Sec. of State to jump in MI Senate race?

[Keystone Phil]

Politics1.com has MI Sec. of State Terri Land as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and it seems to be backed up by some comments that appeared in the Detroit Free Press - http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw116049_20050519.htm


My question - Why would Land, who seems to be a credible candidate, want to risk her political career on a Senate run against an almost safe incumbent? Does the MI GOP sense some backlash against Granholm (which still amazes me. Just a few months ago, we were talking about how unbeatable she is...) that could have an impact on the Senate race?

[Smash255]

Politics1.com has MI Sec. of State Terri Land as a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and it seems to be backed up by some comments that appeared in the Detroit Free Press - http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw116049_20050519.htm


My question - Why would Land, who seems to be a credible candidate, want to risk her political career on a Senate run against an almost safe incumbent? Does the MI GOP sense some backlash against Granholm (which still amazes me. Just a few months ago, we were talking about how unbeatable she is...) that could have an impact on the Senate race?

I don't know, not sure about MI much on the state level as far as Assembly & state Senate goes, but the only thing I can think of is they may try to hold off some of the state senate & assembly seats by throwing Land up there as opposed to a sacraficial lamb.  Its a safe seat regardless, but I guess with Land running it will just make it a large victory instead of a blowout which could have resulted in Assembly seats being lost.  Just a shot in the dark, since I think the seat is very safe & don't think Land has any shot.

[Dave from Michigan]

Interesting this could make the race closer if she runs Stabenow will most likely win by 3%, if not she may win by 5-10%.  The state House and Senate are republican controlled but even if Stabenow and Granholm win in a landslide which they won't both will most likely stay GOP,  The state House will be close dems may take it but I doubt it, it's 58-52 GOP now and the state senate 22-16 won't go Democrat (I think the last time the State senate was democratic controlled was 1983)