MLive: Ousting governor may not be Snyder recall group's ultimate goal

Posted on Wed, Apr 11, 2012 : 3:48 p.m.

Ousting Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder might not be the ultimate goal of the group seeking to recall him, MLive reports.

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Michigan Rising aims to collect more than a million signatures to force a recall election of the governor.

But political analysts say its real goal might be to collect names and addresses of potential voters - and donors - to boost Democrats in state House races and even President Obama’s re-election bid.

The group’s previous effort to get a recall on the ballot failed. Inside Michigan Politics editor Bill Ballenger expects this one will, too. He said no state group has ever collected enough signatures to place a gubernatorial recall question on a ballot.

Read the MLive article.

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