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Republicans Have the Edge Going into Michigan Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyWhile the crowded primary races for the Republican and Demnocratic gubernatorial nominations in Michigan have yet to sort themselves out, match-ups among the candidates of both parties point to a GOP advantage going into the general election, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted May 25-27. Political newcomer Rick Snyder, the former chief of Gateway computers, Rep. Pete Hoesktra and Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard all lead the two top Democrats Democrats vying for their party's nod -- state House Speaker Andy Dillon and Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero. The match-ups with two ...
Former Kevorkian Attorney Leads Field for Governor Nod in Michigan
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyDr. Jack Kevorkian was back in the news last week when HBO aired its movie about him ("You Don't Know Jack"), and so was his first defense attorney, Geoffrey Fieger, but for a different reason: a poll in Michigan showed that if he entered the Democratic primary race for governor, he would best the three announced candidates. Fieger leads the field with 28 percent of the vote, followed by state House Speaker Andy Dillon at 21 percent, Lansing Mayor Virgil Benero at 10 percent and state Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith at 4 percent, according to an EPIC-MRA poll conducted April 21 for the Detroit Free ...
Republicans Have Big Edge Going into Michigan Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyAny of the three leading Republican contenders in Michigan's gubernatorial race are running ahead of the two top Democratic hopefuls by significant margins in the race to succeed Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm who is term-limited, according to an EPIC/MRA poll conducted March 28-31. Perhaps the biggest surprise in the match-ups is former Gateway computer chief executive Rick Snyder, a political newcomer, who gained some political fame when he launched his "One Tough Nerd" TV ad during the Superbowl. Snyder's margins over the two Democrats are 12 and 16 points compared to 7 and 13 points ...
Hoekstra and 'Some Other Candidate' Lead GOP, Dem Primary Fields in Michigan
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA third of Michigan Republicans and more than half of the state's Democrats are undecided about who they want their nominees for governor to be. But among those who have made a choice, Rep. Peter Hoekstra leads on the GOP side and "some other candidate" leads the three Democrats who were tested in a Rasmussen Reports poll March 24. Hoekstra polls 24 percent to former Gateway computer chief executive Rick Snyder's 18 percent. Attorney General Mike Cox gets 13 percent, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard comes in at 6 percent, 5 percent prefer some other candidate and 32 percent are undecided. ...
GOP Candidates Have Big Edge in Michigan's Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThree Republicans are in a dead heat in the race for their party's gubernatorial nomination in Michigan, but all of them have double-digit advantages in general election match-ups against the Democratic hopefuls, according to an MRG poll conducted March 10-15 for Inside Michigan Politics. Rep. Pete Hoekstra and Attorney General Mike Cox are tied at 21 percent each with former Gateway chief executive Rick Snyder, known by now for styling himself "One Tough Nerd," at 20 percent. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard has slipped to 10 percent. The balance is undecided or refused to answer. ...
Republicans Holding the Edge for Now in Michigan Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyBoth parties in Michigan have crowded primary fields of candidates running for governor, but the two top Republicans in those races best the two top Democrats in general election match-ups, according to an EPIC-MRA poll conducted Feb. 22-25. All are running to succeed Gov. Janet Granholm, a Democrat who cannot seek re-election because of term limits. On the Republican side, Rep. Pete Hoekstra is ahead with 27 percent, followed by Attorney General Mike Cox at 21 percent. But former Gateway computer chief Rick Snyder has now elbowed his way into double digits -- 12 percent -- probably on the ...
Republican Mike Cox Is Frontrunner in Michigan Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyMike 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 ...
Democrat Trails Potential GOP Rivals in Michigan Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyMichigan 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. ...
Michigan Voters Would Like an Independent for Governor ... If There Was One
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyTwo-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. ...
Republicans Have a Shot at Michigan Governor's Seat in 2010
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyMichigan voters strongly disapprove of the job that Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm is doing, and when asked whether they would vote Republican or Democrat in next year's gubernatorial election, they divided down the middle, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Oct. 21. ...
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