With about 20 percent of Michigan precincts reporting, Democrats are
comfortably ahead in races for governor and senator. Yet the
Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (banning race, “gender,” and ethnic
preferences) is comfortably in the lead, 62 percent to 38
percent. If, as it seems (given the results so far for governor and
senator), this result is not overly representative of Republican
districts, prospects for MCRI look good. It’s still too early to
tell for sure, but passage of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
would be a huge win for conservatives, effectively putting a major
national issue (that seemed to have been lost in the Supreme Court)
back on the table. Again, it’s still too early to tell. But so far,
MCRI is looking good.