Michigander or Michiganian: What should we call ourselves, Michigan residents? (poll) People of Michigan: It’s time to resolve our identity crisis. Are we Michiganders? Or are we Michiganians? Or Michiganites? Or should we stop the name calling, altogether? Grand Rapids Press File PhotoShould it be the end of the road for the term "Michigander"?
The topic generated some serious — and some not-so-serious — debate among online commenters when we posted an item about the use of the word “Michigander.” Few MLive commenters found “Michigander” offensive to women. Echoing the Lincoln angle was Stephen Maturin, who also objected to Michigander as a “silly sounding word.” “The woman was silly. It still sounds like a Michigan goose. But Michigander (Michigan is a proper noun) is a silly sounding word. Previous governors Jennifer Granholm, John Engler, and Jim Blanchard used Michiganian. Does any other state use "der? " Jerry Charboneau said “Michigander” makes sense, and it would be a stretch to consider the word sexist. “Snyder got a bum rap on this one. So is it Michigander? Election 2008 - Michigan Republican Primary.
Snyder: Mitt Romney is the best choice. MLive Q&A with Mitt Romney: From the Tigers, to tuition, to the Great Lakes. GRAND RAPIDS — Before rallying a crowd of supporters Wednesday at Grand Rapids office systems company Compatico, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney met with journalists from MLive Media Group for an exclusive 30-minute interview. RELATED: Mitt Romney lose to Rick Santorum in Michigan? 'That won't happen,' Romney says Chris Clark | MLive.comRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney spoke with journalists from MLive Media Group on Wednesday. Romney answered questions from MLive.com's Julie Hoogland, Grand Rapids' community news director; Todd Fettig, Grand Rapids' community engagement specialist; Nate Reens, Grand Rapids' political reporter; and Troy Reimink, statewide writer for MLive.com.
The discussion ranged from the auto-industry bailout, to memories of Michigan to unemployment benefits. Here are excerpts. Julie Hoogland: The first question is the toughest. Hoogland: I was listening to the radio on the way in, and Obama Motors is what I heard Rush Limbaugh call it. Mitt Romney's 'favourite son' pitch in Michigan could backfire. Announcing his support today for Mitt Romney ahead of the Michigan primary at the end of this month, the state's Governor Rick Snyder declared: "Our country has never elected a president born and raised in Michigan. " The endorsement, made in an article in The Detroit News, was the latest in a long line of nods from top Republicans in Michigan.
At a subsequent appearance with the candidate in Farmington Hills, Snyder called Romney a "native Michigander", adding: "He understands our state. He is one of us. " Governor Rick Snyder endorses Mitt Romney. But playing the "favorite son" - a term his senior aide Eric Fehrnstrom used on Twitter today - in Michigan is fraught with danger. Across the country, party establishment backing has not sewn up the nomination for Romney. Romney lost Minnesota in a landslide despite having the backing of its former governor Tim Pawlenty and he was creamed in South Carolina even though its governor Nikki Haley campaigned tirelessly for him. Romney's struggles fuel talk of brokered convention. Romney shows trouble keeping supporters from 2008. Mitt Romney’s second go-round at a presidential run is not going so well. Nine states have voted so far, and in six of them the former Massachusetts governor has shed supporters who voted for him in 2008, winning fewer votes in each of those states than he did last time.
It’s the latest signal that this year’s race is unlike any other in recent memory, even though it follows the familiar Republican pattern of an heir apparent and a set of credible but outmatched challengers. “Romney doesn’t seem to have a cause,” said John J. Pitney Jr., a political scientist at Claremont McKenna College in California. “There’s no Romney faction in the Republican Party. The Republican Party has had an affinity for nominating do-over candidates. Each of those previous do-overs did much better in their final campaigns: Reagan in 1980 and the elder Mr.
Mr. Still, when all of the states are combined, Mr. Former Sen. He said Mr. Mr. Still, with the exception of Mr. Brokaw: Romney "Not Prepared For The Unexpected On The Campaign Trail" White House mocks Romney's narrow Michigan victory. Santorum campaign claims Romney win in Michigan was really a draw. In the annals of campaign spin, it will go down as a pretty good try. More than 12 hours after Rick Santorum telephoned Mitt Romney to offer what a senior Romney aide described as a "very gracious" concession in Michigan, Team Santorum tried to take it back.
Citing "anecdotal & empirical data that is being shared with us" but which should be checked out by reporters, Santorum's top strategist John Brabender explained during a chaotic conference call that Michigan rules meant that delegates there would be split 15 apiece and Santorum had won in 63 out of 83 counties in Michigan. This meant we should "move it from a win for Mitt Romney to a tie race", Brabender argued, describing last night as "what can only be seen as a disaster for the Romney campaign".
Pressed on whether he was right about his numbers, he responded: "Accuracy, that's sort of your job. " Firstly, Santorum conceded Michigan to Romney on Tuesday night. Secondly, Romney won all 29 delegates in Arizona on Tuesday. Gingrich: Michigan is do-or-die for Romney. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich hinted Sunday that if rival Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney loses the primary election in his home state of Michigan, he should drop out of the race. “If he loses his home state, I don’t see what he says the next morning to his donors to stay in the race,” Mr. Gingrich told “Fox News Sunday.” If Mr. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, can’t win his home state in a primary election, how can he beat President Obama in Michigan, which typically votes with the Democrats, Mr.
“For a general election, that’s not a very good sign,” he said. Mr. “If any of the three of us lose our home state … you have what I think is a very, very bad candidacy,” he said. Donald Trump stumping for Mitt Romney in new Michigan robocall. As Super Tuesday looms, Republican primary heads into potentially decisive phase. The upcoming contests are expected to draw only limited engagement from the other remaining candidates, former House speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.) and Rep.Ron Paul (Tex.). The contests offer Santorum, a former senator from Pennsylvania, a chance to prove what he and other conservatives have long claimed: that a moderate such as Romney cannot beat one of them in a head-to-head matchup. His supporters point to Santorum’s sweep of three contests on Feb. 7, which has propelled his surge since. “Next Tuesday’s election is pivotal for Mitt Romney,” said GOP consultant Mike Dennehy. “Michigan is really the battleground for the future of the nomination.” Paul will also get a clean matchup with Romney on Super Tuesday in Virginia, where only those two candidates met the stringent qualifications for a place on the ballot.
GOP pollster Jon McHenry said two of those races appear to be particularly significant. “Ohio and Georgia strike me as the most important Super Tuesday states,” McHenry said. TODAY on the Trail - Caption contest: Mitt Romney has a close encounter with the Santorum car. News Feb. 27, 2012 at 8:09 AM ET Updated Feb. 29, 4 p.m. ET: Scroll down to see the best of your captions! Original post: With Tuesday's primary looming in Michigan, the GOP presidential hopeful took a stroll around the Daytona 500 on Sunday, checking out the cars, chatting with drivers and signing autographs. He even approached a car sponsored by the rival Santorum campaign, plastered with "Rick 2012" signage.
BRIAN BLANCO / Reuters Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (2nd L) walks past the number 26 Ford, driven by Tony Raines, with advertising for Romney's opponent, Rick Santorum, during his appearance at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 54th Daytona 500 race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, February 26, 2012. Later, asked if he would be rooting against the Santorum-mobile, Romney laughed and said, "I hope all the cars have a good race,” reported the Associated Press. Here are our three favorites: Santorum: I was on George Bush's team for Hill votes. Michigan Poll: Santorum 37, Romney 33, Paul 15, Gingrich 10. 2012 Michigan Republican Primary. 2012 Michigan Republican Primary Michigan GOP Primary: Romney 38%, Santorum 36% Email this ShareThis Sign up for free daily updates Monday, February 27, 2012 Front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are in a virtual tie with the former Massachusetts governor up by just two points as the Michigan Republican Primary race comes down to the wire.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Republican Primary Voters in Michigan, taken Sunday night, finds Romney with 38% support to Santorum’s 36%. This Michigan survey of 750 Likely Republican Primary Voters was conducted on February 26, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. Rasmussen subscribers can log in to read the rest of this article. Become a member and get full access to all articles and polls starting at $3.95/month. Rasmussen Reports is a media company specializing in the collection, publication and distribution of public opinion information. To learn more about our methodology, click here. Triumphant Santorum takes fight into Romney’s backyard: Michigan.
Rick Santorum will take the fight for the Republican presidential nomination to Mitt Romney in Michigan, the state where Romney grew up and where his father served as governor. “We’re heading to Michigan,” Santorum said on MSNBC Wednesday morning, the day after he swept caucuses in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. “We think Michigan is a great place for us to plant our flag and talk about jobs and opportunities for everybody in America to rise.” The state, which votes on Feb. 28, is a must-win for Romney to remain the front-runner. If he loses on his home turf one week before Super Tuesday, on March 6, it will reinforce the idea that he is beatable and at odds with his party’s conservative base, and it will give whoever wins in Michigan massive momentum.
“Romney damn well has to win this state. While Romney will have the big edge in money and organization, and still has family active in the state GOP, he could have some weaknesses there, too. Castellanos agreed. Santorum overtakes Romney in Michigan - The Hill's Ballot Box. Rick Santorum has overtaken Mitt Romney in the race for the GOP primary vote in Michigan, a state long considered a lock for Romney that has become a make-or-break test for his campaign.
New polls from Republican-leaning American Research Group and the Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling both give Santorum the lead in Michigan, where Romney grew up and his father was a popular governor. The PPP poll released Monday found Santorum at 39 percent, ahead of Romney with 24 percent, Ron Paul with 12 percent and Newt Gingrich at 11 percent. Similarly, the American Research Group poll found Santorum with 33 percent, followed by Romney at 27 percent, Gingrich at 21 percent, and Paul at 12 percent. After a trio of wins last week in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri last week, Santorum has taken the fight for the GOP nomination to Michigan, where he plans to "talk about jobs and opportunities for everybody in America to rise. " Santorum on the Defensive Over Gender Remarks. 3:19 a.m. | Updated The full version of this post is available here. WASHINGTON — Only days after having to explain a comment about women and emotions in combat, Rick Santorum seemed to struggle a bit on Sunday to explain a remark in his 2005 book “It Takes a Family” that blamed “radical feminists” for undermining families and for trying to persuade women that they could find fulfillment only in the workplace.
Asked on the ABC News program “This Week” about the book’s contentions, Mr. Santorum noted that his wife, Karen, had written that section — though only his name is on the cover and he does not list her in the acknowledgments as among those “who assisted me in the writing of this book.” He said that when Mrs. Santorum, a nurse and a lawyer, had quit working to raise the couple’s children, she felt that many people “looked down their nose at that decision.”
“Sadly, the propaganda campaign launched in the 1960s has taken root,” Mr. Santorum (or his wife) wrote in the book. Mr. Mr. » New Ron Paul 2012 Ad Slams Santorum As “Fake” Alex Jones. Steve Watson Infowars.com February 21, 2012 A new Ron Paul 2012 campaign ad has been released today that takes direct aim at GOP rival Rick Santorum’s voting record. Entitled simply “Fake”, the 30 second spot makes the case that it is a myth that Santorum is in any way a fiscal conservative. The concise ad crams in the facts that Santorum voted to raise the federal debt ceiling five times, voted to double the size of the Department of Education through No Child Left Behind, and voted for Medicare Part D — the biggest entitlement expansion since the ’60s. The ad also highlights the fact that Santorum voted to send foreign aid to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il and also endorsed sending billions in tax dollars to the corrupt regime in Egypt.
Finally, the ad makes the point that Santorum also voted to give the abortion provider Planned Parenthood millions of dollars in funding. “Santorum touts his ‘conservative record’ all too often. Watch the ad below: Print this page. Obama Admin. Ron Paul Clearly Wins The Enthusiasm Vote in Michigan. News Brief: Paul-Romney Election Fraud and More With Jason Bermas. Santorum Sees ‘Two-Person Race’ With Romney - Washington Wire. Murdoch on Santorum: 'Win Michigan game over' Many Democrats voting for Santorum, Paul to deny Romney a Michigan win.
Mitt Romney eked out a slim victory in Michigan — no thanks to voters like Dennis Budziszewski, 63, of Canton. A diehard Democrat and retired autoworker, Budziszewski doesn’t like Romney, so he voted for former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum to try to embarrass Romney. He said he’ll vote for President Barack Obama in November.
“I’ve been pushing this on Facebook for days,” he said. Some Democrats tried to get their fellow partisans to vote for Santorum or Ron Paul to rob Romney of victory. On Monday, the Santorum campaign sent electronic phone calls urging Democrats to vote for him. Romney called the effort a dirty trick done by a desperate campaign. “This is no way for a person to act that wants to be the Republican nominee to take on President Obama in the fall,” said Saul Anuzis, a former state GOP chairman. Budziszewski got two of those calls today, but he made up his mind a long time ago when he felt that Romney betrayed Detroit by opposing the federal auto bailout.
Santorum flips on Dems voting in GOP primaries. Washington (CNN) - As voters headed to the polls in Michigan on Tuesday, Rick Santorum defended a robo call his campaign used in the state urging Democrats to support its candidate as a vote against Mitt Romney. But just a few weeks ago on a tele-town hall with Minnesota voters, Santorum decried the mere idea of open elections as polluting the entire primary process.
CNN LIVE: Tune in tonight at 6 p.m. ET for live coverage of the Arizona and Michigan primaries and follow real-time results on CNNPolitics.com, on the CNN apps and on the CNN mobile web site. Follow CNN Politics on Facebook and on Twitter at #cnnelections. – Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @PoliticalTicker "We want the activists of the party, the people who make up the backbone of the Republican Party to have a say in who our nominee is as opposed to a bunch of people who don't even identify themselves as Republicans picking our nominee," Santorum told voters on the call held January 29.
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