Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Granholm's Traveling Salvation Show is on the road...

... and coming to a town near you soon. It's really called "Putting Michigan First", but I like my name better. I have a warped sense of humor. :-)



Here is a report from Battle Creek.



"Those bread and butter moderates?" she said to about 100 party faithful packed into Shrank's Cafeteria. "Those folks have been left behind by the Republican Party."



Granholm brought forward Democrat Sharon Renier, who is running against Republican Tim Walberg in the 7th Congressional District.



The governor said Walberg and DeVos represented the "hard right," and supporters of U.S. Rep Joe Schwarz — a moderate Republican from Battle Creek ousted by Walberg in the primary election — "should feel welcome" voting for her and Renier.


Amen. Do we really want more Bush Republicans in charge? Really? Haven't you had enough yet? This should be a no-brainer.



It is all about getting out the vote at this point.



Granholm went on to note she was "a Democrat through and through," praising the party as being one that "cares about all of our citizens."



The governor has held a small edge in most polls over DeVos for weeks. However, she remains shy of 50 percent of the vote in most polls — a standard benchmark predicting success for an incumbent.



She told the crowd that they couldn't view her lead as an excuse to skip voting.



"The last time I ran, I was something like 12 or 13 points up, but won by 4 points because Democrats didn't get out and vote," she said.


Make sure you vote. Make sure your friends vote. Make sure your family votes.



Our own Liberal Lucy was at the Lansing stop yesterday and has a report here. Behold the power of instant media. I did the same thing when she was at a GR rally recently.



The Governor is blogging about these stops at her website. Pretty cool. Surprised she has the time.



Granholm will be at Wolfgang's in the Eastown in Grand Rapids tomorrow at 8:30 am. (hmmmm... omelette) I probably won't go because I just saw her and it's best to let her get at some new people. Besides, I'm starting to feel like some sort of politician groupie and that freaks me out a bit. ;-)



EDIT 5:45PM- Holy s**t, check out this schedule for tomorrow- Grand Rapids, Greenville, Cadillac, Traverse City, Petoskey, Alpena, St. Ignace. That's a good 18 hr. day, assuming a trip back to Lansing.



This has got to be exhausting.