Gary, Nancy and a Dove Bar:

Do you wonder why Gary “I thought I was voting for a job’s bill” Peters votes, oh I don’t know, 90% of the time in lockstep with Nancy Pelosi?

Here is a hint…it is not the Dove Bars. Via the Politico:

The economic slump isn’t stopping House Democrats from raising serious piles of cash to help retain their majority — and the powerful leadership posts that come with it. Nine top Democrats have raised a whopping $50 million for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this election cycle, according to internal fundraising numbers obtained by POLITICO.

By far the most prolific fundraiser remains House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) at about $23.5 million — about $48,000 a day.

If you pay a visit to the Gary Peters page @ Open Secrets, you will notice that the vast majority of his campaign money has come from only a few places since 2008. Also note that the majority of his money comes from outside of his district: ActBlue ($603,757),  The DCCC ($71,737) and PAC to The Future (Nancy Pelosi’s PAC: $20,000).

What you can do if you live in Peters district: VOTE FOR ROCKY

The state of the states Gubernatorial race:

All three Republicans still hold a lead against the two Democrat candidates in the race to be Michigan’s next Governor. Via Rasmussen:

The Republicans still have the edge in Michigan’s tangled gubernatorial contest, but the race is a close one.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Michigan finds three GOP hopefuls – Congressman Peter Hoekstra, businessman Rick Snyder and state Attorney General Mike Cox – each earning around 40% of the vote in match-ups with Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and state House Speaker Andy Dillon. The two Democrats pick up support in the mid-30s.

But 23% to 29% of voters either prefer some other candidate or are undecided in every case.

One observation… Mike Bouchard is not in this poll.

Once the race is narrowed down to one Republican and one Democrat, whoever ends up as the Republican candidate will widen the lead.

Then again, Michigan voted for Granholm.

Twice.

Mike Cox is racking up the endorsements:

Mike Cox has picked up the Michigan Right to Life, Chamber of Commerce and Dick And Betsy DeVos. Via the Freep:

Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Cox landed the endorsement of Michigan’s largest and most influential anti-abortion organization Friday, with the primary election seven weeks away.

The Right to Life of Michigan endorsement follows endorsements earlier this week by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and 2006 GOP nominee Dick DeVos and his wife, Betsy DeVos, a former state party chairwoman.

Steve Mitchell, a veteran Republican pollster, said having the Right to Life backing is “absolutely huge. If you want any single endorsement in a Republican primary, that’s it.”

Mitchell said that more than two out of three Republican primary voters describe themselves as anti-abortion, and up to half consider issues like abortion in voting decisions.

Mike has also picked up endorsements of several state senators.

One important thing, Michigan’s next Governor really needs to embrace is a Federalist approach to Governing our state, and take notes from Governor Chris Christie. Extensive notes.

141 days until november 2nd, 2010