LANSING — As the Republican candidates for governor meet on the debate stage this week, two-time statewide loser John James has repeatedly peddled conspiracy theories about the 2020 election—with James’ campaign even attacking primary rival Mike Cox because he “thinks Trump lost 2020.”
Let’s take a look at James’ history of denying the 2020 election results:
- James lost two statewide elections in 2018 and 2020, and after his second loss, he falsely declared victory on election night and then refused to concede for more than three weeks while challenging the results and calling for a delay in certification.
- Last September, in a bombshell report, The Detroit News reported that James had said behind closed doors that he was “screwed” in his 2020 Senate loss and was vowing “consequences” if he’s elected governor.
- In April, James once again peddled election conspiracy theories, asking an audience in Midland, “Who here believes the president won in 2020?”
- One day after receiving Trump’s endorsement, James appeared on a podcast and “wasted no time parroting the president’s unsubstantiated claims that the 2020 election was riddled with fraud.”
“Michigan families are getting crushed by Donald Trump’s price hikes, and John James’s response is to peddle 2020 election lies,” said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Derrick Honeyman. “Expect more of the same on the debate stage this week as John James, Perry Johnson, and Mike Cox all push Trump’s discredited election conspiracy theories.”
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