Lt. Gov. John Cherry nixes 2010 gubernatorial run
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Michigan Lt. Gov. John Cherry announced Tuesday he will no longer be running as a candidate for governor in 2010.
Cherry said in a statement Tuesday that he was unable to obtain funding to “make my candidacy viable.” Current Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is term-limited in 2010.
“I was not successful (in raising funds) to the degree that was needed,” Cherry said in a statement. “With that in mind, I have come to the conclusion that to wage a successful campaign will be difficult at best.”
A mid-December poll by Rasmussen found that Cherry trailed three Republican opponents — U.S. Rep Peter Hoekstra of Holland, Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox — in head-to-head races among the 500 likely voters polled.
Other Democratic candidates who have announced their candidacy include Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith, D-Salem Township, and former state Rep. John Freeman. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and Michigan House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford, both have been mentioned as possible Democratic candidates, but neither has officially announced his candidacy.
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Farhan
(01/06/10 1:23am)Report
Vote Virg !!!
Berniero
(01/06/10 12:29pm)Report
There aren’t enough Virg-ins in Michigan middle schools much less the voting public to get Mr. Bernero into the governor’s mansion.
Chris Dodd
(01/06/10 12:32pm)Report
Really? I’m the Chairman of the powerful HELP committee, and I’m not running for re-election in the Senate, though I would still have many productive years ahead of me. And somehow, Mr. Cherry is bigger news than me?
I guess I’ll just go spend more time in my cottage in Ireland.
GOP
(01/06/10 10:17pm)Report
Vote the GOP into office. I want Michigan to again have a 3.5 percent unemployment rate. When was the last time that happened? When the GOP was running the State of Michigan.
And in five years, you'll be blown away
(01/07/10 11:03am)Report
Lets change term limits, I want more Granholm!
In five MORE years, you’ll be blown away.
epic fail.