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Michigan Republican Candidates

Karl Said:

Why would the Republican Party sue to keep the TEA party off of the ballot in Michigan?

We Answered:

It is no secret that conservatives HATE and FEAR democracy!

George Said:

Who was the last Republican presidential candidate to win Michigan?

We Answered:

i would guess Bush in 1988

Emma Said:

When George Bush campaigns for you in Michigan is that an asset or a liability?

We Answered:

It's got to be a liability. Why anyone would want George Bush to campaign for them is beyond me. Every time Bush gives a speech he has a sneering smirk on his face as if to say "You stupid shitts don't know anything. Listen to me, I talk to God and I am the only one who knows anything."

That Republican candidate must be REALLY desperate, but this will not help.

Bryan Said:

I thought the candidates debate is suppose to take place in Nevada. Why are the republicans in Michigan?

We Answered:

The peculiar contest resulted from the hard line taken by the Democratic National Committee against Michigan's rule-breaking Jan. 15 primary date, which ultimately led to the national party's revocation of all 156 of the state's delegates to the party's August national convention. The DNC's demand that most states, including Michigan, stick to a Feb. 5 starting date for the presidential nominating process prompted Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards -- Clinton's chief rivals for the nomination -- to withdraw their names from the ballot.

Clinton, though she observed the party's ban on active campaigning for the Michigan primary, left her name on the ballot; she was accompanied only by two severe longshots, Ohio Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel, and Connecticut Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, whose very poor performance in the campaign-opening Iowa caucuses Jan. 3 caused him to drop out of the race. As a result, voters who might otherwise have preferred to support Obama or Edwards had only the alternative of voting "uncommitted."

Despite these circumstances, Clinton's campaign declared a significant victory. "Tonight Michigan Democrats spoke loudly for a new beginning," Clinton Campaign Manager Patti Solis Doyle said in a statement. She added: "Your voices matter. And as president, Hillary Clinton will not only keep listening, but will make sure your voice is always heard."

The diminished status of the Michigan Democratic primary was underscored by the fact that even while the votes were being counted, the three remaining top-tier candidates for the party's nomination -- Clinton, Obama and Edwards -- were participating in a national televised debate in Las Vegas in advance of the Nevada caucuses scheduled for Saturday.

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