LANSING, MI - While Michigan Republicans are still debating when to hold their 2016 presidential primary, some of the party’s top political strategists are making the case for potential candidates.
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CRUZ NEWS: Former Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis, now working as a political consultant, penned a column this week making the case for a Ted Cruz presidential nomination in 2016.
“He’s the candidate many in the mainstream media and Washington chattering class love to hate,” Anuzis wrote. “He is demonized by many while revered by so many more throughout the heartland of America. He speaks his mind, stands his ground and is willing to fight the fight.”
The early Anuzis backing creates an interesting dynamic in Michigan, where fellow consultant John Yob is already working for likely candidate Rand Paul. That’s to say nothing of the national speculation about our very own Gov. Rick Snyder or his pal Jeb Bush.
BREAKFAST DUTY: Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette, a potential gubernatorial candidate in 2018, may have stolen some of Snyder’s thunder on Thursday when he hosted an indoor breakfast before an outdoor inauguration ceremony headlined by the governor.
The overflow crowd that gathered to eat and hear Schuette speak was arguably larger than the one at the actual inauguration. And some Schuette supporters who made it over to the ceremony were less than enthusiastic about the governor....
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