Bwaahahahaaa!!! Now that our governor has started his relentless positive rebranding tour, his ads are going to start showing up in your Facebook news feeds, on your Twitter apps, and, of course, on the websites you visit. That includes, hilariously enough, THIS website! Click for a larger version, screencap courtesy of Chad Cyrowski at Progress Michigan “But WAIT!”, you might […]

“Comeback Kid”? How about “Kid Crock”? During the Superbowl tonight, viewers in Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Traverse City will see an ad that will launch the reelection campaign of Governor Rick Snyder. The ad is estimated to cost almost $1 million to produce and air. This is in addition to the nearly $700,000 he spent on a similar […]

“I’m waiting for leadership from the legislature…” This Sunday, Rick Snyder begins his effort to convince Michigan voters that he’s something other than what he is with a nearly half million dollar Super Bowl ad just as he did in 2010. This will be followed by a rebranding tour, of sorts, that begins on Monday. The rebranding is sure to […]

Time to update my chart… Back in December, I took a look at how many cities and schools were in financial crisis under Governor Rick Snyder compared with his predecessors. The results were pretty shocking: When you look at the situation under Governor Snyder compared with his predecessors, the data is striking. Including all cities and schools that have either […]

Rebranding is something Republicans are not that good at. This Sunday, Rick Snyder will attempt to make lightning strike twice by running a high dollar, high profile commercial during the Super Bowl. When you have as much money as he does, you can afford to do things like that. He’ll be spending a whopping $400,000 for his SuperBowl ad. In […]

Walking the walk vs. talking the talk Yesterday, as America celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. day, there was a stunning contrast between the schedules of Michigan’s Republican Governor Rick Snyder and Democratic candidate for Governor Mark Schauer. As you would expect, both men attended luncheons to celebrate the day. Governor Snyder attended the Greater Lansing Martin Luther King Day 29th […]

Isn’t that convenient? After Rick Snyder finished his State of the State address last night, my wife Anne pointed out that, while his predecessor Jennifer Granholm used her State of the State addresses to highlight all of the things she and her fellow Democrats had actually DONE to make Michigan a better place, Rick Snyder mainly just rattled off a […]

Get ready for a snow job Tonight Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to will give his final State of the State address of his first term in office. In it, we’re sure to hear many platitudes about his “relentless positive action” to create “more and better jobs” and ensure that Michigan remains “the Comeback State”. When it comes to marketing, our […]

BOOM! On Thursday night, Governor Rick Snyder will spend an hour or so during his State of the State address spinning a tale about the many wonderful things he’s done for our state. We’re sure to hear many references to Michigan being a “Comeback State” which those of us who are actually paying attention know to be a myth. Progress […]

Rick Snyder the MINO: Moderate in Name Only Today, the Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club released a scorecard rating Governor Rick Snyder on his record regarding energy, environment, good government and related issues. Spoiler alert: He failed. Miserably. He received a rating of 25%. The Scorecard includes 32 key decisions made by Gov. Snyder on environmental issues including 25 […]

Comeback state? Ferreals? The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its November unemployment numbers and, for the first time since May, Michigan’s number went down. To 8.8%. Almost 2 points above the national average of 7.0%. Here’s how our numbers have tracked the national average since late 2010 (November data not included): You can play with this graph yourself HERE. The […]