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Last fall, Michigan Gov. John Engler promised Republicans that his state's primary would be the "firewall" to opponents of presidential candidate George W. Bush...
...promise that Engler could not deliver...
...firewall came tumbling down. George W. Bush's early endorsement by John Engler, the Michigan governor who's hugely popular among the state's Republicans, was hailed as a backstop against any insurgent anti-Bush campaign. But as the Texas governor has learned the hard way, Republican support isn't everything in an open primary. John McCain won Michigan by turning out an unprecedented number of voters, with a majority of them being independents and Democrats. And, as it turns out, Engler's endorsement may have hurt Bush by helping mobilize Democrats who oppose the Michigan governor. "Shame...
...with every new poll from South Carolina last week, Engler's behind-the-scenes work seemed to be increasingly in jeopardy. On Wednesday, after a long day of campaigning for Bush across Michigan, Engler realized that rebellious Republicans may not be his only problem--or even his main one. At a cheerleading dinner in Muskegon (his second on behalf of Bush that night), Engler held up a letter from the newest force in Michigan politics: an outfit called DOGG (Detroiters Out to Get even with Governor Engler). Written by a Democratic state representative, the letter asked 200 Detroit clergymen...
...party crashers is one reason McCain is suddenly running neck and neck with Bush in Michigan polls. But another is that many of the newcomers may be united nearly as much by their dislike of Engler as by their excitement about McCain. The Governor has annoyed a lot of Michiganders since he was first elected in 1990, and he is finding that he is almost as big an issue in the upcoming primary as the candidates. Residents of Detroit are unhappy with the way the state took over the school board and eliminated a residency requirement for city employees. Some...