The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 6, 2002 - 7 GOVERNOR Continued from Page 1 In her favor was voter disenchantment with the poli- cies of Republican Gov. John Engler and a heavy Democratic enthusiasm over controlling the governor's office for the first time in 12 years and only the second time in 40. Following the primaries, the campaign took a sharp turn to the negative, with Granholm accusing her opponent of wanting to privatize the Blue Cross/Blue Shield health care plan and tying him to the Engler administration, which she said "blew" a $1.2 billion surplus. Republicans chided Granholm for her tenure as cor- poration counsel to Wayne County Executive Edward McNamara, accusing her of approving numerous no- bid contracts for work at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, which at the time was fully under the jurisdiction of the county executive. Her opponents said the attorney general could not be trusted when, during an October debate, she said she did not "want" to raise taxes. Nevertheless, Granholm promised a general change in state poli- cies, ending the "divisive politics of the past" - a reference to the Republican campaign, and a general acceptance that it was time Michigan elected a woman as governor. "Never relinquish the high ground we claimed and you held so well," Granholm told supporters at the Democratic victory party, at the Renaissance Center Mariott Hotel in Detroit. Former Gov. James Blanchard, Engler's prede- cessor, echoed many last night when he said the toughest problem the new governor will face will be the state's budget deficit, estimated to be over $1 billion over the next few years. During her campaign Granholm said she would cut all state departments' budgets by 5 percent. "She'll have to clean up this huge financial mess. It's been brewing for years," Blanchard said, putting the blame squarely on Engler. Blanchard, who was governor from 1983 to 1990, advised Granholm to "conduct a thorough, outside, independent audit of the state's books" one of his promises when he sought the office again this year, pulling third to Granholm and U.S. Rep. David Bonior in the Democratic primary. Granholm, a relative newcomer to state politics, won her first race for office in 1998, when she narrowly defeated her Republican opponent for attorney general and thereby avoided a GOP sweep of the state's execu- tive offices, with Engler and Republican Secretary of State Candice Miller overwhelmingly winning reelec- tion to their respective offices. Her defeated opponent was first elected to the state Senate in 1982 and rose.to the post of majority leader following Engler's 1990 election. He was the longest serving governor.and became a fixture in Republican but was unable to capture the voters Engler had in his three elections. "We finally have a situation where we can change the politics of the past," Kilpatrick said. Posthumus said Granholm co-opted many of his stances - especially his philosophy on taxes - into her platform, ensuring they will continue. Despite the loss, he emphasized his service in Engler's administration. He said the departing governor guided the state well and thanked him for his leadership. Addressing the man he had hoped to succeed, he said, "Your legacy will live on for many years, and I'm proud to have been part of that legacy." Granholm was the most formidable candidate the Democrats have fielded in decades, Posthumus said. He added two major barriers that stood in his way were voters' desire for change and for a female gover- nor. "I probably could have overcome one of them, but both of them made it hard." Despite waging a campaign that included television ads accusing Granholm of practicing corrupt politics, he said he does not regret his strategy. "I still hold that corruption, whether it's black or white, still has to be stopped," he said. Posthumus nonetheless adopted a mostly conciliato- ry tone in speaking of his opponent. He wished the new governor luck in navigating Michigan's budget through hard times. He said he has not yet made a decision about what his future holds. He would predict no further than the next few weeks, when he will spend time with his fam- ily and on a deer-hunting excursion. The Northville resident's election also means that Democrats will hold the lieutenant gover- nor's office, which is chosen jointly as the the vote for governor. Granholm's running mate was John Cherry Jr. of Clio, who is, currently the minority leader in the state Senate. That victory and the possibility that Democrats tied Republi- cans in the race for seats in the Senate means that Cherry, as its presiding officer, would cast the tie-breaking vote when senators organize the chamber next year. Posthumus' defeated running mate was state Sen. Loren Bennett of Canton Township. r x. BRENDAN O'DONNELL/Daily Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, delivers his concession speech yesterday at his reception in Lansing. LEVIN Continued from Page 1 said. "Part of that though is that we have to help out all of the unemployed who have exhausted their benefits." Other issues Levin said he will work on are creating a pre- scription drug benefit program, strengthening public schools and protecting the environment. Despite last night's defeat, Raczkowski told supporters to remain optimistic about their government after he conceded to Levin. Maintaining an upbeat attitude, Raczkowski said people must put aside party differences in an effort to ptoduce changes. "Now we've got to get behind (Levin) and make sure he lis- tens to the issues we raised in this EC IiI , campaign," Raczkowski said. He also U.S. Senate commended Levin for running adver- race tisements that reflected many of his ( f a key campaign issues. arl Levin "Talking to Sen. Levin, I think one way or another, we'll be work- ing closely together in the next six 107,3 years," Raczkowski said. Refusing to fully accept defeat, Raczkowski used the "Rocky" movie series as an ndrew analogy for his situation. "If I'm not mistaken, he lost in that movie. But remember what came next," he told Raczkowski a crowd of supporters. "It's not over. ... We have the right issues." 638,432 While he acknowledged that he encountered obstacles on the cam- paign trail, he said he tried to make. the best of the situation. At times even friends tried to deter him from running, but Raczkowski's child- hood upbringing and his parents' experiences as immigrants helped in Levin upholding his dedication to the cam- paign. "I've learned a lot from my parents who have gone through a lot of adversity," Raczkowski said. "They taught me to go on, to be persistent, to be determined." Now that he will not spending the next six years in the Sen- ate, Raczkowski is making alternative plans. "This loss allows for rebuilding time," Raczkowski said. "We'll go step by step." Still, he added he will dedicate time to rebuilding Detroit and other floundering Michigan communities. The two candidates ran relatively low-key campaigns, although for different rea- sons. Raczkowski could not afford to run a television ad after Republicans decided to provide him with no funding. Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, concen- trated much of his time on drafting resolutions on military action in Iraq and had only limited time to campaign. PROPOSAL 4 Continued from Page 1 Gov.-elect Jennifer Granholm, cur- rent Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus and Gov. John Engler. Anti-Proposal 4 committee People Protecting Kids and the Constitution and other opponents have spent $4.5 million on educating voters. But supporters such as the Michi- gan Health and Hospital Associa- tion spent twice as much. "We seriously believe we won the debate, but people didn't like the solution we proposed," said Roger Martin, spokesman for the coalition supporting Proposal 4. "Govern- ment has to step forward and pay its fair share for health care." Until recently, polls showed in favor of the proposal passing. "The recent turnover in polls in the past four or five weeks that has gradually caught up and now sur- passed has a lot of do with grass- roots efforts," Hratchian said. "It SENATE Continued from Page 1 featured incumbents running against other incumbents - the result of a redistricting to reflect population changes. Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-Conn.) defeated Rep. Jim Maloney (D-Conn.) and Rep. Charles Pickering (R-Miss.) defeated Rep. Ronnie Shows (D- Miss.). Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) defeated Rep. David Phelps (D-Ill.) in a downstate district. But a Republican incumbent was trailing the Democrat- ic incumbent in a see-saw vote count in the other such race in Pennsylvania. In another closely followed race, GOP businessman Chris Chocola won an open northern Indiana House seat that had been Democrat- ic. In a Gulf Coast Florida race, Democratic Rep. Karen Thurmond was ousted by Republican Ginny Brown-Waite. However, Democrats took formerly just took time." University President Mary Sue Coleman stressed the importance of informing students about the pro- posal at a recent Michigan Student Assembly meeting. MSA passed a resolution in sup- port of keeping the tobacco money in the Michigan Merit Award Pro- gram and held a tailgate party to educate students on the importance of the proposal. "I am happy the proposal didn't pass. We hope the tailgate and the resolution enabled students to make an informed decision," MSA presi- dent Sarah Boot said. Engler announced in 1999 that he wanted to use some of the tobacco settlement money to pay for the Michigan Merit Scholarship Awards, when major tobacco com- panies agreed to end lawsuits by compensating on smoking-relating health care expenses, of which Michigan will reap an estimate of $8.5 billion through 2025. Republican seats in Tennessee and Maryland. In a Tennessee House seat vacated by Republican Van Hilleary to run for governor, Democratic State Sen. Lincoln Davis defeated Janice Bowling. In the Maryland suburbs of Washington, eight-term moderate Republican Rep. Constance Morella lost to State Sen. Chris Van Hollen in the nation's second most expen- sive race with $7 million in spend- ing. In Baltimore, Democrat Dutch Ruppersberger defeated former GOP Rep. Helen Bentley for a vacant Republican seat. On New York's Long Island, Republican incumbent Felix Grucci was on the verge of defeat. 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