Michigan For Granholm
Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm is in a tight race for re-election. Her opponent, Dick DeVos, is an extremely wealthy individual who will be dumping much of his Amway fortune into his race for Governor.
Polls have been neck and neck and it likely will remain that way until election day 2006. The latest poll from Detroit News/WXYZ-TV poll has Granholm up only four percentage points.
From the poll:
The lead is Granholm’s first since February, when DeVos started a nonstop TV ad barrage that to date has cost him more than $10 million. The Granholm campaign has yet to air a commercial, but the Democratic Party has spent more than $2 million on ads on her behalf.
Detroit News/WXYZ pollster Ed Sarpolus said the June launch of Democratic Party ads and recent news that Google Inc. and other companies will bring jobs to Michigan have combined to boost the governor’s campaign.
“People are starting to hear the other side,” Sarpolus said. “Is she out of trouble? No. She’s still under 50 percent support. But the trends show she has to tell her story.”
Good luck Governor, we’re pulling for you! Please visit Granholm’s website today and do all you can to help keep Michigan blue!
July 27th, 2006 at 11:10 am
It’s pretty interesting that recent polls show Granholm up slightly or just barely behind. I think this probably bodes well for her chances. DeVos has spent something like $10 million on TV ads, and as far as I know Granholm hasn’t spent anything yet. As someone who has worked in politics for a while, I know that if you spend that kind of dough and don’t build up a huge lead, when your opponent starts spending as well, you’re bound to drop.
I expect to see Granholm bounce back ahead of DeVos for good come fall.