The Detroit Free Press just released an article showing that Mike Cox is the current front-runner in the Republican primary for Governor. The poll was conducted by Inside Michigan Politics and Marketing Resource Group.  The poll indicates that Mike Cox currently has 27% of the Republican vote; Pete Hoekstra is second with 23%; Mike Bouchard is polling at 15%. The Bouchard number could fluctuate because the poll was taken from September 12-20, so the Land announcement as running-mate did not have full effect. Surprisingly, Rick Snyder only polled at 2%. His number is probably attributed to lack of name recognition. Conversely, Hoekstra and Cox receive state-wide press on a regular basis. Bouchard has received some press, just from the Land announcement alone. The primary is still almost a year off, but it is entertaining to have these numbers.