Are You Ready to Rumble?

The Republicans have never been weaker. Now is the time for all of us to get to work to make sure our country doesn't go to hell in a handbasket.

Congratulations to Brenda Lawrence and Jane Boudreau

Congratulations to Brenda Lawrence. Please visit Brenda's web site, www.brendalawrence.com.
My interview with Oakland County Executive Candidate, Brenda Lawrence, will air on Comcast and WOW at 5:30 p.m. in the following cities.

Comcast Channel 52 and WOW Channel 18

CMN serves 11 communities in SE Oakland County, Michigan
Auburn Hills | Berkley | Clawson | Ferndale | Huntington Woods | Oakland Township
Pleasant Ridge | Rochester | Rochester Hills | Royal Oak | Troy
Channel 18
Or you can watch it here.

Congratulations to all the winners in the Democratic primaries on August 5.


Jane Boudreau talks with Michigan Progress host, Bruce Fealk about the race for Oakland County Sheriff. Congratulations to Jane Boudreau on her win in the Democratic (not Democrat) primary. You can visit Jane's web site at www.boudreauforsheriff.com.

Election Results

Oakland County Election Results Click here. Here are
some key races.

REPRESENTATIVE IN STATE LEGISLATURE 27TH DISTRICT
Vote for not more than  1
(WITH 48 OF 48 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Charles Findlay  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       568    5.93
Andy LeCureaux.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,285   13.41
Ellen Cogen Lipton  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     5,308   55.41
Mark Richardson  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,800   18.79
Kevin Weeden  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       579    6.04
WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        40     .42
                 Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     9,580

REPRESENTATIVE IN STATE LEGISLATURE 29TH DISTRICT
Vote for not more than  1
WITH 37 OF 37 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Kone Bowman.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     1,317   22.38
Frances L. Finnegan .  .  .  .  .  .  .       422    7.17
Tim Melton .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     4,136   70.28
WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        10     .17
Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     5,885


REPRESENTATIVE IN STATE LEGISLATURE 45TH DISTRICT
Vote for not more than  1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Theodore A. Golden  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       951   24.24
Randy Young.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,964   75.55
WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         8     .20
       Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,923

REPRESENTATIVE IN STATE LEGISLATURE 39TH DISTRICT
Vote for not more than  1
(WITH 37 OF 37 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Lisa Brown .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     4,649   57.91
John Kuriakuz .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,370   41.98
WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         9     .11
       Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     8,028

SHERIFF
Vote for not more than  1
(WITH 541 OF 541 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Jane Boudreau .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    27,601   45.04
Mark D. Mitchell .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    18,910   30.86
Warren P. Nunlee-Bey.  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,953    4.82
Harvey Schwartz  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    11,538   18.83
WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       279     .46
       Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    61,281

COUNTY COMMISSIONER 18TH DISTRICT
Vote for not more than  1
(WITH 19 OF 19 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
Dave Woodward .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     2,710   74.02
         WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         8     .22
       Total .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     3,661



     

McCain Takes Pride in Being Ignorant

This is what I'm talking about. Barack Obama hits back on McCain's ignorant attack on Obama's energy plan. A little truth goes a long way.

Wal-mart - The High Cost of Low Price

This is happening right under our noses in Oakland county, Michigan. Wal-Mart is fighting against unionionzation and they're willing to do anything to keep their stores from paying living wages and providing quality health care plans that don't require their workers to go on government assistance to survive.

Time Magazine: Oakland County Ground Zero

Time Magazine profiles Oakland County, Michigan as the new battleground for presidential politics.

Thursday, Jul. 31, 2008

Michigan Blues

By Amy Sullivan/Royal Oak

The New Battlegrounds Oakland County, Mich.

To get a fix on just how thoroughly the slumping economy has clobbered the state of Michigan, consider first some traditional indicators: Nearly 300,000 manufacturing jobs have disappeared in the past decade. Ford just posted the worst quarterly loss in its 105-year history, and GM announced it was closing or converting plants. More than 1 of every 20 mortgages is in or near foreclosure, and at 8.5%, Michigan's unemployment rate is the highest in the nation.

But to fully grasp why the economy is the first, last and only issue on the minds of Michigan voters this year, one fact reveals all: two months after the Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup, there is no waiting list for season tickets.

Michigan has gone Democratic in every presidential election cycle since 1988--but it could surprise this time around. While Democrats usually benefit when economic concerns dominate an election, Barack Obama is running only a few points ahead of John McCain in statewide polls, a margin neither side considers safe. Adding to Obama's challenges is the fact that several of the state's Democratic leaders are wildly unpopular, under indictment or both.

The battle for Michigan is coming down to leafy, affluent Oakland County, a once solidly Republican bastion that has grown more Democratic in recent years. Oakland is one of the new battlegrounds of 2008--a handful of counties in must-win swing states that weren't pivotal a decade ago but are where the election will be lost or won this year. Though nearby Macomb County gave rise to Reagan Democrats nearly 30 years ago, it is the more upscale Oakland that holds the key to Michigan now.

Directly northwest of Detroit, Oakland County is the center of wealth in Michigan--it's where Eminem moved after he made his millions--and has escaped the worst of the prolonged slump. When the Pistons relocated from Detroit, they chose Auburn Hills for their new home. Mitt Romney grew up in Bloomfield Hills (which may move him up the list of likely McCain running mates) and attended Cranbrook, the county's toniest private school. Madonna (but not her accent) hails from Rochester Hills.

CLICK HERE for the rest of the article.

Brenda Lawrence Interview on WOW and Comcast, Tuesday @ 5:30 p.m.

My interview with Oakland County Executive Candidate, Brenda Lawrence, will air on Comcast and WOW at 5:30 p.m. in the following cities.

Comcast Channel 52 and WOW Channel 18

CMN serves 11 communities in SE Oakland County, Michigan
Auburn Hills | Berkley | Clawson | Ferndale | Huntington Woods | Oakland Township
Pleasant Ridge | Rochester | Rochester Hills | Royal Oak | Troy
Channel 18
Or you can watch it here.