by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog
I hear it all the time, and you probably do too: ‘I want to make a difference, but I don’t know where to start.’ It’s a common refrain, and mostly the answers people get are unsatisfying. Attending a rally or writing a check to a political cause you care about may...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog, Musings
Governor Whitmer Goes Big True to her word the Governor is attempting to fix the damn roads with a rather bold approach: a 45 cent increase in Michigan’s gas tax, to be phased in over one year. While others have pitched the idea of phasing this in over nine years,...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog
We get asked all the time: “What’s grassroots?” We’d better have a good answer, since it’s right in our firm’s name! Let’s start with what grassroots isn’t. There are lots of firms in state capitals that engage in what’s referred to as lobbying or direct advocacy....
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Feb 5, 2019 | Elections
Since the Senate is not up until 2022, future speculation about that map and the overall political geography isn’t as important. In 2020 there are only 23 open seats, and only four are potentially competitive. In terms of shifting demographics and the most recent...
by sbachwich@grassrootsmidwest.com | Jan 15, 2019 | Blog
Following up on my analysis from Part 1 of our 2018 lookback, we’re going to look at turnout statistics for the 2018 general elections by county, compared to prior turnout numbers, to give you a better idea of what happened in the elections as the 2020 presidential...
