LANSING — A Cadillac man was one of many people who were recently appointed or reappointed to various state boards and commissions by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
2010 and the crucial midterm election just sphaeb days away. one poll this week shows democrats trailing by just three points in 58 battled ground congressional districts but still suffering from an enthusiasm gap. the president is trying to turn that around and he is recruit something very high-profile help. senior white house corresponden. reporter: for the next two weeks, president obama travels to democrat strongs holds. are you fired up? reporter: reaching for a message that will get voters to the polls. stumping for candidates like his friend massachusetts governor keval patrick. the conventional wisdom says you can t overcome cynicism in our politics. it says no you can t tackle the biggest challenges but in two weeks you can say yesy, we can. reporter: but with his job approval on handling the economy down to 38% in a cbs news poll, there are plenty of democrats who tonight want to be seen campaigning with him. there s lots of place where s obama is not an