By Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network
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LANSING, MI –
The race for governor between "One Tough Nerd" and "America's Angriest Mayor" has begun. Democratic nominee Virg Bernero spent most of the day in private meetings. Meanwhile, as Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta reports, Republican nominee Rick Snyder began courting the support of GOP voters who did not support him in the primary.
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Rick Snyder was greeted with a standing ovation at a post-primary unity luncheon sponsored by GOP leaders. Snyder won the nomination with a commanding 40% of the vote in a five-way race. He attracted a lot of independents and non-traditional Republicans. Now Synder wants to bring the 60% who supported other, more conservative candidates into his tent.
Snyder is opposed to abortion - with some exceptions. He favors embryonic stem cell research, and would allow same-sex civil unions. But he says social conservatives should not focus on their disagreements.
"That's where people are spending too much time," he says. "The key issue here is jobs - more and better jobs. We've got to get this economy working again."
Snyder says a better economy also addresses a lot of social problems.
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