a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:2122:"<p>Did you see the <a href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100622/ELECTIONS03/6220320/Bernero-Dillon-trade-barbs-in-debate-for-Dem-governor-candidate">Democrat debate </a>last night? Me neither. But apparently some people watched, and when Democrats open their mouths, nasty things come out of them:</p>
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<p>&quot;For Andy Dillon to talk about creating jobs is like a (British Petroleum) executive talking about environmental cleanup,&quot; Bernero said. &quot;We are growing jobs in Lansing despite Andy Dillon's best efforts in the Legislature.&quot;</p>
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<p>The Republicans will have to remember that barb, since apparently Virg will not make it out of the primary, according to current polls.</p>
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<p>But the debate also provided both candidates face time with a Michigan voting public that largely doesn't know who they are. According to last week's poll, 65 percent of likely voters did not recognize Bernero's name, and 51 percent did not recognize Dillon.</p>
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<p>We here in Lansing know of Virg - it's hard to watch a local news broadcast without seeing him butting into some ribbon cutting or announcement. I remember viewing the <a href="http://www.cityoflansingmi.com/">City of Lansing website </a>a while back and three out of the four rotating headline images featured Virg. I just checked, and the ratio was down to 2/5. He must be trying to cut back.</p>
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<p>Much of the debate revolved around the candidates' economic plan for Michigan, which often drew jabs from Bernero, who criticized Dillon's work in the private sector. Dillon's stints included serving as president of Detroit Steel Co.</p>
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<p>I don't know what the criticism was, but for a career politician like Virg, having a job not funded by taxpayers is probably as alien to him as a tax cut is to Obama.</p>
<p>Whichever candidate earns their party's nomination will have to overcome the stigma of belonging to the same party as Granholm and her disastrous reign as governor. I would wish them good luck, but that would be disingenuous.</p>";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}