By Mark | February 28, 2016
In an effort to get to know my readers better, I’ve decided that, on occasion, I will pose simple questions to this site, just to get a sense of what you’re like as a group. Here’s my first question. What’s more likely? For those of you who would like to read up on the evidence […]
I know it’s a difficult thing to quantify, but, this afternoon, while cleaning house, I started thinking about all of the positive things to have happened in Ypsi since I moved back in 2000, and whether or not I could make the case that one of them was more impactful than the rest. “When you […]
By Mark | September 24, 2013
Yesterday, online ads began running in support of Rick Snyder’s 2014 reelection bid. And, tomorrow, a one-minute television spot will begin airing in select Michigan media markets as well. (According to the Detroit Free Press, it will likely be running in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint, Lansing and Traverse City.) As this is a full 13 […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged ad campaigns, Bill O'Reilly, Birthers, BJ Neidhardt, Donald Trump, innuendo, Koch brothers, Mark Schauer, one tough nerd, political ads, Rick Snyder, right-to-work, showers, tea party |
By Mark | January 29, 2013
For those of you who didn’t notice, I’ve added a link at the bottom of the right hand column. When clicked, it will take you to a page where I’ve started collecting all of our Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews. I may have missed a few, but I’ve tried, as best that I could, to aggregate them […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Adrianne Finelli, Annie Palmer, Becca Keating, Casey Dixon, Chicago, Christine Schultz, Christopher Leggz Pierce, Cincinnati, Detroit, Erie, exit interviews, Florida, Forest Juziuk, Hollis Knight Coats, Josh Chamberlain, LA, Los Angeles, Nicasia Marie Solano-Reed, NYC, Oakland, Pennsylvania, Portland, Seattle, Stephen Jolley, Stevo Doccerson, Thomas Kula, Vinnie Massimino, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews, Zach Pollock |
By Mark | February 16, 2012
Given Rick Santorum’s recent, come-from-behind primary wins, and the fact that Super Tuesday is just a few short weeks away, the February 28 primary in Michigan is shaping up to be more important than anyone could have predicted. According to the most optimistic polling that I’ve seen, Romney, the son of former Michigan Governor George […]
Posted in Detroit, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged attack ads, automotive bailout, Big 3, crony capitalism, George Romney, Keith Olbermann, Mitt Romney, Nate Silver, Obama, political ads, political attack ads, republican primary, RIck Santorum, Rombo, Super PAC, Super Tuesday, unions, Vernors |
