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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW POLL OVERVIEW:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Former State Representative and Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema is considering a last minute run for lieutenant governor at the Republican Convention in August to become the running mate of Governor Rick Snyder.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Agema, a Tea Party favorite, said he is considering a run due to a large number of requests from principled conservatives who see a need for principled action from the Republican majority in Lansing.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Agema has taken flack regarding his controversial comments about gays and Muslims from some top Republicans and donors that have called for his resignation as Michigan</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">s Republican National Committeeman.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Governor and party leaders are confident Lieutenant Governor Calley will secure the nomination at the state convention as a result of the largest precinct delegate recruitment project in Michigan history by the State Republican Party.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Opponents of Calley feel the Lieutenant Governor should not be a&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; line-height: 36px;">'</span><span style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 36px;">'</span><span style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.5;">rubber stamp</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; line-height: 36px;">'</span><span style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 36px;">'</span><span style="font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.5;">&nbsp;of the Governor&rsquo;s agenda and policies but should vote their values and their conscience.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tea party activist and retakeourgov.org founder Wes Nakagiri is already assured a position on the convention ballot as Snyder's running mate.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Agema could still get his name on the convention ballot by collecting signatures from 21 state committee members out of seven congressional districts by July 25. He could also try to suspend party rules at the convention with the support of a delegate supermajority.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">NEW POLL QUESTION:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Should Dave Agema throw his hat into the ring for Lieutenant Governor to be Governor Snyder</span><span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-large; font-style: normal; line-height: 36px;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">s running mate?</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yes</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">No</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Undecided</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Should congress raise the gas and diesel tax to stabilize the federal Highway Trust Fund and to fix roads?</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yes - 17%</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">No - 73%</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Undecided - 10%</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">TWO COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THIS POLL:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">COMMENT #1</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">NOT ONE &quot;OPINION WILL MAKE A</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">NOT ONE &quot;OPINION WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE&quot; UNTIL EACH OF US AS VOTERS &quot;UNDERSTANDS&quot; MICHIGANS PUBLIC ACT 51 WHICH IS &quot;THE&quot; FUNDING MECHANISM AND HOW DURING THE LAST 30 YEARS THE MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE HAS &quot;SUPPLANTED&quot; MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SO CALLED DEDICATED ROAD DOLLARS FROM THE GAS TAX TO JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER BUDGET ITEM IN GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES! IF WE IN A PRUDENT MANNER EXAMINE THAT FORMULA AND WHERE THE $$$ IS GOING WE WOULD DISCOVER THAT WE &quot;DO NOT&quot; NEED &quot;ANY&quot; TAX INCREASES &quot;AT ALL&quot;</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">IF WE JUST DO WHAT THE ORIGINAL PA 51 WAS SET IN STATUTE FOR !!</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">AS FAR AS OUR FEDERAL GAS TAX GOES MICHiGAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN A &quot;DONOR&quot; STATE SO FOR EVERY BUCK WE SEND TO D.C. THAT FORMULA SENDS BACK TO MICHIGAN 90 CENTS !!!</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">THIS IS LUDICRIS !!!</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">IF WE RAISE THE GAS TAX &quot;AGAIN&quot; IN JUST A FEW YEARS THE CRYING FOR</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">&quot;FIX THE ROADS&quot; WILL BEGIN ONCE AGAIN!! THE PROBLEM IS THAT MOST OF OUR STATE LEGISLATORS &quot;DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE ~ WILL NOT SPEND THE TIME RESEARCHING AS THEY HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO DO ~ AND ARE TOO YOUNG AND HAVE &quot;NO LIFE EXPERIENCE&quot; THE PROOF IS IN THE FRUIT OF THE LABOR AND WHERE WE ARE AS A STATE ECONOMICALLY RIGHT NOW !!!!</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">PHILIP &amp; NANCY BAREHAM</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">COMMENT #2&nbsp;</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">A REAL Lock Box</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our infrastructure is in shambles, and is now a safety issue. You know what will happen. It is George Bush's fault! Seriously, we need to address this issue, and it may be necessary to increase taxes to do so. However, this should NOT be done unless there is a true &quot;lock box&quot; type of mechanism in place to ensure that monies collected for this issue are used to only pay for infrastructure repairs and upgrades.</span></div>
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