August 21, 2008 – 1:40 pm
(Part 2 in an 11-week economic plan to get Michigan moving again and get our people back to work)
Last week I outlined just how important it is to get the fundamentals right to get Michigan’s economy back on track. This week we take the next step, looking at how we in Michigan can promote our [...]
August 18, 2008 – 12:55 pm
My campaign team and I walked some of the small towns and villages in Manistee County over the weekend, along with many of our most dedicated volunteers from the Manistee County Dems! Thanks to all of you that are on the ground and making this campaign possible!
I also was privileged with the honor of meeting [...]
August 14, 2008 – 11:23 am
As I noted last week, every Thursday between now and the election I will lay out one piece of a comprehensive economic strategy to get Michigan back on track and get our people back to work. Today, I’m starting with the basics - the importance of getting the fundamentals right.
Fundamentals are important. While every 4th [...]
August 11, 2008 – 2:24 pm
This past weekend, my campaign team and I were busy knocking doors in the Village of Onekama in Manistee County and Inland Township (a more rural part of Benzie County)… we made lots of contacts and identified many supporters! I want you to know that we have had great success on the doorstep and always [...]
In 1992, James Carville, one of the chief strategists for the Clinton-Gore campaign, hung a sign in the campaign headquarters to remind the campaign team of the central themes of the election. While the sign actually had three short themes, it is one that is best remembered: “It’s the economy, stupid.” In those four words, [...]
August 6, 2008 – 11:28 am
With yesterday’s primary now behind us, we can focus our sights and our efforts on the November election. Yesterday’s results show that local voters are hungry for change. The fact is however, that at a time when voters are calling out for common sense leadership on the challenges facing Michigan and an end to the [...]
Dear Friends and Supporters,
With just 95 days until November 4, I wanted to share some of the stories I’m hearing from local residents as I go door-to-door throughout our communities. I love going door-to-door, meeting people at their homes, hearing their stories and listening to their concerns. The response I get is incredible, and armed [...]
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Last week, we set an ambitious target of raising $1500 before our July reporting deadline. Thanks to you, we didn’t just beat our goal-we blew past it! We raised an amazing total of $2360 in online contributions.
I cannot thank you enough for all of the help you have provided to this [...]
Dear Friends and Supporters,
We need to get Northwest Michigan moving again and this is the year to do it. With your help we can bring job growth, improve our schools and protect our great outdoors.
As we near the end of the primary race, now is the time to show just how much support we have [...]
After delaying more than a month, the president yesterday declared a federal state of emergency for 11 counties hit badly in the June 12th and 13th storms that tore through much of west and northwest Michigan. Of those 11 counties, two of them were Manistee and Mason, which will be receiving financial assistance to help [...]
