Party on the Peninsulas with Curtis Hertel Jr.

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Official podcast of the Michigan Democratic Party

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    No Distractions: It’s The Economy, Donald! (Guest: Jesse Lee, Climate Power Michigan)

    This Week… Trump Announces $700 Million Taxpayer Dollars for Coal Slush Fund | Public Citizen Opinion: Trump’s coal initiative smacks of central planning The Washington Post Federal Pause Of Renewable Energy Grants Could ‘Financially Ruin’ MI Farmers MIRS News In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Attorney General Memorandum: Election Statutes, Enforcement Trump administration investigating potential noncitizen voters in Macomb County | Votebeat Rx Kids fact check: No tax money for undocumented moms, no spending limits | Bridge Michigan Consumers Energy to seek $456M electric rate hike | Detroit Free Press Sen. Sam Singh proposes new plan for overhauling university boards | Detroit News Debbie Stabenow not interested in being MSU’s interim president | Detroit News Could Whitmer Change Her Mind On MSU Prez Job? | MIRS News You can’t handle a little critique? You’re not the leader MSU needs | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse State legislators push back against sanctions on MSU trustees | Lansing State Journal Rx Kids faces scrutiny from GOP lawmakers as study shows health gains | Detroit Free Press As energy prices rise, Senate candidates clash over clean power future | Bridge Michigan Michigan Senate Poll | Lake Research Partners Abdul El-Sayed nabs UAW endorsement[...]

    25 min

  2. Jun 1

    Priorities for 2026 and Beyond

    This Week… Gov. Whitmer Delivers Final Keynote Address at Mackinac Policy Conference on Collaboration and Choosing Michigan Executive Office of the Governor Mackinac Policy Conference updates: Michigan universities, Chinese cars Detroit News In the News Michigan Politics and Policy No Duggan = Gov. Benson in partisan repeat | Kyle Melinn/Lansing City Pulse Mike Rogers Said He Loved DOGE After Michigan Families Were Hurt By Funding Cuts | MeidasTouch Matt Hall Wants to Tax Your Weekend | Michigan Democratic Party Judge orders former GOP legislative aide to stand trial in Michigan earmark embezzlement case | Bridge Michigan Rep. Barrett claimed enough campaign driving to circle Earth once — and then some | Detroit Metro Times Bid to reshape how cash flows in Michigan politics submits petitions | Detroit News Michigan regional unemployment rates decrease during April | Michigan Dept. of Technology, Management and Budget Opinion: Rick Snyder’s Flint water crisis legacy isn’t a ‘witch hunt’ | Nancy Kaffer/Detroit Free Press Michigan lawmakers propose letting voters decide on AG, SOS candidates | Detroit Free Press Kevin Guskiewicz’s exit a blow to MSU, which loses momentum and more | Lansing State Journal MSU sanctions 2 trustees who refused to sign controversial board rules Why Michigan[...]

    35 min

  3. May 25

    Duggan: Out! (Guest: Representative Penelope Tsernoglou)

    This Week… Tsernoglou Removed From Committees, In Hot Water With GOP MIRS News Tsernoglou ‘Done Asking’ Hall For Vote On Epstein-Interlochen Committee MIRS News In the News Michigan Politics and Policy OPINION: Mike Duggan’s Michigan independent governor bid was a non-starter | Nancy Kaffer/Detroit Free Press OPINION: The GOP owns Trump’s inflation, debt and war machine | Former Michigan GOP Chair Rusty Hills via Detroit Free Press Mike Rogers Said He Loved DOGE After Michigan Families Were Hurt By Funding Cuts | MeidasTouch Rep. Barrett claimed enough campaign driving to circle Earth once — and then some | Detroit Metro Times Michigan Battles Trump Over His Order to Keep an Old Coal Plant Running | The New York Times Michigan lawmakers propose letting voters decide on AG, SOS candidates | Detroit Free Press Michigan House OKs $5B property tax cut without replacement revenue | Detroit Free Press Michigan childcare program could be in danger in current budget season | Detroit Free Press Facing intense internal pressure, DNC releases postelection autopsy | AP News Weekend Rebrand Rush: John James Campaign Scrambles to Swap “Governor” for “Michigan” After Perry Johnson Court Win | Michigan News Source Michigan governor hopeful got $800k Bitcoin[...]

    24 min

  4. May 18

    Duggan’s Very Bad Week (Guest: Representative Donavan McKinney)

    This Week… Clean energy saved Michiganders money—now it’s on the GOP chopping block The ‘Gander In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Governor, US Senate Poll, May 2026 | Glengariff Group Senate/Gubernatorial Poll | Mitchell Research (May 1-7) Mike Rogers campaign keeps pastor tied to church scandal | Midland Daily News VIDEO: Huizenga votes for Medicaid cuts, Billionaire Tax Breaks Barrett backed bill could cut veterans’ healthcare – WLNS Democrats turn to state legislative races to catch up in the redistricting battle | NBC News Planned Parenthood of Michigan Warning of More Closures without State Support Closures Without Support | Planned Parenthood The DOJ isn’t backing down on getting Michigan’s voter rolls – Vote Beat Congressman Jack Bergman faces ethics complaint over aides moonlighting | Detroit News Tsernoglou Challenges Woolford Clash During UIA Testimony | MIRS News The Economy Inflation Soared to 3.8% in April, Driven by Gasoline Prices | Wall Street Journal OPINION: Gas prices hit families hard, GOP candidates questioned | Detroit News One in Five HealthCare.gov Enrollees Dropped Insurance Coverage This Year | NOTUS — News of the United States Our President and His Administration Doctors Sound Alarm Over Trump’s Rapid Mental Decline | Daily Beast 10,000[...]

    27 min

  5. May 11

    Landslide! (Guest: Senator-elect Chedrick Greene)

    This Week… Republicans saw Michigan as ripe for a takeover. The mood is shifting | AP News Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana | AP News Samuel Alito’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ | The Guardian With the VRA gutted, the GOP could target over a dozen Black and Latino House districts | The Downballot The Truth About ‘No Tax On Social Security’ | Forbes In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Mike Rogers told Michigan not to worry about gas prices. Now they’re nearly $5 a gallon | Heartland Signal As Gas Prices Go Up, Senate GOP Candidates Pipe Down | The Bulwark Jocelyn Benson unveils ‘firewall’ for election oversight, governor run – Bridge Michigan Congressman Jack Bergman’s top aides run political consulting business | Detroit News Michigan farms ‘losing money on every acre’ as war spikes costs | Bridge Michigan Michigan Supreme Court moves to curb courthouse immigration arrests | Bridge Michigan 5 Circulators From 2024 Fraud Memo Appear On Johnson Petitions | MIRS News Robert Lulgjuraj faces eligibility challenge in congressional race | Detroit News Perry Johnson, John James face nominating petition challenges | Detroit News Polls: GOP Governor,[...]

    23 min

  6. Apr 28

    Detroit’s Dirt (Guest: Eli Savit)

    This Week… FBI Investigating Mike Duggan’s Dirty Dirt Scandal Ex-Michigan party leaders: Time to ditch nominating conventions Bridge Michigan In the News Michigan Politics and Policy MDP Condemns Trump DOJ’s Demand for 2024 Ballots – Michigan Democratic Party Michigan Senate Democrats propose long-term funding plan for schools | Detroit News Michigan congressman [Barrett] in the crosshairs of gas price politics | Reuters Progressive voter contact group spends $44M on engagement efforts ahead of  2026 midterms | The Hill House Democrats to put $29M, GOP $20M into key Michigan Congress races | Detroit NewsExclusive | Democrats Go on Offense With $272 Million Ad Strategy Ahead of Midterm Elections | Wall Street Journal Republicans Are Worried the Redistricting Fight Is Backfiring | Wall Street Journal Secretary Benson: Court of Claims dismisses lawsuit that threatened voting rights of Michigan’s military and overseas citizens SCOTUS rules against Enbridge on Michigan Line 5 case | Detroit Free Press GOP Michigan candidates still claim Trump won 2020 election | American Journal News Leonard Ends Governor’s Bid; Absent James Takes More Shots At MPA Forum | MIRS News Johnson: James’ campaign materials unlawful in Michigan governor’s race | Detroit Free Press Voters in Multiple States [including[...]

    40 min

  7. Apr 21

    Endorsement Convention: A Ticket Built for Michigan

    This Week… MDP Endorses Candidates for Key Statewide Offices  Michigan Democratic Party VIDEO: 2026 Michigan Democratic party state endorsement convention WOOD TV Govs. Andy Beshear, Gretchen Whitmer speak to Michigan Democrats in Detroit Detroit News Former VP Kamala Harris calls Donald Trump an ‘insecure man’ in Detroit mlive.com Potential 2028 Democrats Audition in Michigan,With a Focus on Trump The New York Times In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Opinion: Nessel, Benson vow to fight Trump Wayne County ballot demand | Jocelyn Benson & Dana Nessel via Detroit Free Press MDP Condemns Trump DOJ’s Demand for 2024 Ballots – Michigan Democratic Party Fired DOJ prosecutor in Michigan abortion clinic case speaks out | Detroit Free Press Antrim County clerk improperly changed, canceled voter registrations, Michigan says – Votebeat Anti-Voter Bill Passed in MI House is Dangerous and Unnecessary | Promote the Vote Michigan 2026 Poll: Abdul El-Sayed, Mallory McMorrow Tied for Lead in Democratic Senate Primary | Emerson Polling Michigan US Senate Poll | Data for Progress Rogers Rocks $4M In Senate Race, McMorrow Out Raises With $3M In 1Q; More Campaigns | MIRS News Michigan petition groups begin final push. What will make the ballot? – Bridge Michigan NEW[...]

    23 min

  8. Apr 14

    Convention Week! (Guest: House Democratic Leader Ranjeev Puri)

    This Week… Vision for a Brighter Michigan Michigan House Democrats 3 months, 7 bills: Michigan lawmakers moving slow as campaign season looms Bridge Michigan Legacy Dinner Tickets – Click Here MDP Endorsement Convention – Click Here In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Whitmer Won’t Endorse In U.S. Senate, SOS Democratic Races | MIRS News John James Not Participating In Oakland County GOP’s April 30 Debate | MIRS News Statement on John James Failure to Agree to OCRP Debate – Oakland County Republican Party GM bets on EV growth despite industry pivot to hybrids | Detroit News Michigan betting that space is next frontier to create jobs – Bridge Michigan Data centers opposed at protests in Ann Arbor, across Michigan | Detroit News Abdul El-Sayed courts college voters, controversy in Michigan Senate stop – Bridge Michigan Slotkin in Iowa – Would consider presidential run | AP News Could Slotkin pull a Dick Cheney? – POLITICO Rheingans, 28 Michigan Legislators Petition For Invocation Of 25th Amendment | MIRS News Trump DOJ sues Washtenaw County officials over immigration | Detroit News The GOP Economy Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low, Michigan Survey Shows | Wall Street Journal Why More People Are Dropping Out[...]

    21 min

  9. Apr 6

    One Year In: Trump’s Liberation Day

    This Week… President Trump said federal government shouldn’t spend on childcare | Detroit Free Press Trump asks Congress to supersize military budget, slash domestic programs | POLITICO Voters Want $200 Billion Spent on Domestic Priorities Like Health Care, Not War | Data for Progress Legacy Dinner Tickets – Click Here MDP Endorsement Convention – Click Here In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Trump Is Waging War on Our Elections. These People Are Fighting Back. | The New Republic Attorney General Nessel Issues Statement on Trump’s Blatantly Unlawful Elections EO Secretary Benson statement on illegal executive order targeting mail-in ballots Finley: Does John James really want to be governor? | Detroit News Senate hopeful Mike Rogers floats copays, high-risk pools for health care – Bridge Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Rogers taps students who defended Hitler group chat and spread misogynistic comments – Detroit Metro Times Fact check: Perry Johnson’s $4,747 plan overstates Michigan tax cut savings – Bridge Michigan Now Deleted Post Shows MI GOP Chair Calling Strategist ‘Scumbag’ After Interviews On $50 Convention Fee | MIRS News Slotkin, Democratic Senators Call on Trump to Block Chinese Automakers From Manufacturing in U.S. | Wall Street Journal Gov. Whitmer aims to[...]

    22 min

  10. Mar 31

    No Kings! (Guest: Senator Darrin Camilleri)

    This Week… Do Back-to-Back Courtroom Losses Herald Meta’s ‘Big Tobacco’ Moment? Wall Street Journal Parents seek changes after verdicts against social media companies AP News   Legacy Dinner Tickets – Click Here MDP Endorsement Convention – Click Here In the News Michigan Politics and Policy Michigan Democrats oppose proposal to bring new voter ID standards | Detroit News Opinion | Chuck Schumer: What the SAVE Act Would Really Do – The New York Times ICE plans immigrant detention center in Romulus | Detroit Free Press Senate D’s Target Trump Energy Policies; GOP Calls Resolution ‘Political Theater’ | MIRS News James leads Michigan lawmakers in missed votes in Congress | Detroit News Mike Rogers on rising gas prices: ‘We’re gonna be fine’ | Punchbowl News Mike Rogers distorts opioid record to boost Senate bid | American Journal News Michigan poll: 63% blame Trump policies for higher energy costs | Detroit Free Press EPIC-MRA Poll March 2026 ‘Kids Over Clicks’ bill package passes state Senate panel – The Oakland Press Michigan Republicans contend they learned from past missteps and can win | Detroit News Perry Johnson’s Michigan governor campaigns have problem – Nancy Kaffer | Detroit Free Press Hamtramck uncounted ballots should’ve[...]

    24 min
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