LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – At least three of the Republicans running for governor are planning to take part in a series of six town hall-style debates by the end of next month.
Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley feels that competition is good and it will make the GOP nominee “even stronger as we go through this process.” “The people of the state of Michigan are very independent in this sense,” the Portland Republican said in a recent interview on “WHTC Morning News,” “they don’t want somebody to tell them who to vote for. They want somebody to go out there and earn their vote, and that’s exactly what I intend to do.”
State Senator Patrick Colbeck has already ruffled feathers among the Republican Party “establishment” during his campaigning. “The key is to go out and talk about ‘principled solutions’ across the state,” the suburban Detroit Republican said on “WHTC Morning News,” “and challenge the other candidates into a good discussion, a solid discussion, an open discussion of what their solutions are for this state.”
Dr. Jim Hines of Saginaw has also agreed to take part in the forums, but state Attorney General Bill Schuette, who is the front-runner in the latest polling, has not yet done so. No dates or times have yet been set.
