Whitmer on semiconductor productionĬontentious primaries are not new, but the hostility seems heightened in some places this year as Republicans split over whether to relitigate the 2020 election or look ahead, including to the 2024 presidential race. WATCH: Biden speaks virtually with Michigan Gov. I only know her from 20 seconds of a commercial.” “I didn’t know Tudor until Trump mentioned her,” Orsinger said. Voter Mark Orsinger of Grand Rapids said he decided to cast his ballot for Dixon after Trump’s endorsement. He predicted he will win with the help of a “grassroots army” that came together when Soldano organized protests against Whitmer’s COVID-19 restrictions. In a Facebook video, Soldano called Dixon a “vulnerable RINO,” an acronym for Republican in name only. They include real estate broker Ryan Kelley, who pleaded not guilty to misdemeanors in the Capitol riot chiropractor Garrett Soldano and former auto dealership owner Kevin Rinke. Trump’s endorsement drew new criticism from other candidates, who have blasted Dixon as the “establishment” pick. She also has backing from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, several anti-abortion groups, and the prominent Michigan Republican family of Betsy DeVos, who was education secretary in Trump’s Cabinet but was critical of him and resigned after the Jan. She opposes abortion, except to save the life of the mother, and says Michigan should eliminate the requirement for permits to carry concealed weapons.ĭixon is a former steel industry executive who also hosted a conservative program on a streaming channel and once acted in low-budget zombie movies in what her campaign described as an “admittedly lame” hobby. The mother of four made education a top issue of her campaign, saying she wants to keep drag queens and talk of sex and gender out of elementary schools. She was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and the prominent Michigan Republican family of former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, as well as the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and several anti-abortion organizations.įOLLOW LIVE: 2022 Michigan Primary Election Results Gretchen Whitmer.ĭixon defeated four male candidates in a race between little-known Republicans. The word Brexit, which is defined as “a term for the potential or hypothetical departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, British + exit” reflected the political atmosphere of 2015.Businesswoman and conservative commentator Tudor Dixon won the Republican primary for Michigan governor on Tuesday, setting up a tough general election race against Democratic Gov.
Some of the words on the 2015 shortlist included lumbersexual, which is defined as “a young man who cultivates an appearance and style of dress suggestive of a rugged outdoor lifestyle,” and on fleek, which means “extremely good, attractive, or stylish.” Last year, the word was vape and the year before that was selfie. Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year - which is chosen by a team of lexicographers and consultants to the dictionary team - is known as a reflection of cultural development and trends. That’s a sharp rise from the 4 percent and 9 percent respectively in 2014. One-fifth of that usage was from the UK, and another 17 percent from the U.S. Though there are more than 1,000 emoji characters, Oxford University Press’ partnership with SwiftKey, a mobile technology company, revealed that was the most used globally in 2015. The word has been around since the 1990s, but the usage more than tripled in 2015 alone. In fact, 2015 saw an exponential rise in the word emoji, also known as an emoticon. So much so that people dressed up as emojis for Halloween and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton opted for emojis to communicate. Whether it’s a “heart,” a “fistbump” or a “slice of pizza,” emojis are found everywhere as a pithy and fun method of expression. The title recognizes the newfound status and influence of emojis in our everyday digital communication. Officials who chose the word said the emoji “best reflected the ethos, mood, and preoccupations of 2015.”
This is the first time since the tradition began in 2004 that a pictograph was chosen. Oxford Dictionaries announced this week that the 2015 Word of the Year is not a word at all but an emoji - more specifically the “face with tears of joy” emoji.
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