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State House Redistricting - District 105 (HD-105)

State House - District 105Current Rep - Greg MacMaster (R - Kewadin)Old District (105th)Greg MacMaster - 25,907Greg Dean - 10,702This district was and still is probably the safest in North Michigan for the Republicans, and the 2nd safest overall beside... »

George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin, Stand your ground, self-defense, and manslaughter

Everyone knows about the George Zimmerman case in Florida, or at least all of the speculation with it. The speculation has taken a life of its own. The reality is that few actual facts are known. They are as follows. 1. George Zimmerman is a neighborho... »

State House Redistricting - District 90 (HD-90)

State House - District 90Current Rep - Joseph Haveman (R-Holland)Old District (90th)Joseph Haveman - UnopposedDistricts are usually safe when nobody runs. Haveman won an easy general election in the bad year of 2008 and was unopposed for re-election in... »

State House Redistricting - District 88 (HD-88)

State House - District 88Current Rep - OpenOld District (Ottawa Portion of 74th)Dave Agema - 21,867Leon Chase - 4,516Ottawa County has gone from two whole districts and two partial districts to three full districts with its population growth. It's the ... »

State House Redistricting - District 80 (HD-80)

State House - District 80Current Rep - Bob Genetski (R-Saugatuck)Old District (88th)Bob Genetski - 13,518Randy Thompson - 8,389Allegan County is an interesting county. The southern part is sometimes competitive, and the Saugatuck/Douglas leans democrat... »

Post election Michigan analysis - Romney v Santorum

There's a lot of spin going on about this election. Santorum's claiming he won on election day. I think he's right. Pundits are claiming that Santorum collapsed from a 15 point lead on the last day. I think those are largely wrong. He never had a 15 pt... »

Michigan Primary Preview - What to look for

This primary is different than a lot of them. The winner isn't who gets 50.1% of the vote statewide this time. It's the winner of each of the new congressional districts (you can see which district you are in on the sidebar) The statewide winner gets t... »

Poll Update - 2nd PPP poll less of an outlier

Last Thursday, I had a post about the delegate process and listed polls and congressional districts. I never thought Santorum was up 15 over Romney in Michigan. Most of the polls have it 4-10 pts. I think 4 is accurate, right now as things stand today.... »

Michigan's Delegate Process, Preview of race per Congressional District

There's a lot being said about Santorum taking the lead to some degree in most opinion polls. If Santorum wins Michigan, it will be gigantic from a PR, momentum, and fundraising standpoint. From an actual delegate standpoint, it's more complicated than... »

State House Redistricting - District 72 (HD-72)

State House - District 72Current Rep - Ken Yonker (R-Caledonia)????Old District (72nd)Ken Yonker - 24,801Brian Bosak - 9,219I'm not sure if this is an open district or if it is Ken Yonker's district. Yonker claims Caledonia as his home, but I wonder if... »

Is Santorum leading in Michigan?

The big news is that in Mitt Romney's birth state, Rick Santorum apparently took the lead in two polls. This means possibly two things. One, the polls are accurate. Two, the polls are not accurate. If they are accurate, then this is a snapshot of the e... »

I'm voting for Rick Santorum in the primary

It's down to four people. Nobody will likely drop between now and the 28th. The four left are Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum. Perry's out, and I'm not going to vote for a dropped candidate. That's like voting for uncommitted wh... »

State House Redistricting - District 66 (HD-66)

State House - District 66Current Rep - Aric Nesbitt (R-Antwerp Twp)Old District (80th)Aric Nesbitt - 15,492Thomas Erdmann - 7,850The old 66th Bill Rogers district where I live is now mostly the 42nd District. Most of the new 66th district is the old 80... »

State House Redistricting - District 64 (HD-64)

State House - District 64Current Rep - Earl Poleski (R-Jackson)Old District (64th)Earl Poleski - 15,649Martin Griffin - 10,777Jackson County has been ground zero for control of Michigan's legislature the past 10 years. Both districts here have flipped ... »

State House Redistricting - District 58 (HD-58)

State House - District 58Current Rep - Ken Kurtz (R-Coldwater)2010 Results - Old District (58th)Ken Kurtz - Unopposed in general electionThis is a safe republican district covering Hillsdale and Branch Counties. It remains unchanged from the old distri... »

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