Hehehe...
Posted on 06/21/2006 10:40:38 AM PDT by oxcart
Michigan's gubernatorial race between Democratic incumbent Jennifer Granholm and Republican challenger Dick DeVos is close, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Forty-six percent of 600 likely voters said they would vote for DeVos, while 44 percent said they would vote for Granholm.
Ten percent were undecided. The poll, by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA, had a sampling error margin of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
A previous poll, conducted June 5-9 by EPIC-MRA, had DeVos leading 48 percent to 40 percent. Both the Granholm and DeVos campaigns said when that poll came out that other polls showed the race much closer.
In the latest poll, conducted June 13 through Tuesday, 41 percent gave Granholm a positive rating and 58 percent a negative rating, with 1 percent undecided, similar to her numbers earlier this month.
Granholm campaign spokesman Chris De Witt said the latest poll shows the race is still close and that voters are unhappy with the policies of Republicans such as President Bush.
"Polling has consistently shown that the people of Michigan understand that it's the Bush economic policies that Dick DeVos supports that have caused the economic problems here in Michigan," De Witt said.
DeVos said Wednesday that the eight-point spread in the earlier poll appears to be an aberration.
"This is more consistent with what we have seen in the other polls that have been published," he said.
The new poll was conducted for television stations WXYZ in Detroit, WILX in Lansing, WOOD in Grand Rapids and WJRT in Flint.
___
On the Net:
DeVos: http://www.devosforgovernor.com/
Granholm: http://www.granholmforgov.com/
EPIC-MRA: http://www.epicmra.com/
Hehehe...
Yeah, but it's gonna be tough to beat the voter fraud in Detroit and Flint. Thousands of dead will be voting in November, all for Granholm. Not that the MSM or authorities would notice. It's only voter fraud if it benefits a Republican.
Ping to #22.
In the latest poll,... gave Granholm a 58 percent negative rating
That's usually fatal unless the opponent is just a complete boob.
DeVos doesn't seem to be composed of mammary tissue so far. I've seen a few of his TV ads and been impressed, and he's got some momentum in the legislature for eliminating the single business tax. If the state house can force Jenny to veto a repeal, it'll definitely work to Dick's advantage.
When the headline didn't mention who was leading, I knew right away that the GOP candidate was in front. Sure enough...
Polls usually don't mean jack in Michigan. All that matters is whether or not people in Wayne County pull the trigger for the Democrat, or stay home.
The rest of the state is pretty much Republican.
In 2004, Kerry won with 51.2% of the vote (Bush had 47.81%).
Take out Wayne County, and Bush wins 51.64% to 47.20% for Kerry. Wayne County is effectively a 6 point swing for the Dems.
What would you expect Jenny's spinmeister to say, "Michigan is the only state in the toilet, and it's all Gandholm's fault"?
Born in Canada.
Raised in California.
Educated in Massachusetts.
'Nuff said.
When you think about it, that's one way to lower Michigan's unemployment...
How bad is it for Democrats?
They're excited about the idea of winning in BLUE states....
DeVos is scum. Please visit Merchants of Deception and see how the DeVos family has stood by and done nothing while elements of the Amway organizations have ruined thousands of families.
Sounds like you think more Jennie is a good idea for 10,000,000 of us?
I don't follow Michigan politics much, but I can almost assure you that Granholm has more moral character than that scumbag DeVos. I encourage you to read the link I provided. The DeVos family is a criminal empire.
MI has the worst economy of any state in the nation, Jennifer vetoes any and all pro-business measures, raises taxes across the board - they call them "fees" as they're not taxes you know.
Granny has substantially contributed to the economic cancer here, as she is a bona-fide, Canadian born, east coast educated socialist. She has (with various local union powers) done more to make this place look like New Jersey than desired. I'll suggest this purple electorate is going to veto that trend even if it means going with a newbie.
If you didn't know, DeVos' wife is the former head of the MI GOP. I've personally seen her introduce The President Of The United States on several occasions on the campaign trail.
Also, I'm not trying to shill for Granholm here. You're in a situation where you have two horrible candidates. You guys blew it in the primaries.
Amway fortune
I always heard that was a cult. Are they still around. My friend told me that they forced all kinds of weird stuff on him. He said if you ever hear Amway run the other way. I always remember that, but have never came across any of the weirdos. Do you guys know about this company?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.