This is the Friends Vistula Debating Society. I'm John Bachelor of Visiting with Thaddeus Macata,

writing at American Greatness and Human Events a recovering Michigan politician,

who helps me understand Michigan politics, especially following the recent disappointment

in the midterms and Michigan being at the center of the mystery of the whole of the Midwest,

staying with policies that do not exactly in live and awaken, aggrandize the Midwest.

Now, we're going to turn to the aftermath of the disappointment in the midterms from the

Republican point of view in Michigan. Thaddeus can help me interpret this. This is from a

publication called Michigan Advance. Maddx, M-A-D-O-C-K-S. Maddx, Maddx, Maddx,

Blame, Gop, Donors, Young Women, Divas, Absentee voting for November 8th, Shalacking.

What does this mean? Blaming everybody who voted for losing?

It sounds that way. It's a rather indiscriminate blaming feeliter.

He was a Michan Maddx, is the co-chair of the State Party,

and he's talking to supporters in Wayne County, which is she, which is a very prominent part of the

GOP establishment. And so the co-chair is blaming the voter for the shortfall and not taking responsibility

as the leader or co-leader of the party. Is that correct?

It's always a good strategy to blame the voter. Yes. That's a winning formula.

I note that this article says her husband is a state representative, Maddx.

So he is also, the Maddx are also blaming the State Party. Does this work?

That you're an elected official with the party or you are responsible for the party?

You blame the voters and you stay in power?

There's a great Bob Seager song and it's called looking back. There are too many people looking back.

What we're running into are people who for the last two years or more cannot look forward and cannot

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