Michigan

Organization Trends
How the Arabella Network Meddled in the Redistricting Process
Fair Representation in Redistricting (FRR), a front for the New Venture Fund was spawned to influence the states’ map-drawing process to favor “communities of color and other historically underrepresented communities”—in…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 14, 2023

Organization Trends
‘Dark Money’ Backing the Latest ‘Zuck Bucks’ Push
There’s no shortage of “dark money” to aid the Left in its endless campaign to fundamentally transform America’s elections. Last month, the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL)—infamous for dispersing $350…
by Hayden Ludwig on December 21, 2022

Special Report
Lessons from the 2022 Midterms: Playing to Win the Game
Despite recapturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans were disappointed by the outcome of the midterm elections. Instead of a “red wave” sweeping GOP candidates into offices…
by Michael Watson on December 7, 2022

Organization Trends
Vote.org’s Dubious Get-Out-the-Vote Operation
Under IRS regulations, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations can engage in voter registration and get-out-the-vote operations on a nonpartisan basis. They are prohibited from engaging in voter registration or get-out-the-vote efforts that…
by Jonathan McGee on June 23, 2022

Organization Trends
Government as a Special Interest in “Home Equity Theft”
Special interests are critical to a healthy civil society. They represent one of the most effective ways for private citizens to engage on issues that are personally important to them.
by Robert Stilson on June 1, 2022

Commentary
The Murdoch Mission to Save Democracy: The Rest of the Story
On March 14 the New York Times ran a profile of wealthy lefty activist Kathryn Murdoch, daughter-in-law of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, under the cloying headline “How a Murdoch Hopes…
by CRC Staff on March 24, 2022

Deception & Misdirection
Arabella’s “Dark Money” Blowout Targeted 29 States in 2020 . . . and Fell Flat
The year 2020 was a blowout year for political spending. The nonpartisan watchdog OpenSecrets estimates that the 2020 election cost a record $14.4 billion, more than twice as much…
by Hayden Ludwig on February 11, 2022

Special Report
Which States Did CTCL Flood with “Zuck Bucks”?
As part of CRC’s cutting edge investigation into how Mark Zuckerberg and the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) influenced the 2020 election, we’ve mapped out nearly $325 million…
by Parker Thayer, Hayden Ludwig on January 21, 2022

Organization Trends
The War on the Electoral College: Interstate Compact
National Popular Vote is spearheading the campaign to destroy the Electoral College and abandon centuries of constitutional history in the name of saving democracy (read: electing Democrats). If NPV’s plans…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 6, 2022

Organization Trends
The War on the Electoral College: Bypassing the Constitution
Amending the Constitution to remove the Electoral College is virtually impossible in today’s political climate, so instead NPV has opted for a compact of states that have passed national popular…
by Hayden Ludwig on January 6, 2022