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Hoekstra Campaign: “So solly, Charlie. We no want pull ad. Ad gone biral.”
by P.D. Lesko
Michigan's Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (APAAC) and a state diversity group have been pressuring Michigan Republican Senatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra (below, right) to pull his controversial Super Bowl…
Urban Exile: Poll—88 Percent of American Voters Say Candidates Should Focus on Poverty
by J.D. Berman
Now that we're officially in the 2012 election cycle, candidates for office may want to take note of a new poll on voter attitudes toward poverty and opportunity. According to a survey commissioned by Spotlight on Poverty,…
Rep. John Dingell’s Endorsement Can’t Save Local City Council Member: Lumm Beats Rapundalo
by P.D. Lesko
U.S. Representative John Dingell and his wife Debbie couldn't save Second Ward Council member Stephen Rapundalo's political hide. Dingell endorsed Rapundalo and donated $250 to his campaign. While challenger Jane Lumm spoke…
Savaged: Brad Langerak Gives the 99% in Michigan A Digital Soapbox
By Chris Savage
It's hard to view any sort of media at all these days without finding reference to the Occupy Wall Street movement. With its made-for-viral-media meme "We are the 99%", this movement is one that's beginning to resonate…
Michigan Protest Web Site Launches: “Put A Face to The 99 Percent.”
In Michigan, the economic collapse caused in good part by Wall Street greed continues to cause suffering for unemployed workers and struggling families, while the top 1% are doing better than any time in history.—from…
Interview: U.S. Rep. Schauer
by Chris Savage
In 2008, Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Mark Schauer was elected to be the Representative for Michigan's 7th Congressional District, replacing Republican Tim Walberg. The 7th District, which spans a large…
EXCLUSIVE Interview: Former Governor Jennifer Granholm Talks About the Political and Economic Past & Future of Michigan and the U.S.
by Chris Savage
Last week, former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and her husband Dan Mulhern released their new book A Governor's Story - The Fight for Jobs and America’s Economic Future. (You can read my A2Politico review of their…
The Politics of Pandering: Michigan’s U.S. Congressional Delegation Fights Fuel Economy. Again.
In October of 2009, A2Politico posted a piece titled, "Time Magazine Raps Rep. Dingell Firmly Across the Knuckles." This is from that piece:
In the October 5, 2009 issue of Time magazine, the Special Report is titled “The Tragedy of…
Rev. Jesse Jackson Slams Michigan Gov. Snyder For “Trampling Democracy”…in Chicago (Not Detroit) Newspaper Op-Ed
You have to wonder: Did the Reverend Jesse Jackson submit his op-ed piece to either The Detroit News or the Freep before he shot it off to the editors of the Chicago Sun-Times? Did the editors of those two Michigan papers take one look at…
How the Mighty Have Fallen: Snyder’s Approval Ratings Have Fallen the Furthest of All GOP Govs
A2Politico has been tracking the approval ratings of Michigan's Republican Governor Rick Snyder. In November 2010, Rick Snyder breezed past Democratic candidate Virg Bernero, and won the race for governor with 58 percent of the vote. After…