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WATCH Michigan Matters: It’s Snyder vs. Schauer in 2014
By Carol Cain CBS Detroit Let the battle begin! It’s game on for Rick Snyder and Mark Schauer in the 2014 gubernatorial contest. Snyder, the Republican governor who announced his first campaign via a...
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Mark Schauer Chooses A Running Mate
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) – The Democratic candidate for governor now officially has a running mate. WWJ Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick says most of the political know-it-alls in this area predicted that...
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Race For Governor, There Is An App For That
By Edward Cardenas SOUTHFIELD (CBSDetroit.com) – The race to be Michigan’s governor is headed to the smartphones of voters as Rick Snyder’s reelection campaign has released a mobile app. The Rick for...
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What’s Ahead For The Great Lakes State? ‘Michigan In Transition’ Examines...
(CBS Detroit) – As the state that put the world on wheels looks to its future – change is in the air. There are new CEOs at two of Detroit’s three automakers, new presidents at major universities, and...
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Incumbent Snyder Raises $3.3M For Campaign, Challenger Schauer Raises $2.8M
LANSING (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday reported raising $3.3 million this year for his re-election campaign, about $500,000 more than his Democratic opponent, Mark Schauer. Schauer was...
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Debates In Governor, US Senate Races In Doubt
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan voters have viewed at least $20 million worth of political ads in competitive gubernatorial and U.S. Senate campaigns. But whether they...
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Poll: Gubernatorial Race Flips With Democrat Schauer Taking Slight Lead
DETROIT (WWJ) – In a race that looks to be a close one down the stretch, a new EPIC/MRA poll shows Democratic contender Mark Schauer now leading governor Rick Snyder in the race for Michigan’s top job....
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Gov. Snyder Has $869,000 Edge Over Schauer In Race
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has maintained his long-running financial advantage over Democratic challenger Mark Schauer, reporting an $869,000 lead...
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Poll Shows Snyder Holds Narrow Lead Over Schauer In Race For Governor
DETROIT (WWJ) – A new Detroit News-WDIV poll shows Governor Snyder now holds less than a 2 percent lead over Democrat Mark Schauer. Since their last survey in May – Schauer has gained 7 percentage...
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Mark Schauer: Snyder Deceived Public On Canceled Fine
DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press LANSING (AP) — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer on Friday accused Republican Gov. Rick Snyder of deceiving the public by not disclosing that a $98,000 fine...
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Gov. Snyder Announces Series Of Town Hall Meetings, But No Word On Debates
LANSING (WWJ) – As campaign season heats up in Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder has announced a series of town hall meetings, open to the media and the public. The governor’s campaign announced Wednesday...
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Snyder And Schauer Agree To Town Hall Meeting Scheduled For Oct. 12
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) — After much wrangling, a debate, of sorts, has been scheduled between Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Mark Schauer. The two have agreed to make a joint...
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Michigan Ranks 8th-Highest In Political TV Ads
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Michigan voters saw at least 19,000 political ads on TV that cost an estimated $9.6 million to air in the governor’s race through Sept. 8, ranking the...
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Condition Of Roads An Issue In Michigan Governor’s Race
DAVID EGGERT, Associated Press STERLING HEIGHTS (AP) — When Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer took questions during a recent visit to a union hall in suburban Detroit, meat cutter Jim...
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Debate Over K-12 ‘Lie’ Heats Up Governor’s Race
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder, the non-confrontational Republican who’s averse to slamming his critics, is more forcefully countering what he calls “the big lie” in...
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Schauer, Snyder Campaign To Sway Undecided, Swing Vote Before November Election
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – With the gubernatorial election just weeks away candidates are in full force attempting to sway the undecided and swing voters to their camp. The incumbent Republican governor Rick...
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Free Tickets Available For Michelle Obama Detroit Speaking Stop
DETROIT (CBS Detroit) – Have you ever wanted to see the First Lady of the United States in person? Michelle Obama is speaking Friday, Oct. 10, in downtown Detroit, campaigning for U.S. Senate candidate...
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First Lady Michelle Obama Stumps For Democrats In Detroit
JEFF KAROUB, Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Gary Peters secured some high-powered help for his campaign from the White House. Not the commander in chief, but his...
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Dems, GOP Vie For Control Of Michigan Legislature
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Democrats who need a five-seat swing to upend Republican control of the Michigan House face a number obstacles: gerrymandered districts, a financial...
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Snyder, Schauer At Odds Over Recovery, Major Laws
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Republican Gov. Rick Snyder says Michigan’s turnaround is underway because he made long-overdue tough decisions — coming to grips with a broke Detroit,...
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What To Watch For In Sunday’s Michigan Governor Debate
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and Democrat Mark Schauer meet Sunday night in Detroit for their only scheduled debate in what is a competitive race. Here’s...
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Governor Snyder And Challenger Mark Schauer Clash In Debate
Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Mark Schauer have clashed in their only debate, sparring over the economy, taxes and education funding roughly three weeks before the election.
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Where To Get FREE Tickets To See Hillary Clinton In Michigan
ROCHESTER (WWJ) – Hillary Clinton will be making a stop at Oakland University on Thursday and you’re invited. The former first lady will be stopping at the Rochester campus to help campaign on behalf...
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President Barack Obama Is Headed For The Motor City
DETROIT (WWJ) – President Barack Obama is after your vote. The President will be heading to the Detroit area to help out U.S. Senate candidate Gary Peters and gubernatorial hopeful Mark Schauer heading...
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Schauer, Snyder Vie For Women’s Vote
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Michigan candidates for statewide office tried to woo women voters Tuesday with a top Democrat accusing Gov. Rick Snyder of failing to stop Republican...
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Former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton In Town To Stump For Democrats
ROCHESTER (WWJ) – Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared at Oakland University to campaign for two Michigan Democrats Thursday afternoon. Clinton was in town to help boost the campaigns of...
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‘Michigan Matters’ Exclusive: Snyder Vs. Schauer: The Candidates Sound Off On...
(CBS Detroit) – With mere days left in election 2014, Gov. Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger Mark Schauer took time out to appear on “Michigan Matters’ and fielded some tough questions from host...
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Bill Clinton To Stump For Schauer, Peters In Flint
LANSING (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is visiting Michigan next week to campaign for gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer and U.S. Senate candidate Gary Peters. The state Democratic Party says...
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Snyder, Schauer Spar Over Fairness Of Tax Rewrite
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Democrat Mark Schauer is centering his populist message against Republican Gov. Rick Snyder around a 3-year-old tax overhaul that lowered the burden on...
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Former President Clinton Rallies Flint Crowd To Get Out The Vote
FLINT (WWJ) – President Bill Clinton paid a visit to Flint –urging Michigan voters to cast their ballots in next month’s midterm elections. It was standing room only at the Banquet Center in downtown...
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Snyder Has $1.8M, Schauer Has $1.4M For Final Stretch
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s re-election campaign raised nearly $900,000 more than Democratic challenger Mark Schauer over an eight-week period and has...
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Snyder, Schauer At Odds Over Economy, Jobs
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) – Republican Rick Snyder is hyping jobs — “more and better jobs” — as he campaigns for another term as governor, contending that Michigan’s resurgence is...
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Obama To Speak At Wayne State On Saturday; FREE Tickets Available Wednesday
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – The Michigan Democratic party says President Barack Obama will campaign in Detroit on Saturday for U.S. Senate candidate Gary Peters and gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer. Obama...
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Obama Urges Snyder’s Defeat Despite Common Ground
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSIN (AP) – When President Barack Obama campaigns in Detroit on Saturday night, he will be urging the defeat of a Republican governor with whom he has more common...
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Obama Rallies Wayne State Crowd To Vote For Schauer, Peters On Tuesday
DETROIT (WWJ) — President Barack Obama made a stop in the Motor City urging voters to back Democrats in this midterm election on Saturday night. Before the president took the stage at the rally on the...
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Guide: What’s At Stake In Michigan Elections
DETROIT (AP) — A look at what to watch for in Tuesday’s midterm elections in Michigan. Top Of The Ticket Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is vying for another four years as the state’s chief executive. But...
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Snyder, GOP Set Michigan Agenda For 4 More Years
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican lawmakers spent four years enacting a sweeping agenda of business tax cuts and commerce-friendly, anti-union laws they said were designed to...
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Analysis: Lackluster Turnout For Schauer Hurt Dems
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) — Democrats’ plan to spoil Gov. Rick Snyder’s re-election was clear from the beginning: coax a lot more of their sporadic voters to cast ballots this time...
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$47.6M Spent On TV Ads In Michigan Governor’s Race
LANSING (WWJ/AP) – A campaign finance watchdog says $47.6 million was spent on TV ads in the Michigan governor’s race. The Michigan Campaign Finance Network says Democratic challenger Mark Schauer’s...
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Ex-Michigan Rep. Schauer To Lead Democrats’ Redistricting Effort
LANSING(AP) – Former congressman and Michigan gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer will lead a national effort to position Democrats for success in the next round of redistricting after the 2020...
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