Macomb County, Michigan, with its heavy blue-collar population, was responsible for President Trump winning the swing state in 2016. Macomb County’s blue-collar vote helped put Michigan — and the presidency — in Donald Trump’s column in 2016. After the state was handed to Joe Biden in November 2020, that same county forged some of Michigan’s most relentless election-integrity fighters.
Fast forward ten years to 2026, and Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini is on the ballot as the Republican candidate for Secretary of State, replacing the nation’s most corrupt Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson. For the first time since Michigan Republican Senator Ruth Johnson held the office, Michigan has a real chance at cleaning up its voter rolls.
Anthony Forlini is not an in-your-face type candidate; however, he is quietly proving to Michigan voters that he’s serious about removing non-citizens, dead voters, fake registrations, and duplicate voters from its voter rolls.