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By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Aug. 3) -- In a surprise primary outcome, political newcomer Rick Snyder dispatched Michigan's attorney general, a longtime congressman and two others Tuesday to win the Republican nomination in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero grabbed the Democratic nod, but the GOP candidate automatically became the favorite in the economically ailing state. Michigan has the nation's second-highest unemployment rate - at 13.2 percent - and scores of foreclosures, and that has been a drag on the two-term Democratic governor. With less ...
Rep. Michele Bachmann Rebuked by Tea Party for Roy Blunt Endorsement
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyTea Party members are furious with Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) for her endorsement of Republican Congressman Roy Blunt over state Sen. Chuck Purgason in the Missouri Senate primary. Bachmann plans on traveling to St. Louis this weekend to campaign for Blunt, who has drawn the ire of the conservative Tea Party movement because of his vote for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the federal bailout of Wall Street firms. Tea Partiers, who support the anti-tax Purgason, said they were "shocked" that Bachmann would back Blunt, adding "she has been grossly misled if she understands him to be ...
Hints of Republican Discontent with Congress Show in Missouri GOP Senate Primary
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailySeven-term Rep. Roy Blunt has a commanding lead over a little-known state senator in the race for the GOP Senate nomination in Missouri and he has been posting modest leads in a general election matchup with Democrat Robin Carnahan. But a Public Policy Polling survey conducted March 27-29 says Blunt's primary opponent has been showing at least a few signs of life, possibly because of voters' anti-Washington mood. Blunt leads conservative two-term lawmaker Chuck Purgason by 48 percent to 18 percent with 34 percent undecided, which is not surprising since 84 percent of Republican voters don't ...
Carnahan, Blunt Are Neck-and-Neck in Race for Missouri Senate Seat
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRobin Carnahan, Missouri's Democratic secretary of state, is in a dead heat with seven-term Republican Rep. Roy Blunt in the race to succeed GOP incumbent Sen. Kit Bond, who decided not to seek re-election, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Nov. 13-15. ...
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