Talking Michigan Politics

On this week's Talking Michigan Politics podcast, recorded at Rocky's in Grand Rapids, Jeff and Ed discuss: 1. The race for governor. The Democratic field is growing. Former Genesee County Treasurer Dan Kildee filed to explore a run and long-exploring candidate Andy Dillon, state House speaker, made his run official Monday. Do Kildee and Lansing Mayor Verg Bernero split the labor base and help Dillon? How does Dillon's pro-life status factor in the primary? On the GOP side, the campaign of Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder has filed two complaints with the Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land and Attorney General Mike Cox alleging that groups behind a series of attack ads are violating Michigan’s campaign finance law. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra was noted in the Washington Post's Fix column today in an analysis that Texas voters rejection of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson in the gubernatorial race revealed a more vitriolic anti-Washington mood. 2. Grand Rapids Congressional race. Before a crowd of ab