Category Archives: Elections

The Week for June 16-22, 2008

June 16, 2008 – 10:20 am

tahquamenon falls by ercy In his SE Michigan 2008 Strawberry season field report, Ann Arbor blogger Edward Vielmetti says that strawberries are ready to pick. In addition to continuing storms and flooding, the presumptive Presidential nominees are setting their eyes on Michigan with Barack Obama in Flint and Detroit today and John McCain reportedly deciding [...]

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Photo Friday: Eyes Wide Open by radiospike photography

May 23, 2008 – 11:39 am

This is one of a number of great photos of the Detroit Red Wings (slideshow) that Spike has for your viewing pleasure – a perfect way to warm up for the 2008 Stanley Cup vs the Pittsburgh Penguins. You can tell from this set – and others like Detroit Pistons and Barack Obama – that [...]

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Get to Know Your Michigan Government

January 19, 2007 – 11:06 am

Michigan’s State Capitol by Apocaplops It’s a new year and a new session of Michigan government that features new legislators and a change in the balance of power in Lansing. While one thing – our state’s economic challenges – has not changed, there’s always an opportunity to change the low participation in state government by [...]

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New Tim Skubick book on Granholm/DeVos campaign

November 30, 2006 – 9:17 am

Veteran Michigan political analyst George Weeks has a review of the new book by “See Dick and Jen Run” by Tim Skubick. Share this:

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Under Fire: Michigan Republican Party Chair Saul Anuzis

November 16, 2006 – 9:15 am

“After you get whacked, you need a clear change in leadership. You need a fresh look. You need that at the national level and you need that at the state level.” -U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra in the Grand Rapids Press Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenbery interviews Michigan Republican chairman Saul Anuzis about the “anti-Republican tsunami” and [...]

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2006 Michigan Election Results

November 8, 2006 – 11:58 am

A whole slew of links, articles, audio & video below! Share this:

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Publius.org … Your Michigan Election & Voter Information HQ

November 1, 2006 – 11:01 am

We have featured the Publius Voter Information Center before, but with the election just around the corner, we have to highlight this amazing website that aggregates data supplied by Michigan’s county clerks and the Michigan Bureau of Elections to produce a one-stop, information portal for Michigan voters. Share this:

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Granholm vs. DeVos: 2006 Michigan Governor Debates

October 31, 2006 – 12:11 pm

Well, our article about the Michigan Gubernatorial Debates became a HUGE hotbed for posts about the race between Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos. We received so many comments and views that we had to lock posting of new comments there and continue them here. Sorry about that, but with a week [...]

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Proposal 2 sounds like a really bad idea

October 27, 2006 – 8:33 am

Both Democratic Governor Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos have voiced opposition to Proposal 2. Now former Republican Gov. William Milliken has also come out with an editorial in opposition to the measure that would end affirmative action: In just a few weeks, the voters of Michigan will be facing an important choice that will [...]

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Republicans & Democrats focus on Michigan Women Voters

October 23, 2006 – 9:54 am

Sentinel by Andrew McFarlane AP writer Kathy Barks Hoffman says that if you’re a woman who hasn’t made up your mind about whether to vote for Dick DeVos or Jennifer Granholm, you can expect to be targeted by both campaigns in the final days before the election. Pollster Ed Sarpolus of Lansing-based EPIC-MRA says that [...]

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