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on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 4:39:19 PM
There are a lot of big stories in Michigan this week. First and
most importantly, the Tigers are headed to the World Series!
Somewhat less impressively, the Lions won their first game of the year,
bringing their record to 1-5.
Last night, Dick Devos gave his best performance of his three debates
against Granholm. Devos finally looked comfortable, really
sticking the issues to Granholm. Granholm looked flustered and
came across as phony and perhaps even downright mean. I think the
debate will really help Devos across the state, and give him a boost in
these last three weeks. I’d be shocked if Granholm gets another
term.
The Bouchard campaign is gaining momentum as Sheriff Bouchard made
Stabenow look silly in their first and only televised debate. The
comment I have heard most often about that debate was that Stabenow
looked completely lost. After her extremely poor performance, it
doesn’t surprise me that Stabenow won’t agree to another televised
debate. Michigan has a long history of incumbents losing 20 or
more points in the last couple weeks or days of a campaign, so there is
quite a bit of excitement and history on the side of the Bouchard
campaign. www.mikeformichigan.com
I know that similar events have been going on throughout the country,
and the news on McCain today is basically that he is working extremely
hard by traveling throughout the country to give our candidates a much
needed boost. Yesterday he was in WV campaigning for Wakim, and
today he is in WI campaigning for another Republican congressional
candidate to replace Green who is running for governor of that great
state.