Closer Look at Issue of Debates September 17, 2010 Defeated candidate for governor Pete Hoekstra was doing a little post-election analysis the other day about the guy who won. “He’s been in a cocoon and never been tested in the meat-grinder.” And it appears that Rick Snyder’s handlers would prefer to keep him wrapped up [...]
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Closer Look at Issue of Debates
September 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment
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The Politics and Personality of Justice
August 26th, 2010 · 2 CommentsThe Politics and Personality of Justice by John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service August 27, 2010 Before considering the intrigue that who sits on the Supreme Court can cause, and by that we mean any person sitting on any Supreme Court whether it is John Marshall or Elena Kagan on the U.S. Supreme Court or Thomas [...]
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Shades of Fieger
August 26th, 2010 · 3 CommentsShades of Fieger August 27, 2010 Check this out: “[His] anger appeals to people who feel left out of the system,” “he did best among Black voters in Detroit,” he’s “running against his own mouth.” You’re thinking those are references to the Democratic nominee for governor, Virg Bernero, right? Nope. It’s former Democratic candidate for [...]
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Stairway to Nowhere
August 26th, 2010 · 1 CommentStairway to Nowhere August 27, 2010 Republican Brian Calley, the odds-on favorite to be the next lieutenant governor of Michigan, didn’t support native son Gerald Ford when he lost a close election to Jimmy Carter. That’s because he hadn’t even been born. Nor did he ever cast a vote for Ronald Reagan or the first [...]
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Governor’s Race: August is not November
August 19th, 2010 · 1 CommentGovernor’s Race: August is not November by John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service August 20, 2010 Does it matter really that it is August, that the warm days are still long, that the gardens are fat with melons and tomatoes? No, because to hear the talk of the town it is past early November, it is [...]
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Closer Look at Political Polls, Surveys and Elections
August 16th, 2010 · 1 CommentCloser Look at Polls, Surveys and Elections Outcome of 2010 governor’s race is not a foregone conclusion by Nat Ehrlich August 16, 2010 In fewer than three months Michigan will elect its 48th governor. It may be only human nature, but wouldn’t we all like to know ahead of time whether “one tough nerd” Rick [...]
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No Regrets
August 5th, 2010 · 2 CommentsNo Regrets August 6, 2010 The bruising election is over. The state now has one Republican and one Democrat vying for the top job in Lansing. The post-election media focus is on the winners and losers and how they got there. Yet for some reason, another name is on the radar screen. Anybody remember John [...]
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Tired of the Circus
August 5th, 2010 · 8 CommentsTired of the Circus August 6, 2010 When Rick Snyder announced his candidacy for governor with a commercial calling himself “One Tough Nerd,” the reporters who cover the state Capitol groaned. Clearly, this wasn’t the way to win the GOP nomination, the reporters sniffed on their weekly public television discussion, Off the Record. Clever, yes. [...]
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Voters Reject the Slog
August 5th, 2010 · 2 CommentsVoters Reject the Slog by John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service August 6, 2010 Well, now, wasn’t that interesting? The primary election showed once again that the only thing really predictable is the unpredictability of people. Though one can easily and safely predict that by November 2 people all across the state will be tired of [...]
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High-Energy Lansing Mayor Running Mile a Minute
July 18th, 2010 · 3 CommentsHigh-Energy Mayor Running Mile a Minute Virg Bernero tries to make leap from leading city to running state by Susan J. Demas July 16, 2010 Sundays weren’t exactly the day of rest in the Bernero household. Virginia’s tomato sauce would be bubbling on the stove as her five kids — Vickie, Tina, Victor, Vince and [...]
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