Whoa. "6 News Capitol Correspondent Tim Skubick reports that Lt. Governor John Cherry, once the presumed front-runner for the Democratic nomination, will drop out of the race for Governor."Michigan's gubernatorial race is one of the tougher ones to get a handle on, as there is a small army of candidates on both sides, but the current lieutenant governor would seem to be a strong competitor in a crowded primary. On the other hand, when your state's economy is starting to look like Cormac McCarthy's The Road, maybe it's the wrong year to run as part of the current administration.
UPDATE: The word is that fundraising woes are the reason Cherry's dropping out.
Er, look, we'll have a clearer picture when these two rugby scrums of primaries are finished, but the bottom line is that the Democratic candidate will be in the role of McCain and the Republican candidate will be in the role of Obama. The Democrat will have to argue how they'll be different from the incumbent, who's leaving the state in miserable shape, while the GOP candidate's message will be, essentially, "had enough?"
Word is that Cherry was stuck with Granholm's legacy and nobody wants to throw good money after bad. The Democrat candidate, whoever it turns out to be, may be a sacrificial lamb as they will be in a lot of races this year. Who's going to take one for the team?
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