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Michigan Cancels Contract with Democratic-Linked Firms
April 21, 2020 at 8:49 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 6 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2020/04/21/michigan-cancels-contract-with-democratic-linked-firms/
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmers administration on Tuesday abruptly canceled a no-bid contract to help track the spread of the coronavirus in Michigan, a day after announcing the hiring of a state Democratic consultant and a national firm that has worked for prominent Democratic causes, the Washington Post reports.
The reversal comes amid complaints that the governor tapped politically connected firms to collect health data on state residents and monitor sensitive medical information. It also comes as Whitmers profile is rising she is considered a possible running mate for likely Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, and she has become the target of Republican attacks.
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dhill926
(16,337 posts)Wounded Bear
(58,654 posts)a kennedy
(29,658 posts)applegrove
(118,652 posts)That is my hope. Trump is afraid of her. She would make a great VP and talks real to the public.
maxrandb
(15,330 posts)Just the appearance of impropriety, causes the media to highlight this story and analyze it from every possible angle 24/7/365, including making sure to ask Donnie Shit for Brains his opinion on this "scandal" everyday for a year, featuring hours of footage of an empty podium as they wait for Dipshit Donnie to weigh in on this obviously important, existential to our nations survival story.
If you're a Retrumplican, the media just says; "meh".
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,345 posts)Welcome to bio-warfare in the U.S.
Indykatie
(3,696 posts)No bid contacts always draw a lot of scrutiny....as they should.