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Michigan Must Read: Anger & Fear Shaping Michigan's 2006 Campaign

The Christian Science Monitor has an engaging look at how anger and fear about Michigan's current situation and future are affecting the 2006 election (and how it may foreshadow the 2008 Presidential election. Passages like this make it a Must Read:

Ah yes, anger and fear, the ideal mood for an election. In this case, the 2006 Michigan gubernatorial race, a rancorous affair with few answers. Governor Jennifer Granholm (D), faced with a depleted treasury and a shrinking tax base, is forced to explain how she can fix the mess she largely inherited four years ago - talking, as every governor has for the past two decades, of diversifying the economy. Her opponent, Dick DeVos, who started Amway, hasn't revealed any plans for fixing the state, but says he knows how to create jobs.

Read Look to Michigan for how unemployment could affect 2008 in the Christian Science Monitor

Posted/updated Mar 29, 2006
by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan)