Prop 1 suffers worst ballot smackdown in decades - The Detroit News
Proposal 1 suffered the worst defeat Tuesday of any Michigan constitutional amendment ballot measure since the current constitution was adopted more than a half-century ago, as 80. 1 percent of voters rejected the sales tax increase and road... The prior low mark of a constitutional ballot measure was set in 1980, when 78. 8 percent of the electorate beat back Proposal A, which would have shifted taxes to ensure equal school funding among all districts in the state, according to state... Rick Snyder as well as the Republican and Democratic legislative leaders from last year's Michigan House and Senate. Snyder said in a Wednesday conference call with reporters that he doesn't view the results as a message from voters that they won't accept any tax increase to fund road repairs. The governor may not take much of a political hit from Proposal 1's defeat, opponents and political experts said. "I don't think the governor is the guy to blame," Democratic consultant Robert Kolt said. "I just don't know what else he could do. ". But the political news organization Politico reported Wednesday, citing two unnamed sources it said were familiar with his planning, that Snyder has ruled out a White House bid in part because of the... Snyder spokeswoman Sara Wurfel denied the report, saying "the governor has not made a decision on whether to run for president. Source: www.detroitnews.com
