Michigan Democrats sabotaging their own Senate race
The former chair of Michigan's Democratic Party is organizing a "vote blank" campaign for the US Senate race. Lon Johnson lost the primary endorsement fight when his preferred candidate fell to Asm Elissa Slotkin, so now he's actively telling Democrats to skip the Senate ballot entirely.
This is sabotage dressed up as principle. A party operative didn't get his way in a primary, so he's working to suppress turnout in the general for his own side. The framing as some moral stand doesn't change what it is: internal political revenge that tanks the party's Senate chances.
Detroit News: Former Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party is leading an effort to make sure Democrats leave their ballot blank for the US Senate race in Michigan. Lon Johnson, the former chair, supported Rep. Haley Stephens over El-Sayed in the August Democratic primary. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nolan-finley/2026/10/16/dem-leaders-urge-party-to-vote-none-of-the-above-in-senate-race-finley/92269640007/
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