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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Potential GOP candidate Rick Snyder is embroiled in an election controversy before formally announcing his candidacy. Conservative blog Right Michigan today reports that Snyder’s campaign lied about endorsements from prominent Republicans.
Republican leaders reviled Snyder for his lack of integrity and the deception in the false endorsement claims. One leader asked: “”When are we going [...]

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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 [...]

Categories: Governor · Secretary of State

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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