a:1:{s:15:"field_blog_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:2229:"The election is coming up, and the campaigns are in full swing. Democrats are doing their best to lie. Or is their goal to persuade by lying? It's nuanced, I'm sure.<br />
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On I69, just east of the Clinton - Shiawassee border (which is as securely defended as the Mexico - U.S. border, by the way) there are huge red billboards reading something like &quot;Remember, Governor Snyder raised your taxes&quot;. Or was it &quot;Governor Snyder sacrificed children to Beezlebub&quot;? I can't remember which it was - honestly, the unions (who are the ones posting those messages) would say either thing to get rid of an effective Republican governor. If only we could get Granholm back. Oh, I miss the days of having the highest unemployment in the nation. Couldn't we entice the Canadian to return us to those heady days of mediocrity?<br />
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So we don't return to those days, I wanted to give you some election year tips.<br />
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First, the CCRP has its own list of candidates that don't suck at <a href="http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/2014-candidates">http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/2014-candidates</a>. I've not met them personally, but I'm sure they're lovely people who you would not only like to vote for, but also to have over for dinner. <br />
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Second, don't vote for anyone who has been in a commercial hawking personal injury law services. The name &quot;Bernstein&quot; comes to mind for some reason.<br />
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Third, if you have forgotten the first two points, you can determine who not to vote for my driving down Saginaw in East Lansing. The MEA is a great place to see which candidates would ruin our state. If you don't regularly drive through that area (congratulations, by the way), you can also drive by any UAW or other union office to see their list of people you definitely wouldn't want governing you. I consider this the best service unions do for us these days.<br />
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Finally, Republicans vote on Tuesday, November 4th. Democrats, you vote on Wednesday, November 5th. The change is so that the Democrats know exactly how many votes they need to steal, which is made easier if they know how many votes the Republicans got the day before.<br />";s:6:"format";s:1:"2";}}}