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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGrand Traverse County GOP (MI) kicks out former Gov. Milliken after he endorses Hillary
Grand Traverse County Republicans have voted to no longer recognize Gov. William Milliken as a Republican. Party delegates passed the resolution at a convention in Grand Traverse County on Thursday night.
Milliken, a longtime Traverse City resident who is the longest serving governor in Michigan history, announced that he was endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton for president last week.
Its just the final straw, says Jason Gillman, a county delegate and former Grand Traverse County Commissioner who wrote the resolution.
More: http://interlochenpublicradio.org/post/grand-traverse-gop-denounces-governor-milliken
Siwsan
(26,266 posts)He also endorsed Gary Peters, one of our TWO Democratic Senators.
Maybe Governor Miliken will take the opportunity and join the good guys.
LuckyTheDog
(6,837 posts)... So I hope he does so soon.
Siwsan
(26,266 posts)Funny but the thing I remember most about him, as Governor, was my impression that he is a really nice guy.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Siwsan
(26,266 posts)Up until Engler, Michigan was pretty lucky with our Governors. At least in my lifetime.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Lol.
Siwsan
(26,266 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)I get riled up about him and I can feel my BP go up...lol.
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)chillfactor
(7,576 posts)he has a conscience while the rest of that crazed GOP bunch must have lost theirs.
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)What happened to "FREEDOM"
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)If a former Democratic Governor endorsed the last four Republican candidates for President, I'd advocate he be thrown out of the party as well.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)Just goes to show you they have no idea who voters are.
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)While any reasonable Republican SHOULD BY ALL MEANS reject Trump, it's hard to argue this guy is still a Republican any more than Zell Miller is a Democrat.
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)I don't know your age, and am not asking, but politics was not always as it is today. Granted there was the McCarthy era and some other periods when parties were overrun with power and ideology. But republicans did not denigrate democrats as they have for the past 20 years. It just wasn't like that.
A Trump would never have made it in the "old" days. Poisoning citizens and children in Michigan would not and did not happen. In Michigan its not as if regulations haven't been lax. There was a time when our water / environmental issues were very bad b/c of businesses and the public's magical beliefs that water could hide toxins. And of course there are some historical horrific stories of mining in the UP.
But nothing approached the lack of common decency that is seen today, among the voters or the politicians. That said, Milliken would not have endorsed a Democrat in the past days but the Trump mess moves everyone to make diff. choices.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Fuck you!
You can take the remnants of what you call a political party and shove them up your ass.
Fucking twit.
canetoad
(17,167 posts)And must suffer the electoral consequences.
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)Milliken is a well respected Michigan figure who is a private citizen. If this is the TC GOP response to this man, then this guy is about as smart as the Domino CEO who threw out Ernie Harwell from baseball.
What a jerk. But that's what we have in this state. Jerks 24/7, all day, everyday.