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MAGA accused of election meddling as 'random internet stranger' gets onto state ballot

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The Bulwark investigated a "random internet stranger" fielded as a third-party candidate in a swing House seat in Michigan, and what they found was deeply suspicious. The seat is currently occupied by GOP Rep. Tom Barrett , and to challenge him, Democrats have nominated William Lawrence, the progressive founder of the climate action group Sunrise Movement. But there's another candidate out there: Shane Dedrick of the Green Party. "Dedrick has almost no digital footprint," wrote The Bulwark's Brendan Hartnett and Sam Stein, but the credentials he does have "[don’t] give any indication that he is the type of earthy environmentalist that typically runs under the Green Party banner ... if anything, the online breadcrumbs suggest a real possibility that Dedrick may be a Republican plant." For one thing, said the report, Dedrick made a pair of campaign donations in 2023 to Perry Johnson, a Republican running a backbench presidential campaign. Meanwhile, "Dedrick’s Facebook page follows three

First report: Did MAGA Infiltrate the Green Party in Michigan? — thebulwark.com, 5d