{"id":1773,"date":"2026-04-16T21:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wokeantifa.org\/topics\/michigan-republican-delegate-training-we-dont-need-non-christians-independents-and-minorities\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:58:00","slug":"michigan-republican-delegate-training-we-dont-need-non-christians-independents-and-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wokeantifa.org\/topics\/michigan-republican-delegate-training-we-dont-need-non-christians-independents-and-minorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Republican Delegate Training: \u2018We Don\u2019t Need non-Christians, Independents, and Minorities\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
News from Progress Michigan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

April 16, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact: Levi Teitel, levi@progressmichigan.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michigan Republican Delegate Training: \u2018We Don\u2019t Need non-Christians, Independents, and Minorities\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

MICHIGAN <\/strong>– Michigan Republicans have been caught in hot water again. During a Berrien County Republican Party delegate training on April 11, Lance Griffin from the organization 10x Votes gave a presentation to delegates that included a slide that said, \u201cWe welcome them if they wanna vote for us, but we don\u2019t need non-Christians, independents, and minorities in order to win.\u201d This follows a strong pattern of Michigan Republicans pushing forward division and fear rather than speaking to day-to-day concerns that people across the state are facing, from the top echelons of leadership to the grassroots level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to this news, Justin Mendoza, executive director of Progress Michigan, issued the following statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have already known for a long time that this is how the Michigan Republican Party feels, but we have never seen it so boldly put into writing. Republicans have made it clear that they want to limit who can participate in our democracy. Federal GOP lawmakers have made it their top priority to pass the SAVE Act, which is essentially a modern-day poll tax. And now, Michigan House Republicans\u00a0went ahead<\/a>\u00a0and passed their own version of the SAVE Act this week. MIGOP Chair Jim Runestad should make clear publicly whether or not he is willing to stand by this racist delegate training, but we shouldn\u2019t hold our breath for a response.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Images of the presentation can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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