Dawn Bense
@dawnbense
Vice Chair, Manistee County Democratic Party. Democratic Precinct Delegate to Manistee County. Grandma, mom, and wife.
This is such an exciting day for Michigan Democrats. Abdul can, and will defeat Rogers in November, and here is why. Abdul stands for us. Abdul is from Michigan. Abdul will fight for the things that will help Michiganders in the US Senate.
Congratulations to @jocelynbenson.bsky.social, the person who protected the vote of Michiganders and got rid of long lines to get your license plate tags renewed. She will be a wonderful Governor, and needs your vote in November! Jocelyn will work for us and I can't wait until she is our Governor!!
Canadian wildfire smoke has arrived in Manistee County. Very eerie. We bought a Levoit 6000s air cleaner a few years ago, and times like these I am so glad we have it. It works so well.
He's a great candidate. I watched most of the debates last night. And I have also met Hailey Stevens. I will say this, I truly honestly believe she cares. But I don't like that she thought she had to sell her soul to win. I will be casting my vote for Abdul in the primary.
If a candidate you voted for drops out of the race before the election, it is fairly easy to make sure you can vote for one of the remaining candidates. Write and sign a request for a new ballot and take it to your clerk's office by July 24th, 5pm.
MDP chair, Curtis Hertel was in attendance and spoke on several occasions. He realizes that Michigan’s rural dems can do a great deal to make sure our candidates win. He also emphasized how important this upcoming election is, as the road to a US House majority runs through Michigan.
I had the good fortune this week to attend the Michigan Democratic Party Rural Caucus Summit at the UAW camp in Black Lake near Onoway. The facility is beautiful, and the people even moreso.
I am so grateful that @abdulelsayed.bsky.social , candidate for US Senate, came to Manistee today. Over 200 people came over on a Tuesday afternoon to listen to him. His campaign staff was amazing to work with. What a day!!
There were a lot of feelings in the room at the Michigan Democratic Party Spring Nominating Convention in Detroit yesterday. But lets talk about the positive. Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s speech was electric. Pardon the cheap seats, but you will get the gist. It was a moment.
Today's bake: honey glazed laminated challah. Recipe via @kingarthurbaking.bsky.social
Is this why MI-02 Rep. John Moolenaar won't show up to a town hall in his district? #WhereIsMoolenaar
Walked with the Manistee Dems in the July 4th parade! Afterwards I went to Meijer and a lady stopped me. She is from Georgia and was so happy to see our group so numerous (compared to the Republican contingent) and having fun and she loved our positive messaging!