Agonizing budget choices will force the state’s new leaders to come to grips with reality quickly.
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Getting Real, Fast
December 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
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Voters Give Up on Dems
November 4th, 2010 · 6 CommentsThe numbers behind Snyder’s huge win show Michigan voters have lost confidence in the Democrats.
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America’s Nervous Breakdown
October 28th, 2010 · 1 CommentAmerica’s voters have a right to be angry. The question is, what do we do with that anger?
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Hardly Any of the Above
October 7th, 2010 · 2 CommentsHardly Any of the Above October 8, 2010 During a recent half-circle tour of the state, you could learn some very revealing things about the electorate. The sojourn commenced in Marquette, where Dan in the audience said he did not want to see the two guys running for governor in a debate. “The moderators are [...]
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Better Real-Time Election Coverage on Twitter
August 12th, 2010 · 1 CommentBetter Real-Time Election Coverage on Twitter Guest Column by Sarah Hubbard August 13, 2010 Supporters of social media have been putting traditional print reporting to shame for a few years now. The first picture of the plane that landed on the Hudson came from a bystander who posted it to Twitter. Twitter’s founders realized its [...]
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Parties’ Picks Skirt Voters
August 12th, 2010 · 2 CommentsParties’ Picks Skirt Voters August 13, 2010 The primary election is over, and for most Michigan voters the only thing left is to see who Democrat Virg Bernero and Republican Rick Snyder pick for lieutenant governor. But what many voters don’t realize is that they get absolutely no say in who the major parties nominate [...]
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MiVote.org Redefines Voter Guides, Puts Voters in Touch with State Candidates
July 29th, 2010 · 1 CommentMiVote.org Redefines Voter Guides, Puts Voters in Touch with State Candidates Guest Column by Rich Homburg July 30, 2010 Michigan’s 2010 elections are different front any election we’ve known in our lifetimes. First, the state is seeing an unprecedented number of empty seats because term limits have forced the retirements of Governor Jennifer Granholm, Secretary [...]
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August 3 Primary Provides Opportunity for Real Change — Don’t Sit It Out
July 29th, 2010 · 1 CommentAugust 3 Primary Provides Opportunity for Real Change — Don’t Sit It Out Guest Column by David Joos and Michael Jandernoa July 30, 2010 The August 3rd primary election presents the first and most critical opportunity for Michigan voters to chart a new course for our state. Many voters perceive the general election as the [...]
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Searching for Tuesday’s Answers
July 29th, 2010 · 1 CommentSearching for Tuesday’s Answers by John Lindstrom Gongwer News Service July 30, 2010 In little more than four days the 2010 primary election will be done. Voters may sigh a refreshing sigh of relief to be done with the campaign conniption and cloddishness, only then to groan as they realize the primary is prelude to [...]
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Stealth Campaigns
July 29th, 2010 · 1 CommentStealth Campaigns July 30, 2010 Virtually every politician running for office likes to claim he/she is unbossed and unbought. “Aren’t you tired of special interests and lobbyists telling you how to vote? Politicians who won’t tell you the truth?” says U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra in a new TV ad. He is one of five candidates [...]
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