A2: Governor’s Race

The Detroit News reports on GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder’s record campaign spending on political consultants. The Ann Arbor businessman spent $2.1 million hiring consultants, compared to the combined $1.6 million spent by his primary opponents. Snyder explained his spending by saying he sought out good advice from a variety of sources. But a spokesperson for Virg Bernero, the Democratic candidate for governor, says, “For someone who claims to be a different kind of politician, he sure has a lot of establishment political insiders around him.” [Source]