a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:1455:"<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva">The Michigan Senate could vote to approve the February 28 date on Thursday, September 15 and the Michigan House could take up the measure later this month.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva">If they do approve the primary date it will cost the Michigan Delegation to the national convention half of their delegate's votes.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva">In my opinion it's time to look at the whole presidential primary process and reform it to give all of the states and equal voice in who we select as our candidate.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva">For an article from the Associated Press on www.mlive.com click on the following story link:</p>
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