Michigan is a tough spot to get a conservative elected. I can’t explain it except for 1. Detroit and 2. unions 3. the incorrect media depiction of conservatives as uncaring about JoeSixpack worker.
They seem to think that the Dems have their best interests at heart even though their prescriptions are what have brought about the stagnant economy in Michigan.
Like everywhere else, the conservatives need a candidate who can express his ideals plainly to the people and go around the media filter. Without pandering to the left.
Michigan is a tough spot, no doubt. But, we have the MIGOP that is totally ineffectual. Karl Lenin, Bart Stupidak, Debbie Stabemall, Clueless Jenny are target rich environments. On the Monday after Ann Coulter made her alleged horrible statement about the faggot John Edwards, The MIGOP chairman Saul Anuzis appeared on WJR radio which is a 50,000 watt blowtorch listened to all over the Midwest. I can no longer remember the totally asinine statement that Karl Lenin had made over the weekend probably on the democrat t.v. program Meet the Depressed. At any rate, Anuzis gets asked about Coulter’s comment and launches into what a terrible thing it was. I would have, you would have, any politician in his right mind would have said something like, “you know what, I don’t know the details about Coulter, I’m busy focusing on getting Michigan Republicans elected. Did you hear the absolutely idiotic comments that Karl Lenin made on .....?” Nope, can’t do that. Can’t point out that Clueless Jenny is holding the handle on the flusher getting ready to push. Can’t point out that the “conservative democrat” Bart Stupak favors abortion in all its forms, and how reprehensible that is, nope, Coulter bad.
I’m sorry to belabor Michigan, but it angers me a lot. On the issue of the media. The People’s Detroit Free Press, The People’s Detroit News, and the other’s “big” city papers aren’t going to give the Republicans a fair deal. I travel around the state a lot. There are a lot of small local papers that will print almost anything within reason even if they are owned by Stalin Lites. The MIGOP doesn’t even bother to get press out to these organizations.