Talking Michigan Politics

In this week's edition of the Talking Michigan Politics podcast, Press editors Jeff Cranson and Ed Golder discuss: The race for governor: Anticipation builds over a Denise Ilitch candidacy when Kent County Democrats announced she would attend a party event Wednesday night, also featuring Gov. Jennifer Granholm. ilitch.jpgDenise IlitchThe Associated Press reported that President Obama made an appearance at a meeting Ilitch was having with officials at the White House. Meanwhile, Oakland County Executive and GOP honcho L. Brooks Patterson told reporters Republicans had hoped Lt. Gov. John Cherry would remain in the governor's race. Fishy politics: Michigan Attorney General and Republican candidate for governor Mike Cox turned up the heat on the state of Illinois and the Obama administration Wednesday to stop the invasive species known as Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, if it's not too late already. He launched a Web site where people can sign a petit