You could feel it coming before Ralph Nader even uttered the words announcing he is running for president. Regardless of the fact that he was basically a nonfactor in the 2004 election results, Democrats were ready to attack Nader for having the audacity to run again for public office.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, has been in Lansing since the Feb. 16 Michigan Republican Convention. He sat down for a one-on-one interview with The State News about MSU, the state of Michigan and other issues concerning college students.
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has one advantage over his opponents — experience. Nader declared his candidacy for the fifth straight election Sunday, and members of the MSU community said they don’t expect his losing track record to change.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., has surpassed Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as MSU students’ second-most preferred presidential candidate, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Michigan’s superdelegates could swing the Democratic presidential nomination, some experts said. However, the possibility exists they might not have an impact at all. Superdelegates, which account for one-fifth of all delegates, are free to support any candidate they choose.
Uniformity characterized the Michigan Republican State Convention on Saturday at Lansing Center.
Mitt Romney’s endorsement of John McCain for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination Thursday likely will sway Michigan’s delegates to McCain, a local political analyst said Thursday.
If this presidential primary season has taught aspiring political pundits anything so far, it’s that conventional wisdom rarely counts for much these days. In a race that’s shot down the front-runners and brought boosted the second-place candidates on a regular basis, things rarely have been consistent. But with voter enthusiasm at its peak, this primary has been a definite change of pace.
With people between 18 and 29 years old representing 21 percent of the voting population, voters within the age range of MSU students are making their votes count with increased political activism.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s decision to suspend his presidential campaign Thursday left some MSU students disappointed about his early exit.
Despite Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., emerging as the Republican presidential front-runner on Super Tuesday, the national election picture is still murky because of a deadlocked Democratic race, MSU community members said Wednesday.
Abortion could be the issue that draws people to the polls in the fall, at least in Michigan.
With the Republican and Democratic fields whittled down to a pair of candidates each, Super Tuesday’s 22 elections are starting to look more like Super Twos-day.
It’s a given that presidential primary seasons are rarely interesting. They’re like an ignored younger sibling compared to the November presidential elections.
Residents and members of the East Lansing Planning Commission questioned a proposal to demolish permanent and student rental housing and replace it with a parking ramp at the commission’s Wednesday meeting
Three years into Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero’s term, the city is still a work in progress. In 2006, Bernero’s State of the City address was titled “Lansing’s Future Starts Now.”
Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded for forgiveness from his family and his constituents Wednesday in an emotional televised speech, his delayed response to recently revealed racy text messages that contradict his sworn testimony that he did not have a physical relationship with a key aide.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s State of the State address Tuesday echoed Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign sentiments: “It’s the economy, stupid.”
Picking a candidate is kind of like buying a used car. If the prices were the same, what would you buy: The attractive-looking sports car with transmission trouble or the beat-up clunker that runs great?
President Bush’s eighth and final State of the Union address Monday was reminiscent of his previous addresses to some students and experts in the greater MSU community.