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...were not eager to help Romney make a record that might boost him toward the White House. And they still had sad memories of how G.O.P. legislators had treated Romney's Democratic predecessors. Said a Democratic representative: "We needed Republican votes to pass Mennen Williams' and John Swainson's fiscal reform programs, but they were never forthcoming. George Romney was on the hook this time. Why should we have gotten...
Even the two staunch Republican papers in Detroit agreed that it was a "protest" victory, because Governor Swainson had the courage to veto the Bowman bill, thus forcing suburbanites to pay city taxes in Detroit...
...whom had felt the grip of the man's hand, seen the lean, jut-jawed face and the fire in the light hazel eyes-and heard his message about citizens' participation in government. All together, those voters, and those personal qualities, helped Romney defeat Governor John B. Swainson by some 78,500 votes-thereby ending a 14-year Democratic dynasty in Michigan...
...years that Michigan Democrats held the Governor's chair (twelve under ''Soapy" Williams, two under Swainson). Michigan's economy went to pot, largely as a result of political schizophrenia. On one side were the Democrats, monolithically supported by the United Auto Workers and other unions. On the other side was the rural-dominated state legislature, a kind of feudal barony perpetuated by malapportionment and chartered by an antiquated state constitution. Over the years, the bickering and battling between the two sides put Michigan $85.6 million into debt. Auto companies began building new assembly plants in other...
...handsome, well-groomed IBM 1410 was clearly the champion at this game. At 10:05 p.m. E.S.T., 1410 swallowed two names and two numbers-George Romney, with 236,000 recorded votes, and John Swainson, with 310,000, in Michigan's gubernatorial race-and flatly declared that Romney would be the next Governor. At 10:10. ABC said, "It's going to be extremely close in Michigan. Predictions are fifty-fifty." At 10:17, NBC was only willing to say: "It's neck and neck in Michigan." Having scored standing up, CBS kicked the extra point...