Even Clinton can't draw enough people to fill 1/3 a gym.

[Danno 1,228]

Clinton: Bernero is best choice to lead Michigan

Former President Bill Clinton said there is no question that Virg Bernero is the best candidate to be Michigan’s next governor.

“You have a uniquely qualified person here,” Clinton said at today's rally at Renaissance High School in Detroit. “If he loses, you lose.”

He compared Bernero’s record to his own – an era of balanced budgets without tax hikes and deficits that turned into surpluses. The naysayers, Clinton said, are manipulating vulnerable voters who are struggling to hold onto their homes and jobs.

“These other guys are playing you. They say they’re mad, they’re frustrated and want something new,” Clinton said. “But this country is coming back.”

Bernero was joined by all the other statewide candidates at the rally. Their message was clear -- don’t be discouraged by the polls that show them trailing Republicans.

“Are you ready to win, ready to fight, ready to vote?” Bernero asked the crowd, getting a resounding yes to each question. “You have to remember the votes, because this election is up to you, not the editorial pages, or the pollsters, or pundits or prognosticators.”

While the crowd hoisted signs that stated “Virg Surge,” the turnout at the rally was anemic. More than 500 people came to the rally, but the gym at Renaissance High School was only about one-third full, even though Clinton used to command full houses wherever he went, especially in Detroit.

Politician after politician exhorted the crowd to not let the polls keep them from voting on Nov. 2.

“They think that if they tell you often enough that you’re not doing well that you won’t go to the polls,” U.S. Rep. John Conyers said. “But we’re not buying that malarkey. If Detroit turns out as it has in the past, we win.”

Other statewide candidates to speak were Bernero’s running mate Brenda Lawrence; David Leyton, for attorney general; Jocelyn Benson for secretary of state; and Alton Davis and Denise Langford Morris for Michigan Supreme Court.

“This is the time we need your energy. This is the time we need to be excited and committed and we can win this race,” Lawrence said.

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http://www.freep.com/article/20101024/NEWS15/101024006/1318/Clinton-Bernero-is-best-choice-to-lead-Michigan

[TBoneTX 45,522]

Maybe Michigan -- which was in a one-state depression before depression hit the rest of the U.S. -- has finally had it, si man.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Dems will definitely lose!

[lostinblue 1,989]

A good guess would be many wives and teen age daughters were kept home when he was in town.