Monday, May 14, 2012
The filing deadline for candidates affiliated with political parties is Tuesday at 4 p.m.
Township and county candidates affiliated with political parties have until 4 p.m. Tuesday to file paperwork in order to be included on the Aug. 7 primary ballot in Washtenaw County. As of Monday morning, several incumbents in western Washtenaw County have declared their intent to seek another term. Dexter Township In Dexter Township, Clerk Harley Rider, a Republican, is currently running unopposed. Trustee Jason Maciejewski, a Democrat, has also filed for re-election. No one has filed for township supervisor or treasurer. Dexter Village Candidates running for office in Dexter Village have until Aug. 14 to file paperwork in order to be included on the November general election ballot. Lima Township For the first time in many years in Lima …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Washtenaw County voting locations can be viewed on the Michigan Democratic Party's website.
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Thursday, April 26
The Michigan Democratic Party’s Presidential Caucuses take place on May 5. Residents planning to participate can visit www.michigandems.com and click on President Obama’s picture for a list of the sites throughout the state, or for Washtenaw County specific information visit www.WashtenawDems.org. “This list will let voters know where they need to go to vote in the caucus on May 5,” chairman Mark Brewer said. “There will be about 200 sites throughout the state and at least one in each county. We ask all interested voters to visit our website and check the list to ensure they go to the correct caucus site to vote – you must vote at the caucus site for your area.” "People do not need to be members of the Michigan Democratic Party to vote – …
Friday, March 23, 2012
Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell will kick off her campaign for state representative with a party at Mangiamo's Tuesday.
Saline Mayor Gretchen Driskell is running to represent the 52nd District in the Michigan House of Representatives. Driskell, who has been mayor of Saline since 1999, will run as a Democratic Party candidate against incumbent Mark Ouimet, the Republican from Scio Township. She will kick off her campaign with a party at Mangiamo's Italian Grill at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 27 in downtown Saline. "As a community volunteer and the Mayor of Saline since 1999, it has been my honor to help create a place we are proud to call home. As a realtor and mom, I know from personal experience the hard times many Michiganders are facing and I want to help turn this state around," wrote Driskell in an announcement posted on Facebook. "That is why I am running …
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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
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 …
Watch and participate in a live chat throughout the day and night as voters head to the polls to vote on Republican presidential candidates and local issues.
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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
Whether you favor Romney, Santorum, Paul, Gingrich, Obama or another candidate or ballot issue, we want to see photos of your lawn signs, campaign rallies and favorite button or T-shirt.
We know there is a lot of support for the presidential candidates – especially with Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum running neck and neck going into Michigan's "presidential preference primary" on Tuesday. Let's not leave out the passionate backers of Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich or forget that President Barack Obama in on the Democratic ballot. Maybe you are even holding out for "uncommitted." Whatever your leaning, we want to hear from you and see your photos from campaign rallies, your lawn signs, campaign offices and your favorite gear. So upload your photos here. Make sure to include your name and where and when the photo was taken and what's going on. And stick with Patch for real-time election happenings and results.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Obama spots add to TV blitz; Troy primary night party set; candidate's Brighton tale stars 'frugal dad.'
Patch presents a Michigan presidential campaign roundup. Mitt Romney earns a point for openness, but risks losing it for over-sharing. "I like the fact that most of the cars I see (locally) are Detroit-made automobiles," he told Detroit Economic Club members on Friday. "I drive a Mustang and a Chevy pickup truck. Ann drives a couple of Cadillacs, actually." He was referring to his wife's 2007 and 2010 SRX models at their Massachusetts and California homes, aides explained. (Speech excerpt video embedded at right.) The off-script remark created a bull's-eye too inviting to ignore. "That's rich, literally," ex-Detroiter Charles Blow writes in his New York Times column. That was one poke among plenty, a headline sampling shows: Slate blogger …
Friday, February 24, 2012
Local influential Republicans say they like Romney's business background, confidence and principles.
A survey of influential southeast Michigan Republicans shows a clear preference for Mitt Romney over Rick Santorum for the Republican presidential nomination. According to the latest Power Outsiders survey conducted by The Huffington Post and Patch, eight of 12 Michiganders surveyed said they would choose Romney if the race for the Republican nomination came down to a choice between Romney and Santorum. The HuffPost-Patch GOP Power Outsiders poll reaches out to political activists, party officials and officeholders to observe the critical "invisible primary" that is usually a strong leading indicator of the preferences of voters in a presidential nomination. While our Republican respondents are outsiders from the perspective of Washington…
Jordan Genso
8:01 pm on Saturday, April 7, 2012
I think some of the commenters here need to google the "tu quoque" logical fallacy. If the Democratic Party did what the Tea Party Republicans are doing now, then shame on the Democrats. That doesn't change the fact that what the Republicans are doing is unethical and more improtantly, highly unconstitutional & illegal. To all of the Republicans, I will go on the record stating this in reference … more ›