Mich. Governor Faces Tough Battle to Stay in Office

That's the headline of Susan Page's analysis of the Michigan gubernatorial race. The essence of Granholm's campaign is easily encapsulated here:
She usually finds herself playing defense. "In the four years you've been governor, Michigan has certainly taken some hard knocks," host Alex Albritton notes as he opens In Depth, a call-in show on WHPR-TV in Highland Park. Granholm blames "unfettered free trade" that has cost Michigan jobs and Bush for turning "a blind eye" to automakers' travails. Michigan jobs have "gone on a slow boat to China and on the Internet to India," she says, then adds a slap at two trade accords: "NAFTA and CAFTA have already given us the shaft-a."
TRANSLATION: "It isn't my fault. It's the fault of NAFTA, CAFTA, Bush, China and problably a few other things. A governor is hostage to outside forces."

The bottom line is that she's lost this race already. She's admitted that she doesn't have a path out of Michigan's economic mess. Think that's what Michigan's unemployed auto workers want to hear? They aren't sitting there analyzing global economics. They're sitting there wondering if their elected officials have a path to prosperity. And they aren't hearing about a path to prosperity from Granholm.

If the Michigan GOP isn't outworked, this race is over.



Posted Wednesday, July 26, 2006 11:36 AM

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