Please DU these polls about the Michigan gubernatorial debate last night

[SharonRB]

The lsj, wjr and detnews sites especially need help.


http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
http://www.wjr.com /
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/myfox /
http://www.wilx.com /
http://info.detnews.com/feedback/lettersindex.cfm

Thanks!

[bonito]

1. Done

I saw it on cspan this morning, she won hands down but these polls could use some help.

[rhiannon55]

2. I caught that debate last night

and I couldn't believe what an absolute moron Dick DeVos is! And every answer he gave seemed like a lie--he stumbled and stuttered and twitched and reminded me of the Chimp. How anyone could vote for that guy is beyond me. BUT, how anyone could have voted for the Chimp is also beyond me. What a country!

All I can say is -- Go Jennifer! :bounce:

[SharonRB]

7. Thanks, rhiannon

I didn't know it was televised anywhere but locally. I'm glad other people got to see it.

DeVos is such an idiot -- a very wealthy idiot, but an idiot nonetheless.

[SharonRB]

8. Dupe

[nam78_two]

3. Done!

DeVos has a lot of money I am guessing :(...I see his tv spots about 6 times as often as Granholm's

[SharonRB]

9. Oh, yeah, he's spent over $20 million of his own money

on commercials so far, I believe. He won't take a salary if somehow he wins the election.

Sounds like you don't live in Michigan. You see his ads, wherever you are?

[nam78_two]

12. Oh I am in MI alright..Ann Arbor actually

And from your logo it looks like I go to the same school as you...:hi:

I just haven't been following the local elections too closely...

Hey have you seen those moronic ads around campus, "If you LOVE George W Bush, you will LOVE Dick DeVoss...same great policies, same great principles"...?

They crack me up every single time...:rofl:

I am still amazed that they are not ironic...
Who thinks in this election season that tying yourself up with Bush is a good idea :shrug:?

There is a Dem. inside that campaign I'll bet, doing some neat sabotaging for us from the inside ;)

[SharonRB]

21. LOL -- I went to Michigan, but I graduated in 1971

I'm a bit older than you are!

You really need to pay attention to the statewide races! :)

[blue4barb]

10. I wrote Lee Iacocca about his TV ads that endorse DeVos

which are bombarding the networks. Needless to say, I have not received a response from Iacocca.

[SharonRB]

11. Yeah, and Lee talks about not abandoning Michigan

If he hasn't abandoned Michigan,then why does he live in California?

:hi: Barb!

You can vote multiple times in the DetNews poll. I just voted about 10 times.

[BobRossi]

4. Done..

Bump

[skipos]

5. k & r

:kick:

[blue4barb]

6. The detnews poll currently has DeVos ahead by 15%.

It looks like multiple (unlimited) votes are accepted. That must be why DeVos is leading the poll.

[ClayZ]

13. done

[butterfly77]

14. They are lying ....

whoever is responding to these polls. Devos was bumbling and stumbling like Dumbya.

[gkhouston]

15. Done.

And I think it's scummy that the foxdetroit link comes up with one of the DeVos already selected.

[bobbieinok]

16. DeVos a MAJOR religious right funder

http://www.talk2action.org/story/2006/1/28/35052/2347

Michael Moore: Michigan Needs You To Fight the Religious Right
By cyncooper Sat Jan 28, 2006 at 03:50:52 AM EST

....

Pundits say Dick DeVos will spend $100 million to try to win the Michigan governorship.
The DeVos financing of the religious right and Republican conservatives is well documented. The family money comes from Amway, the direct sales cleaning product company, which was founded by Dick DeVos' father, whose name is also Richard DeVos. Several other companies -- Alticor, Access Business Group LLC., Quixtar Inc. and Pyxis Innovations Inc - followed and son Dick DeVos served as CEO until 2002 when he retired. The family also owns the Orlando Magic

....

Michigan is major this electoral year. The religious right is aiming for a takeover. ...

....

Richard and Helen DeVos (parents of candidate Dick DeVos) through a Foundation that bears their name, fund Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, Coral Ridge Ministries, Foundation for Traditional Values, Traditional Values Coalition, Free Congress Foundation, Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute, State Policy Network, Council for National Policy, Mackinaw Center for Policy Research, as well as to the Republican Party. And we're not talking pocket change -- they are top, major funders.

Son and candidate Dick is married to Betsy DeVos, former head of the Michigan Republican Party. Dick and Betsy DeVos, too, have a foundation, described here, which bears their name and invests heavily in the same theocratic causes, supporting, in particular, school vouchers and religious educational training. They are particularly fond of supporting stateside projects.

....

Betsy DeVos has been involved in other anti-public education efforts. She served as co-chair for Of The People, the group attempting to introduce parental rights amendments in the states. These state amendments would have provided disgruntled parents with a strong legal weapon for censoring public school curricula, weakened the ability of social service agencies to act effectively on behalf of children, and facilitated the adoption of vouchers for religious schools. She is chairman of the Michigan Republican Party and, according to the conservative Washington Times newspaper, is said to have close ties to Ralph Reed, former executive director of the Christian Coalition, and James Dobson, head of Focus on the Family.
Dick DeVos named David Brandon as his campaign chair. Brandon, with plenty of ultra conservative connections himself, is the CEO of Domino's Pizza, which he was appointed to take over from outgoing Thomas Monaghan, founder of Domino's, another major funder of the religious right.

more....

*****

In the comments, there is discussion of DeVos' dominionist beliefs and ties.

[goclark]

17. Keep this kicked, they are all being Freeped

[MinnesotaMike31]

18. Done. Lots of help still needed in them. n/t

[bigwillq]

19. WJR done

Debate #1

Monday, from 8-9pm, WJR simulcast the first televised Gubanatorial debate between Jennifer Granholm and Dick DeVos.

Who do you think won this debate?

42% Jennifer Granholm
58% Dick DeVos

[bigwillq]

20. detnews done

2006 gubernatorial debate



Which gubernatorial candidate gets the better grade in the first debate?



Jennifer Granholm 39.06%

Dick DeVos 60.94%

[SharonRB]

22. That's a total crock

No one, but no one is saying anything like that. These polls have been totally freeped.

[SharonRB]

23. Kick

[Califooyah Operative]

24. done. nt

[VOX]

25. Done. Kick. n/t

[lettre de cachet]

26. All we need is leadership.

We don't need detailed plans. All we need is LEADERSHIP! If everyone would just click their heels together three times and say, "Leadership!", all of our problems will be solved.

Vote for Woody Boyd..er..um..Dick DeVos.