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Michigan Rising: A Political Souffle That Has Fallen

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 11, 2012 3

by Rob Smith Michigan Rising was born The Committee to Recall Rick Snyder. It was exciting and dynamic—citizens who came together to try to rid Michigan of Republican Governor Rick Snyder. Volunteers across the state took on the incredible…

UAW Prez Bob King Tells Dem Members: Stay Away From the Michigan Republican Primary

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 27, 2012 1

by P.D. Lesko A2Politico political writer Joe DiSano is getting behind Operation Hilarity. He posted a piece at the Huffington Post Detroit channel that has a rousing debate going between those who think DiSano is suggesting something…

Daily Kos Owner Tells NY Times Those Who Object to Manipulation of Michigan Presidential Primary Are “Pearl Clutchers”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 20, 2012 0

By P.D. Lesko Operation Hilarity may not be quite so funny to Markos Moulitsas Zuniga. Moulitsas Zuniga owns the liberal blog Daily Kos which has over 300,000 registered users and serves up 2,000,000 pages per month. Moulitsas Zuniga…

Daily Kos Launches “Operation Hilarity”—Urges Michigan Dems to Support Santorum in 2012 Primary

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 16, 2012 11

by P.D. Lesko The (mostly) boys over at Daily Kos are sticking their wooden spoons into the political pot that is Michigan once again and trying to stir up trouble for a Republican. First, it was Governor Rick Snyder. Although many people…

Michigan Rising: Aiming to Recall Snyder—While Disgruntled Former Volunteers Target Michigan Rising

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 19, 2012 6

by Chris Savage Michigan Rising, the group formerly known as the Committee to Recall Rick Snyder (CRRS), was unsuccessful in its bid to recall Michigan's governor last year. The challenges the group faced, discussed in my previous piece,…

Savaged: Where Does a Liberal Find His News in an Ocean of Dreck?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 4, 2012 2

By Chris Savage When A2Politico's editor Pat Lesko asked me to write about where I get my "news," my first thought was, "Hah! She wants all my secrets!" Then, my second thought was, "Hmmm...where do I get my news?" Because, frankly,…

Savaged: The Little Recall Effort That Could — Snyder Recall Proceeds Despite the Odds

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 5, 2011 24

Will the recall effort succeed? If current momentum, the additional resources and the rising dissatisfaction of Michigan residents is any indication, the answer to that question is "Yes". In the long-term, however, their ultimate success…

Dem on Ann Arbor City Council Who Supported Snyder in 2010 Rakes In Donations From Dem Pols Who Look The Other Way

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 23, 2011 1

A2P Notes: All of the information about the donors and amounts comes from the Washtenaw County campaign finance web site. To search the database, and examine the candidate campaign finance disclosures yourself, visit this…

Interview: Daily Kos Wants Governor Rick Snyder Recalled. The Effort Is Poised To Change The Face of U.S. Politics.

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 15, 2011 13

by Chris Savage Although many people have never heard of Daily Kos or think of it as simply "that liberal blog," it has become the model for online community political blogging. Founded in 2002 by Markos "Kos" Moulitsas, according to the…

If You Read This, Governor Rick Snyder and Fox 2 News Political Pundit Tim Skubick Might Think You’re Stupid

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 12, 2011 5

Well, Snyder and Skubick won't think you're stupid, exactly. Just dumb. Skubick (pictured left), who most recently prognosticated that the recall effort against Governor Snyder was "dead as a door nail" just a few days before the Michigan…

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