National Journal:
“The brain trust of the Michigan Republican Party, energized earlier
this year by the surprise retirement of Democratic Sen. Carl Levin,
quickly set out to accomplish twin objectives: Recruit an electable,
well-financed Republican candidate, and do it quickly so that Rep. Gary
Peters, the de facto Democratic nominee, was not afforded a free pass to
campaign uncontested. With Labor Day around the corner, Republicans in
Lansing are failing on both fronts.”
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