Articles tagged: election10
Candidate's lawsuit blames Facebook for failed campaign to oust Congressman John Dingell
Posted: Mar 04, 2011Dearborn attorney Majed Moughni, a Republican who sought to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. John Dingell in last year's election, is blaming Facebook for his failed campaign. Read more »
Associated Press: Rick Snyder spent nearly $11M on Michigan gubernatorial campaign
Posted: Dec 02, 2010Republican Gov.-elect Rick Snyder spent nearly $11 million in his campaign for the state's top job, including nearly $6 million from his own pocket, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday. Snyder raised $12.4 million ... Read more »
Campaign finance reports show Washtenaw County candidates raised hundreds of thousands
Posted: Dec 02, 2010Republican Mark Ouimet and Democrat Christine Green combined to raise more than $431,700 competing for the 52nd District state House seat, campaign finance reports show. The reports, which were due today, demonstrate just how much ... Read more »
Gov.-elect Rick Snyder to give inaugural Jan. 1 speech outside
Posted: Nov 22, 2010Gov.-elect Rick Snyder will give his inaugural speech on the Capitol steps Jan. 1, rather than move indoors after the swearing-in as Gov. Jennifer Granholm did, The Associated Press has learned. Linda Gobler, who is ... Read more »
Slate's Political Gabfest riffs on Sarah Palin, Barack Obama during live podcast in Ann Arbor
Posted: Nov 11, 2010Slate magazine political correspondent John Dickerson says Sarah Palin ranks up there with marketing behemoths like Apple, Nike and Coca-Cola when it comes to brand management. He found that out firsthand this week. It seems ... Read more »
Associated Press: Analysis: Michigan Democrats headed for the rocks early on
Posted: Nov 07, 2010Michigan Democrats started 2010 with their main candidate for governor withdrawing from the race, donors feeling the pinch of the poor economy and the drag of Gov. Jennifer Granholm's unpopularity hanging around their necks. The ... Read more »
Ypsilanti elected officials ponder charter revision following vote
Posted: Nov 05, 2010A nine-member charter commission elected by Ypsilanti voters will soon convene to consider a revision of the city's charter. No specific is date has been set, but once the vote from Tuesday's election is certified, ... Read more »
Will Rick Snyder follow through on promise to push forward an environmental agenda?
Posted: Nov 04, 2010As Ann Arbor's Rick Snyder prepares to become Michigan's next governor, conservationists are now asking: What does it mean for the Great Lakes and the environment? Will the Republican businessman push forward the environmental agenda he ... Read more »
Associated Press: Rick Snyder names Ann Arbor-area residents Doug and Sharon Rothwell to transition team
Posted: Nov 03, 2010Michigan's governor-elect Rick Snyder took the first steps on Wednesday toward shaping his new administration, naming Ann Arbor-area residents Doug and Sharon Rothwell to head up his transition team. The morning after his decisive win ... Read more »
Associated Press: Ann Arbor Republican Eileen Weiser wins seat on State Board of Education
Posted: Nov 03, 2010Ann Arbor resident Eileen Weiser has won another term on the State Board of Education. Weiser, a Republican and former member of the board, got 26 percent of the vote. With 99 percent of precincts ... Read more »
Analysis: The message that swept Rick Snyder to victory: 'jobs, jobs, jobs'
Posted: Nov 03, 2010The number of jobs Michigan lost from January 2003, when Jennifer Granholm became governor, to January 2010: 602,600. The margin of victory by Ann Arbor venture capitalist and Republican Rick Snyder over Democratic Virg Bernero ... Read more »
Associated Press: Rick Snyder to discuss transition with Jennifer Granholm this morning
Posted: Nov 03, 2010Governor-elect Rick Snyder will begin his transition as Michigan's top executive by meeting with outgoing Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm this morning. Read more »
Links: Election 2010, reflections on the morning after
Posted: Nov 03, 2010I was up late Tuesday night tracking election results. Here's some reflection on that effort the next morning. I'm writing this down so I won't forget it now; it was a long night. Read more »
Incumbents and a former council member snag three Saline City Council seats
Posted: Nov 03, 2010Current Saline City Council members David Rhoads and Brian Marl won their seats again in Tuesday's election, and will serve the city for another two years. Dean Girbach, a former council member and mayor pro ... Read more »
Kaplan to join Ann Arbor District Library Board; voters choose incumbents for 3 other seats
Posted: Nov 03, 2010In a game of political musical chairs, Vivienne Armentrout was left without a seat Tuesday as voters chose among four candidates for three seats on the Ann Arbor District Library Board. Read more »
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