Share April 25, 2021, 8:09 AM West Michigan construction manager Brian VanDussen, a self-described lifelong Republican, leads an uphill drive to secure a state ballot spot for the tiny Michigan Patriot Party. The 44-year-old Zeeland resident cleared a first formality three days ago when the four-member Michigan Board of State Canvassers approved his petition to gather signatures statewide to put the pro-Trump group on ballots in time for 2022 elections for governor, U.S. House members and state legislators. VanDussen and allies now have 180 days about six months to submit 42,000 signatures from registered voters to the Secretary of State s office for validation. That total must include at least 100 from each of seven of the state’s 14 congressional districts to show geographic breadth.
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Disgruntled, pro-Trump Republicans in Michigan are one step closer to making the Patriot Party an alternative option to the GOP.
The party got the green light from the Board of State Canvassers on Thursday to start gathering signatures for a petition seeking to certify the party, giving it the potential to appear on the 2022 ballot.
The right-wing party, founded by 44-year-old Brian VanDussen, was first floated after members of the traditional Republican Party felt party leaders did not do enough to fight alleged 2020 election fraud, claims pushed by former President Donald Trump and his allies for months after President Joe Biden was declared the winner.
Facebook ADMITS it failed to take action against posts that fueled the Capitol riot in leaked internal report - after Mark Zuckerberg told Congress the platform was inhospitable to those who might do harm
The social media giant said election delegitimizing movements. grew, spread conspiracy, and helped incite the Capitol insurrection using its platform
It admitted its focus on rooting out fake accounts and inauthentic behavior drew attention away from taking action against such groups
The confession came in a leaked internal report titled Stop the Steal and Patriot Party: The Growth and Mitigation of an Adversarial Harmful Movement
The report focused on two movements - Stop the Steal and the Patriot Party - that played a crucial role in spreading false claims and organizing the riot