The Michigan Republican Party Issued this release today:

Lansing, MI--The Michigan Republican Party would like to remind Democrat candidate for secretary of state Jocelyn Benson that Michigan has 83 counties, not 82.

In a recent interview, Benson apparently had a little trouble recalling the number of Michigan counties when she said she had received donations from, "People in 50 of the 82 counties in Michigan..."

 "How can we expect Jocelyn Benson to run proper elections in the state when she doesn't even know how many counties there are in Michigan," asked Jennifer Hoff, MRP Communications Director.  "Apparently all that pandering to Howard Dean, George Soros and other liberal Democrats is distracting her from a basic understanding of the state she calls home.

 "We encourage Jocelyn Benson to visit the Library of Michigan's "Michigan Kids" web page as it lays out basic state facts for school children including the number of counties.  Or, she can visit Michigan.gov where the names of all counties are listed and numbered," Hoff said.

As I fought off "Milk through the nose" worthy guffaws, I realized there is a remarkable similarity to the common math issues that the Democrats seem to repeatedly reveal..  Obama thinking there are 57 or 58 states..  Spending more on health care saves money.. etc..