MDP Chair Hertel Condemns Tom Smith's Endorsement of Political Violence
September 16, 2026
September 16, 2026
LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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September 15, 2026
MDP Chair Hertel Condemns Tom Smith's Endorsement of Political Violence
LANSING -- Today, CNN reported that MI-08 Republican candidate Tom Smith deleted social accounts with "thousands of posts that include a yearslong pattern of inflammatory and conspiratorial rhetoric," including "posts implying executio . . .
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September 15, 2026
MDP Chair Hertel Condemns Tom Smith's Endorsement of Political Violence
LANSING -- Today, CNN reported that MI-08 Republican candidate Tom Smith deleted social accounts with "thousands of posts that include a yearslong pattern of inflammatory and conspiratorial rhetoric," including "posts implying executio . . .