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Published: 02/2/10

Republican Mike Cox Is Frontrunner in Michigan Governor Race

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Republican Mike Cox Is Frontrunner in Michigan Governor Race

Mike Cox, Michigan's Republican attorney general, has emerged as the favorite for now in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Janet Granholm, according to an EPIC-MRA poll conducted Jan. 24-26. Cox leads nine-term Rep. Pete Hoekstra 32 percent to 25 percent in a GOP primary contest with Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard drawing 16 percent, two other candidates accounting for 5 percent and 22 percent undecided. Cox does best in general election matchups against Democratic rivals. "All the Democrats are getting creamed in the general election," pollster Bernie Porn told the Detroit Free ...

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Published: 12/21/09

Democrat Trails Potential GOP Rivals in Michigan Governor Race

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Democrat Trails Potential GOP Rivals in Michigan Governor Race

Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry is trailing three Republican hopefuls in his efforts to hold on to the seat of Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm who can't run again because of term limits, according a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Dec. 16. ...

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Published: 11/22/09

Michigan Voters Would Like an Independent for Governor ... If There Was One

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Michigan Voters Would Like an Independent for Governor ... If There Was One

Two-term Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is term-limited and can't run again, and one sign that Democrats may have trouble holding the seat is that 54 percent of voters say they were likely or very likely to consider an independent next year, according to a Denno-Noor poll reported today by the Detroit Free Press. ...

Published: 10/22/09

Hoekstra and Cox in Close Race for GOP Governor Nod in Michigan

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Hoekstra and Cox in Close Race for GOP Governor Nod in Michigan

At this early stage in the election cycle, more Michigan voters are undecided about candidates for governor than those who are backing someone, but the skimpy results is an EPIC-MRA poll conducted Oct. 11-15 has Lt. Gov. John Cherry atop the Democratic pack for his party's nomination while the Republican primary contest is topped by Attorney General Mike Cox and Rep. Pete Hoekstra. ...

Published: 09/29/09

Republican Cox Leads Democrat Cherry in Michigan Governor's Race

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Republican Cox Leads Democrat Cherry in Michigan Governor's Race

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, the frontrunner among Republicans seeking to challenge Democrat Lt. Gov. John Cherry in the governor's race, leads Cherry 45 percent to 32 percent in a poll reported by the Detroit News. ...

Published: 09/25/09

Democrats Have Tenuous Hold on Michigan Governor's Seat

By  Bruce Drake - Politics Daily
Democrats Have Tenuous Hold on Michigan Governor's Seat

Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry, who is the favorite to get the Democratic nod for governor in 2010, finds himself running narrowly behind two potential Republican opponents and leading one other, according to an Inside Michigan Politics poll conducted Sept. 12-20. ...

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