Michigan's politicians are eyeing the 2006 election, as Republications hope to take back the governorship, and unseat U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, and Democrats focus on the Legislature. David Bonior, a former Democratic congressman, now a professor of Labor Studies at Wayne State, thinks Granholm will win a second term. "It won't be easy," he said, "But we have a popular governor who's a wonderful communicator. The numbers aren't good I terms of employment and economic development, but she's a forceful figure in her own right.