Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Karen Jacobsen hopes to unseat Democrat John Dingell, who is the longest running member of Congress.
A Dearborn woman on Thursday announced her candidacy for U.S. Congress in Michigan's 12th District. Karen Jacobsen, a businesswoman who lives in Dearborn with her husband and daughter, is running in the Republican congressional primary in August for the House of Representatives. Jacobsen announced her candidacy from her home in Dearborn Thursday afternoon. According to her official website, Jacobsen describes herself as "a regular American who wants to unwind, reduce and simplify our federal government in Washington, DC." "It’s time to throw off the heavy weight of government so we can be free, productive and prosperous," she adds. U.S. Rep. John Dingell, who is running in the Democratic primary for the same seat, also announced his …
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Republican committee votes to award the state's two at-large delegates to the Michigan native, who won the popular vote in Tuesday's primary.
Update, 4:30 p.m. Thursday: A Michigan Republican committee voted Thursday to award 16 of the state's 30 delegates to the Republican National Convention to Mitt Romney and the remaining 14 to Rick Santorum. Michigan's Tuesday Republican presidential primary showed the candidates splitting the state's delegates, though Romney won the popular vote. The committee voted 4-2 to give Romney Michigan's two at-large delegates, according to MIRS. Michigan Republicans award delegates based on congressional districts – two for each of the state's 14 districts – and two more awarded by the statewide vote. 2 p.m. Wednesday: Mitt Romney's campaign got a boost of optimism Tuesday night after learning that the candidate had won the popular vote in …
'I was confident we could come together today and take a giant step toward a brighter future,' Bloomfield-area native tells backers after a tense primary day.
NOVI – Mitt Romney was looking for a little home cooking, and he got it. The son of former Michigan Gov. George Romney who was born and raised in Bloomfield Hills needed a win to stop surging opponent Rick Santorum and ease fears that he couldn’t take a state in which the economy is the issue. He ended up taking what many political pundits called a "must win" with 43 percent of the vote statewide and overwhelming support in Oakland and Wayne counties. “It’s a big, big win and I just wanted to come down here and join the rally and the celebration,” Troy resident Bill McNeil said after leaving the ballroom where Romney gave his victory speech at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. “I was a little worried earlier today when I saw the …
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Mitt Romney edges out Rick Santorum by 41 votes in the Republican presidential primary.
Republican Mitt Romney squeaked out a victory in Wyandotte, just as he did in the state of Michigan, in Tuesday's presidential primary election. Romney beat out Rick Santorum in Wyandotte by 41 votes, 823-782. On the Democratic side, President Barack Obama received 573 votes. The only other option on the Democratic ballot was "uncommitted," which received 129 votes. Voter turnout was just shy of 15 percent. Here's a run down of the entire Republican ticket:
Many southeast Michigan communities report low voter turnout as polls close.
Update, 10:24 p.m.: The Associated Press and NBC have declared Mitt Romney the winner of the Michigan primary. Romney performed well in southeastern Michigan, particularly in Macomb and Oakland counties. With 76 percent of the precincts reporting in Macomb, Romney had 43 percent of the vote compared to 34.8 percent for Santorum. Update, 9:58 p.m.: Mitt Romney has won the Republican primary in Arizona, according to the Huffington Post. The victory garners him 29 new delegates on his quest to gain his party's nomination for president. Meanwhile, it's too close to call in Michigan, according to the Detroit Free Press. Romney and Rick Santorum are in a dead heat, with about 38% of precincts reporting. Both men have made several stops in …
City Clerk William Griggs said the numbers are "a reflection of the public's attitude of government at that level."
Wyandotte City Clerk William Griggs said voter turnout has been "poor" today. At 4:30 p.m., about 2,200 of the city's 19,127 registered voters have cast a ballot, or slightly less than 12 percent. Griggs earlier estimated that voter turnout would be between 18 percent and 20 percent, but now said he doubts it will rise that much in the last three-and-a-half hours before the polls close at 8 p.m. "I think it's just a reflection of the public's attitude of government at that level," he said. "It's so fragmented that people don't even want to bother going out to vote." Wyandotte's Dawn Kowalczik is an exception, however, and was out Tuesday morning casting a vote for President Barack Obama. The yoga instructor said she hopes to see Michigan …
William Griggs said he believes the presidential primary election is a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Wyandotte City Clerk William Griggs said he'll administer Tuesday's presidential primary election with the same professionalism as he has every other election he's overseen. But he isn't happy about it. Griggs contends that Tuesday's election is a waste of taxpayer's dollars, to the tune of $10 million. "Had the Republicans held a caucus, this election would not have been necessary," he said. "It's going to cost $10 million statewide to put on this election. I can think of better things this state could do with $10 million." While Democrats can cast a vote for either Barack Obama or "uncommitted" on the Democratic ticket, Griggs said, it's the Republicans who forced this election to be held, rather than choosing their presidential …
One of the state's high-ranking Democrats says he won't be voting in today's primary.
Michigan Congressman Gary Peters (D-9th District) won't be voting in today's Democratic primary election. Neither will Farmington Hills Mayor Barry Brickner. The two elected officials say there's no reason for them to go to the polls today, because Democrats will be choosing their candidate – President Barack Obama – in statewide caucuses on May 5. And even those won't offer much action. "There's only one person running, so it's going to be a real quickie," Brickner said. Michigan Democratic Party officials passed a resolution earlier this month that allows Democrats to vote in the primary and at their caucuses. In the resolution, officials accused Secretary of State Ruth Johnson of "partisan mischief," confusing voters over a party rule…
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Tuesday, February 28
Today is primary day in Michigan, when voters mark their ballots with their choice for who should run for president of the United States in November. Republican hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum headed into Tuesday's primary race neck and neck, trailed by several other candidates on the GOP ticket. President Barack Obama is the sole candidate on the Democrats' ballot. The Dems will caucus for their candidate May 5. There are some local issues on the ballots, too, such as a school bond proposal in Ferndale and a millage request in Clawson. We want to know how you voted and why and what's going on at the polls, campaign headquarters and at results-watching parties. Give us your thoughts, talk amongst yourselves, share some photos in …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Romney supporters are treated to a musical performance by a guy who 'epitomizes Detroit and is an icon.'
When Michigan Atty. Gen. Bill Schuette asked, “Royal Oak do you want to rock?” and “Michigan do you want to roll?” on Monday night, he was serious. Moments later, after addressing more than 1,000 supporters at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, Mitt Romney described driving to the home of “a fellow that lives in this area.” “I asked him whether he might come here tonight. I think you know him pretty well,” Romney teased the crowd. “He’s a native son of Detroit. He loves Michigan and he loves Detroit.” The Republican presidential candidate’s campaign promised to deliver Gov. Rick Snyder and a "special musical guest from Detroit" on his “Earn It” bus tour to Royal Oak. When the burgundy stage curtains where finally drawn, local music hero Kid Rock…
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Jim Rutkowski
11:25 am on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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