Official Michigan Megathread

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It would be nice if PPP polled Michigan again, they haven't since early June. I'm curious if the Snyder surge actually exists, and if so, how big it really is.

Trust me, it does. Though Right-to-work caused his approval to drop in the short term, he's recovered from it. Surprisingly enough, his action on Detroit has actually gained him approval. Not to mention there isn't a single Michigander who can deny that we are much better off today than we were four years ago when Granholm was still in office. He's also quite popular with moderate democrats thanks to his cooperation in Obamacare and actions to expand medicaid. These are all things that will help him next year. Also, his opponent will be a big help to him. Hardly anybody outside of Schauer's district even know who he is. I don't think Snyder wins by a landslide like he did back in 2010, but I'd say he gets reelected by 5-6%.

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Is anyone else surprised about Levin's recent vote against the nuclear option? Pryor and Manchin you'd expect, but not only is Levin from a blue state, he's also retiring and thus has nothing at stake. Is he more conservative than people seemed to think?

Levin remembers back in the day when Dems were the minority party and used the filibuster to block many nominations. He's not a conservative by any standards.

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Is anyone else surprised about Levin's recent vote against the nuclear option? Pryor and Manchin you'd expect, but not only is Levin from a blue state, he's also retiring and thus has nothing at stake. Is he more conservative than people seemed to think?

Levin remembers back in the day when Dems were the minority party and used the filibuster to block many nominations. He's not a conservative by any standards.

Yeah, but even he has to realize that the GOP has taken it to new and unprecedented heights under Obama.

This is true. But perhaps Levin just enjoys watching these political battles since the Republicans usually end up looking foolish in these filibusters. I believe he was opposed to changing the filibuster rules much prior to his decision to retire.