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Johnny2X2X

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9. That's not the way it works in Michigan

Tue Nov 22, 2022, 02:30 PM

Nov 2022

Vacancies are always filled by the sitting governor. Then they have to defend their seat in the next election.

There was a pick 2 vote among 5 candidates in the Michigan Supreme Court race this Fall. Dem Richard Bernstein got 33.4% of the vote. Rep Brian Zahra got 24.3%. Bolden 21.4%. No one else got 13%. So it would have just been a pick 3 and Bolden would have won anyway. But in Michigan, the vacancies are always filled by the governor, but picking the candidate with the next amount of votes, Whitmer is taking into account what the voters decided.

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Gretchen Whitmer appoints the first Black woman to the Michigan Supreme Court. [View all] RandySF Nov 2022 OP

Love, love, love, this! onecaliberal Nov 2022 #1

Terrific news! llmart Nov 2022 #2

Awesome, I voted for Bolden Johnny2X2X Nov 2022 #3

Michigan's nonpartisan district maps helped too. Lonestarblue Nov 2022 #4

Yup, and that got on the ballot in 2018 Johnny2X2X Nov 2022 #7

I hope Whitmer runs for national office someday. She's great... Sancho Nov 2022 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Nov 2022 #6

That's not the way it works in Michigan Johnny2X2X Nov 2022 #9

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Would have been the first governor to do so in along time Johnny2X2X Nov 2022 #11

TY & Gov Whitmer! nt Cha Nov 2022 #8

The women in Michigan are STRONG women. Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2022 #12

wonderful Roc2020 Nov 2022 #13

I like it republianmushroom Nov 2022 #14

The MAGA repubs DownriverDem Nov 2022 #15

Step by step. calimary Nov 2022 #16