George Weeks in the
Detroit News today discusses the Rev. Keith Butler's U.S. Senate candidacy, picking up steam as Jack Kemp and J.C. Watts have signed on as fundraisers. Apparently he's been hitting the hustings in the rural counties, making friends, and claiming that he can divide the vote in Detroit, where he used to be a city councilman. He's probably right about that. Which would be bad news for Debbie Stabenow, already suffering from an anti-incumbent mood due to the continuing lousy economy here. What think you, MI Kossacks? Will the hard-core Hollanders of Michigan Republicanism nominate an African American? I worry that a) it might be a smart move for them, and b) that they might shake off their stolid dullness long enough to realize it.