Michigan Primary

[ShadowRocket]

Honestly, I'm disappointed with the results. I'm doubting how effective either one of these guys would be as governor. Synder's too much of a newbie and Bernero is the bitch of the unions.

[Bo]

Probably Snyder, if I was looking for the most capable candidate.

[JohnnyLongtorso]

So, is Snyder a real moderate, or a BRTD-derided "OMGZ PRO-CHOICE" moderate?

[Queen Mum Inks.LWC]

Snyder does have a good campaign manager, I'll give him that.

And he's a semi-social moderate.  But I wouldn't even call him pro-choice.  I guess it's not even really that he's that moderate, it's just nobody knows what he is.

[dmmidmi]

Well it looks like the nerd is our next governor. Bernero is a joke and everyone knows it. We all know how well he handled Lansing.

Really? You must not spend much time there. Old Town has been the focus of a lot of urban renewal projects, Common Ground continues to book hugely popular acts, and they've built new condos in the stadium district within the past five years. Downtown hasn't seen that much activity in a long time.

[Obscure]

Well it looks like the nerd is our next governor. Bernero is a joke and everyone knows it. We all know how well he handled Lansing.

Really? You must not spend much time there. Old Town has been the focus of a lot of urban renewal projects, Common Ground continues to book hugely popular acts, and they've built new condos in the stadium district within the past five years. Downtown hasn't seen that much activity in a long time.

The fact of the matter is that Bernero can't campaign to save his life. Hell he threw his own party under the bus during his primary acceptance speech. He's gonna destroy himself all on his own and let Snyder take the cake. Not only that but he also has to worry about the damage Granholm has done over the past 7 years. Her record sure won't be of any help to him.

[dmmidmi]

The fact of the matter is that Bernero can't campaign to save his life.

I couldn't disagree more. The first time I met Virg was in 2002, when he was running for State Senate. Even then, he was more than happy to agree to come speak to a group of high schoolers, while his opponent sent in his PR representative. Virg is a very grassroots populist type, who loves knocking on doors, shaking hands, stumping, and hanging out with Lansing residents.

He went from almost zero name recognition outside of Mid-Michigan earlier this year to beating one of the most well-known politicians statewide by nearly 20 points in the primary. That typically doesn't happen when one "can't campaign to save their life."

[DS0816]

The fact of the matter is that Bernero can't campaign to save his life.

With just one exception (1990 GOP John Engler), Michigan has been like Virginia (since 1977) and New Jersey (since 1989): Since 1978, the state has been electing to the governor's mansion the opposition White House party [candidate]. If that trend holds, Republican Rick Snyder has the advantage to win the general and become the 48th governor of Michigan.

As for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Virg Bernero: For someone who "can't campaign to save his life," he's been effective at getting elected to the Michigan Senate and Michigan House of Representatives, prior to winning election in 2005 as mayor of the state's capitol, Lansing.

But don't let these facts get in your way.…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virg_Bernero#Political_career

[Dgov]

The fact of the matter is that Bernero can't campaign to save his life.

With just one exception (1990 GOP John Engler), Michigan has been like Virginia (since 1977) and New Jersey (since 1989): Since 1978, the state has been electing to the governor's mansion the opposition White House party [candidate]. If that trend holds, Republican Rick Snyder has the advantage to win the general and become the 48th governor of Michigan.

As for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Virg Bernero: For someone who "can't campaign to save his life," he's been effective at getting elected to the Michigan Senate and Michigan House of Representatives, prior to winning election in 2005 as mayor of the state's capitol, Lansing.

But don't let these facts get in your way.…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virg_Bernero#Political_career

There's a Difference between Campaigning and winning a General election in Lansing and winning statewide.  Let me ask, when was the last time he had a remotely competitive election?  According to Wikipedia, Lansing's last Mayor election wasn't even contested by the Republican party.

[dmmidmi]

The fact of the matter is that Bernero can't campaign to save his life.

With just one exception (1990 GOP John Engler), Michigan has been like Virginia (since 1977) and New Jersey (since 1989): Since 1978, the state has been electing to the governor's mansion the opposition White House party [candidate]. If that trend holds, Republican Rick Snyder has the advantage to win the general and become the 48th governor of Michigan.

As for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Virg Bernero: For someone who "can't campaign to save his life," he's been effective at getting elected to the Michigan Senate and Michigan House of Representatives, prior to winning election in 2005 as mayor of the state's capitol, Lansing.

But don't let these facts get in your way.…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virg_Bernero#Political_career

There's a Difference between Campaigning and winning a General election in Lansing and winning statewide.  Let me ask, when was the last time he had a remotely competitive election?  According to Wikipedia, Lansing's last Mayor election wasn't even contested by the Republican party.

I know for a fact that the 2002 State Senate election was competitive (I was living there at the time) as far as State Senate races go. I'm sure there's very little information available on the Internet regarding the race, but I do remember the Lansing State Journal endorsing Paul DeWeese (his Republican opponent) over him.