Quote Originally Posted by Wilfredo Ledezma
I can't see Cherry winning the Governor seat.

He's like a liberal Dick Posthumus.
I agree with Wil Ledezma. Unless Granholm leaves for some Beltway gig, I have a hard time envisioning it happening for Cherry. He's not particularly engaging, otherwise he'd have run and won in 2002 instead of Granholm. The only reason he'd make it past a primary is "machine" support.

Of course, the Republicans could put an even-more-flawed candidate in front of him. Money's gonna be key. The folks who've wanted to piss away large sums of money into political races have been on the west side of the state, away from the automotives. It'd be interesting to see who Stryker backs.

Of course, given term limits, the notion of an official who's been elected to state-wide office for decades may have more novelty now than it did when Posthumus ran. There just aren't a lot of seasoned politicians left, at least among those who'd want the job.