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Michigan: Little Wait time at Detroit Polling Places

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 12:32:55 PM EST
Tags: Michigan '08 (all tags)
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Are voters sitting out the Michigan primary? The Detroit Free Press reports little or no wait time at an assortment of metro voting places.

Or, is it just that Detroit is a heavily Demcoratic city and with Edwards and Obama off the ballot due to the DNC stripping the state of delegate votes because they moved their primary up, they aren't bothering to vote?

I think the number of uncommitted votes will be large, in an effort to keep Obama and Edwards in play at the national convention in Denver, should things change and the party decide to seat the states' delegates.

Do we care what happens in the Republican race in Michigan? I've attached a poll below.

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Poll

Which Republican Win in MI Would Be Best for Dems?
♦ John McCain 0%
♦ Mitt Romney 73%
♦ Mike Huckabee 6%
♦ Rudy Giuliani 0%
♦ Fred Thompson 6%
♦ No Impact 6%
♦ Who Cares? 6%

Votes: 15
Results | Other Polls

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    while i can certainly understand (none / 0) (#1)
    by cpinva on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 01:06:11 PM EST
    the fiscal and time efficacy of edwards & obama not putting themselves on the michigan ballot, this may just come back to haunt them. clinton taking the time, in a primary that really (on the surface) wouldn't appear to help her, says that she truly does care about the people of michigan, in spite of that.

    this would certainly seem to be a point in her favor, come the nominating convention. but, that's just me thinking logically, and politics tends to defy logic.

    One word: Snow (none / 0) (#2)
    by DA in LA on Tue Jan 15, 2008 at 05:28:06 PM EST
    Lots of it.

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