means the race may actually be a dead heat.      The Freep went on to say that, “Peters…continues to be dogged by what appears to be a bloc of Michigan voters who don't know him, even after six years in office,” and that challenger John James leads with independent voters by 44% - 36%.   Polling shows a very tight U.S. Senate race in Michigan:   Detroit Free Press: 45% - 41%   Detroit News: 44% - 41%    Tarrance Group: 47% - 46%    Trafalgar: 48.1% - 46.6%    Change: 50%-46% More >

Gary Peters tells activists he supports Medicare For All when he thinks the cameras aren’t running   LANSING, Mich., September 21,2020 – To find the truth about Gary Peters’ health care positions, we have to go behind closed doors.   On Obamacare, Peters fights for it in public but he has never spent a single day on a standard Obamacare Exchange health care plan, like so many of his constituents are forced to do. But Peters conceals that information, hiding behind silence, obfuscation and lies. Only behind closed doors, buried deep in federal records, did we find out Peters does not use an Obamacare Exchange plan, but instead has an exclusive, gold-plated plan available only to politicians.     On Medicare For All? Peters dances around it in public.   But behind closed doors? That is where we find the truth about Peters.   He fully supports Medicare For All!   “If you want to know where Gary Peters stands on health care, you have to go behind closed doors to get the truth,” said Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox. “At least Bernie Sanders has the guts to tell the truth, head on, when it comes to his radical plan to take away your private health insurance. Gary Peters is the kind of swamp politician who says one thing in public and something else behind closed doors. But now we know: If reelected, Gary Peters will implement Medicare For All and take away your private insurance.”     Caught On Tape... More >