Apparently not everyone in the state's Democratic party is a fan of Joel:
https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/fergusons-future-as-msu-trustee-on-thin-ice,13918
A few excerpts:
Michigan State University Trustee Joel Ferguson is interested in seeking a fourth term, but it’s not clear that many within the Democratic Party power base is interested in seeing him back, numerous sources told me recently.
But Ferguson’s perceived public callousness toward the sexual assault victims of Larry Nassar and his behind-the-scenes maneuvering to bring former Republican Gov. John Engler to lead MSU on an interim basis have not endeared him the groups, like the education unions, the UAW, progressive and the trial attorneys who have previously supported him.
Rather, some are looking for an alternative candidate as the Black Caucus pushes to keep Ferguson around.
“It’s time for him to move on,” said one well-placed Democratic source. “The way he handled himself in the Nassar case. The way the guy meddles with the Athletic Department. He’s considered a sleaze ball and he just needs to go.”
“Joel’s finished although he’ll probably be the last one to realize it,” said Ingham County Commissioner Thomas Morgan. “In the meantime, there are plenty of vultures around willing to take his dirty money and blow smoke up his ass from now until the convention.”
In the mind of Ingham County Democrat Angela Vasquez-Giroux, however, letting the Democratic Party, at any level, entangle itself in the money of a “rape apologist” will deflate the enthusiasm of the party’s grassroots, who would otherwise knock doors and make phone calls for Dem candidates up and down the ballot.
“Joel Ferguson is a rape apologist, enabler of the culture at MSU that gave Nassar free reign to abuse young women and children & apologist (actually cheerleaders!) for LouAnna K Simon and everyone who arrogantly insisted everything was fine,” she tweeted last week.
https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/fergusons-future-as-msu-trustee-on-thin-ice,13918
A few excerpts:
Michigan State University Trustee Joel Ferguson is interested in seeking a fourth term, but it’s not clear that many within the Democratic Party power base is interested in seeing him back, numerous sources told me recently.
But Ferguson’s perceived public callousness toward the sexual assault victims of Larry Nassar and his behind-the-scenes maneuvering to bring former Republican Gov. John Engler to lead MSU on an interim basis have not endeared him the groups, like the education unions, the UAW, progressive and the trial attorneys who have previously supported him.
Rather, some are looking for an alternative candidate as the Black Caucus pushes to keep Ferguson around.
“It’s time for him to move on,” said one well-placed Democratic source. “The way he handled himself in the Nassar case. The way the guy meddles with the Athletic Department. He’s considered a sleaze ball and he just needs to go.”
“Joel’s finished although he’ll probably be the last one to realize it,” said Ingham County Commissioner Thomas Morgan. “In the meantime, there are plenty of vultures around willing to take his dirty money and blow smoke up his ass from now until the convention.”
In the mind of Ingham County Democrat Angela Vasquez-Giroux, however, letting the Democratic Party, at any level, entangle itself in the money of a “rape apologist” will deflate the enthusiasm of the party’s grassroots, who would otherwise knock doors and make phone calls for Dem candidates up and down the ballot.
“Joel Ferguson is a rape apologist, enabler of the culture at MSU that gave Nassar free reign to abuse young women and children & apologist (actually cheerleaders!) for LouAnna K Simon and everyone who arrogantly insisted everything was fine,” she tweeted last week.
