From Mackinac: Can a presidential candidate unite GOP?

“The Detroit News is very excited to be co-sponsoring the straw poll on Mackinac Island“, said Jonathan Wolman, editor and publisher of The Detroit News.

He added: “If conservatives unite, this primary is over”. “We must win in 2016, and I promise you, and I hope you have seen, I am a fearless fighter, I will not falter, I have been tested, and I will fight this fight”. When she finished, the audience gave her a standing ovation. “Leadership isn’t defined by position, or title, or how big your office is, your airplane, your helicopter, your ego”, she told Michigan Republicans. She’s delivered the line before.

On Wednesday, Fiorina took on Trump’s reported insults about her, clashed with him over their business records and spoke out strongly against Planned Parenthood’s collection of fetal body parts for medical research. “The established order isn’t working anymore”. John McCain’s behavior was “harsh” in a similar situation.

After a blistering examination of the 2012 election, a report commissioned by Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus concluded that “if our party is not welcoming and inclusive, young people and increasingly other voters will continue to tune us out”.

Paul told the conference he’s the candidate who will shake things up. “The straw poll was previously won by Gov. Mitt Romney in 2011”, noted Paul’s campaign in a press release.

Driving Trump’s drop and Fiorina’s rise: A debate in which 31% of Republicans who watched said Trump was the loser, and 52% identified Fiorina as the victor .

Graham was noting that President Ronald Reagan and House Speaker Tip O’Neill would share a drink in spite of their differences.

Asked who he was rooting for in the game, the former Florida governor declares that he’s “kind of neutral on the subject”.

Meanwhile, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Texas Sen.

She was greeted by hundreds of supporters at the Michigan Republican Leadership Conference who roared a welcome as she arrived, holding bright red “Carly” signs and chanting her name. He says Kasich is a “Midwestern guy” who knows Michigan isn’t “flyover country”. So Saturday afternoon, at a bar reception with upwards of 150 people, Kasich asked aides to turn on “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon. Held each year by the state party, the state convention serves purposes that vary from voting on issues to electing delegates, according to Tufts Democrats member junior Ben Kaplan. And he has set himself apart as a candidate who can gain support.

Despite some doubt that she might fade in the presence of the top talent, Fiorina shone through again, landing blows on Donald Trump and Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

“I actually haven’t been politically involved”, first-year Jake Lawicki said.

But she said Fiorina was standing out.

As the Obama administration finds more ways to subsidize the greening of America, Washington has done virtually nothing to prevent the nation from going dark, possibly for months, in the event of a Massachusetts … Wasserman-Schultz became noticeably frustrated on several occasions. Finally, she said, “Enough is enough”. “I support Martin O’Malley because he truly does have a record of actions, and not just words”. They say the limited number of events is an effort to coronate a nominee.

“They’re more anxious about their campaign donations than their kids or their grandchildren”, he said.

Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker is skipping a prestigious Michigan Republican conference this weekend, as he downshifts his campaign to focus on Iowa.

Bush attended the same South Carolina forum and headlined the Mackinac Island dinner solo. The Michigan presidential primary date is March 8.