Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land (R) announced this morning in Grand Rapids that she will no longer seek the Republican nomination for Michigan governor. She instead endorsed the candidacy of Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard (R). Developing . . .

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Is is legal for the disgraced former mayor of Detroit to use nearly $1 million in campaign funds to pay has legal fees?
Thanks to Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land (R), we will never know.
According to published reports, Land avoided making any decision regrading Kwame Kilpatrick’s use of $980,000 from his candidate  committee to pay [...]

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Mr. Gloom, writing in Daily Kos, has an interesting take on the race for governor in Michigan:
“If unemployment remains high in Michigan Cherry is going to be in significant trouble going into the general election, particularly if Chrysler or GM hits a significant snag going forward.  But Cherry will benefit if Obama’s policies bear fruit [...]

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has been the subject of discussion by two Michigan political podcasts this week. Download the Talking Michigan Politics Podcast and the Two Guys Named Joe – The DiSano & Munem Report for discussions about attacks being leveled at Snyder. The Two Guys podcast went as far to question the competence of [...]

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A Lansing-based newsletter today reported that Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Snyder is under attack. The report indicated that an unknown person distributed a flier attacking Snyder for out sourcing America jobs to China during his stint as Gateway CEO.  The flier was handed out at a Snyder campaign event in Grand Rapids. Race Michigan has [...]

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Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Synder this week challenged fellow candidates to take a pledge to not take money from political action committees and lobbyists.
Snyder, a former CEO of Gateway computers, made the challenge in the form of a letter to other republican candidates. An article in The Detroit Free Press quoted Snyder to say that “voters no longer [...]

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Potential GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder has come under fire for shipping thousands American jobs overseas while making a big payday.
Race for Michigan sources have uncovered evidence that Snyder took compensation of $1.8 million for his six months of service as interim CEO of computer manufacturer Gateway, Inc in 2006. That amount is based upon [...]

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Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land (R) may want to update her campaign website from the 2006 content she is offering. Her “On the Road Part 1″ youtube video appears to be three years out of date.

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Two major candidates for governor are frequently communicating with their constituents via twitter. Lt. Governor John Cherry (D) and Attorney General Mike Cox (R) are tweeting regularly, albiet with rather mundane updates:
“On my way to the Jeff Jack Dinner in Detroit – looking forward to it!” – John Cherry recent tweet
“Wow! Matthew Stafford gets guaranteed [...]

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