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Trouble for Democrats in Michigan?
Wall Street Journal ^ | February 14, 2014

Posted on 02/16/2014 8:27:22 AM PST by SMGFan

The race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan is still rated "Democratic Favored" by some Washington prognosticators, but the contest is starting to look like a toss-up.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: billschutte; carllevin; debbiestabenow; detroit; michigan; ruthjohnson; terrilynnland
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"Suddenly, Michigan Republican Terri Lynn Land building steam in Senate race" is title of Detroit Free Press story today. Linking & exerpting not allowed.
1 posted on 02/16/2014 8:27:22 AM PST by SMGFan
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To: SMGFan

I saw that elsewhere. Land was leading Peters in an EPIC/MRA poll. That’s a democrat polling firm, too.


2 posted on 02/16/2014 8:28:41 AM PST by Darren McCarty (Abortion - legalized murder for convenience)
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To: cripplecreek

Ping


3 posted on 02/16/2014 8:29:17 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: SMGFan
Carl Levin is still alive???

How the hell old is he? 120?

Thank God there's term limits on human lifespan. Sheesh. We'd never be rid of these people.

4 posted on 02/16/2014 8:31:22 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: SMGFan

If republicans/conservatives turn out this year, it could be an epic azz-whipping for the Rat/Commies.


5 posted on 02/16/2014 8:31:52 AM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: SMGFan

The whole country needs to purge democrats from office holdings.


6 posted on 02/16/2014 8:32:40 AM PST by b4its2late (A Progressive is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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The old Democrat voting block in Detroit is a shadow of what it once was. When you look at the rest of Michigan outside Detroit, it has always been Republican, but Detroit carried the state for democrats. Now that Detroit is becoming a ghost town, that is all changing.


7 posted on 02/16/2014 8:32:55 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy
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Linking & exerpting not allowed.

Thanks for the heads up. I make it a point not to click on links to website that do not allow links or excerpts.

If they don't want my bidness, I'm happy to not give it to 'em.

8 posted on 02/16/2014 8:33:26 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Springman; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; madison10; ...
With a little luck, Ruth Johnson will have done all she can do as SOS in a couple of years and can run for the Stupicow seat. I also think Bill Schutte would be a good governor.

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9 posted on 02/16/2014 8:34:17 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Now that Detroit is becoming a ghost town, that is all changing.

Now if the Republicans can only stop the ghost in Detroit from voting, they might have a chance.

10 posted on 02/16/2014 8:35:17 AM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: SMGFan

I wish they could primary Ryan and still keep the HOR seat.


11 posted on 02/16/2014 8:35:40 AM PST by grania
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To: SMGFan

Breaking up the Levin cartel would be a good thing.


12 posted on 02/16/2014 8:37:24 AM PST by Paine in the Neck (Our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor)
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To: clee1

Or, Civil War II without the bullets.

Say what u will about the Civil War, but it did resolve forever the issue of slavery.

We may be on the verge of turning back “Liberalism” (a form of slavery) for 100 years. If so, future generations might find it within themselves to thank Zero.


13 posted on 02/16/2014 8:37:24 AM PST by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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The old Democrat voting block in Detroit is a shadow of what it once was.

Our SOS and AG were both targeted by voter fraud and take a dim view of it. They've really cracked down on it. I personally suspect its why Detroit suddenly has a white mayor that the Detroit machine didn't want.
14 posted on 02/16/2014 8:38:08 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: SMGFan

If Carl Levin is getting off the Democrat Gravy Train of power along with Waxman and other long held seats, influence and corruption now, it means they (Democrats) understand they are at the bottom layer of the sh!t bucket as far as chances to prosper come November are concerned.

We should redouble our efforts to condemn natural RINO Republican capitulation even before the first hint of battle and DESTROY them in their own primaries. Boehner, Cornyn, McConnell et al need to be pilloried, debased and ridiculed into defeat before they meet their eunich opposition in the general election.

ObamaCare has given us a chance at redemption. We blow that chance by pulling the lever for the lesser of two evils and succumbing to appeaser ‘reason and abused logic.’


15 posted on 02/16/2014 8:38:46 AM PST by Gaffer (Comprehensive Immigration Reform is just another name for Comprehensive Capitulation)
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To: Old Retired Army Guy

It took forever, but they finally look like they are wearing out. There are still pockets of hard blue in Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, Traverse City, and Muskegon though, mainly due to college kids and transplants from Chicago.


16 posted on 02/16/2014 8:40:40 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Gaffer

Terry Bowman, leader of the Union Conservatives is seriously considering a run for John Dingell’s seat.


17 posted on 02/16/2014 8:42:01 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: SMGFan

Toss ups go to the Dem by default. Maybe not on Election Night, or even a week later, or a month later. After all, it takes time to dig though all of those car trunks.


18 posted on 02/16/2014 8:43:45 AM PST by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: SMGFan

Reading is not allowed either unless you have a subscription.


19 posted on 02/16/2014 8:44:03 AM PST by Bob
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To: fwdude

Toss ups go to democrats where democrats control the process. Now that the GOP has control of the state, Detroit will still go democrat but it won’t do it with 100,000 more votes than people.


20 posted on 02/16/2014 8:46:25 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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