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(47,953 posts) Sat Apr 25, 2015, 01:26 PM Apr 2015

Michigan governor Rick Snyder set to enter Republican 2016 presidential race [View all]

Source: Guardian

Michigan governor Rick Snyder may be the newest GOP candidate for the White House.

Snyder mingled with donors at a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on Friday and told at least one attendee that he was a candidate.

Former Minnesota senator Norm Coleman told reporters on Saturday morning: “I met with Rick Snyder yesterday. He’s running. He’s running.”

Snyder, who was recently re-elected to his second term, is a business-oriented and comparatively socially moderate Republican, based on his record in office. A former president and chairman of the board of the computer company Gateway, he won a Republican state primary in 2010 as a first-time candidate and underdog who ran as “One Tough Nerd”. He now uses the phrase as his Twitter handle.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/25/michigan-governor-rick-snyder-republican-2016-presidential-race

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And another one joins the Clown Bus!

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I've "mingled" this for ya Gov...... SoapBox Apr 2015 #1

They make a total mockery of sorefeet Apr 2015 #2

Not to mention the jobs for the wife, cousins, brother no one else will hire, etc. A Simple Game Apr 2015 #12

"comparatively socially moderate" Jack Rabbit Apr 2015 #3

Yeah, just WTF does "comparatively socially moderate" mean.. ananda Apr 2015 #4

Oh good grief. He is jockeying for the VP slot. Faygo Kid Apr 2015 #5

No Tricky Ricky is vying for.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2015 #31

"Reasonable guy" who might be the last man standing if Jeb flames out Dorn Apr 2015 #6

And hopefully this reasonable guy won't sign off on the insane idea of Hawaii Hiker Apr 2015 #7

Spltting EV is exactly the kind of manure Rick would shovel Dorn Apr 2015 #8

Romney's driving the bus? No doubt he'll change his mind again, and again and again... C Moon Apr 2015 #9

Join the Clown Car! MurryMom Apr 2015 #10

As a Michigan resident who knows much more about our governor than an average citizen... jimlup Apr 2015 #11

If he is that 'moderate' he doesn't stand a chance in the primary n/t n2doc Apr 2015 #13

Perhaps but the sane wing of the party may at some point see him as an escape valve from the clowns jimlup Apr 2015 #24

Yes and he is all too ready to throw the working men and women under the bus project_bluebook Apr 2015 #22

He hates public education and has done massive damage here. knitter4democracy Apr 2015 #27

Yeah ... that actually is how come I know some stuff about him jimlup Apr 2015 #33

Tricky Ricky is not a Moderate....Anything LovingA2andMI Apr 2015 #32

Snyder seems to have taken a hard line on same-sex relationships Jim Lane Apr 2015 #34

bullseye jimlup Apr 2015 #37

On further research, maybe I was too harsh Jim Lane Apr 2015 #38

Another one stuffs himself in BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #14

Thanks for the post...I need to know about this clown...k and r..nt.. Stuart G Apr 2015 #15

Thanks Thespian2 Apr 2015 #16

Finally a GOP idiot I haven't heard of LiberalElite Apr 2015 #17

Someone else has to prove he has the brownest shirt out there. 47of74 Apr 2015 #18

This clown heaven05 Apr 2015 #19

As a Michigander..... llmart Apr 2015 #21

Like a turd with too much fiber, I fear he may float to the top as the rest of the primary voters corkhead Apr 2015 #25

Trust me, you don't want him as President. roamer65 Apr 2015 #20

he survived the Michigan Gubernatorial primaries corkhead Apr 2015 #26

It just gets better and better Kelvin Mace Apr 2015 #23

Are there any Republican Governors INdemo Apr 2015 #28

Dear God Not the Nerd! romanic Apr 2015 #29

And do you think he'll stop this? ... N_E_1 for Tennis Apr 2015 #30

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!! MrScorpio Apr 2015 #35

IMHO, John Poet Apr 2015 #36