Democrats Struggle in Michigan Govenor's Race

The New York Times reports:

Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, an enormously popular Democrat when she took office four years ago, now faces a serious challenge from Dick DeVos, the former president of the Amway Corporation and the son of a co-founder.

While campaigning, Mr. DeVos regularly ticks off dire statistics: with major cuts at the Detroit-area automobile companies, Michigan’s unemployment rate of 7.1 percent is one of the worst in the nation; the state has lost 85,000 jobs in the last four years; and it has ranked second in the number of young people moving elsewhere.

Great moments in Blue America.