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With the acquisition of Domino’s David Brandon, the DeVos for Governor Campaign seems to be transitioning from a sound political plan to a successful operating plan. A Michigan economic recovery has its best chance with Dick DeVos; with Brandon packaging the delivery, things can only get better for the campaign, and Michigan!  

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The Week Ahead: Feb. 20-24
02.18.06, 6:00 AM ET

A look ahead to the week's doers and doings in business, entertainment and technology: Feb. 20-24

When To Watch: Tuesday, Feb. 21. Sure, running a political campaign is similar to running a business. Both require organization, tapping sources of income and getting news out to the public with the most positive spin possible. But Domino's Pizza (nyse: DPZ - news - people ) Chief Executive David Brandon is launching into perhaps the ultimate test of organization and time-management skills--doing both at the same time. The 53-year-old Brandon, who will unveil an expected 11% growth rate in fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, signed on last month to head up the Michigan gubernatorial campaign of Republican Dick DeVos, who is trying to unseat Democratic incumbent Jennifer Granholm. Brandon has actually balanced business and politics for awhile. He previously worked on former Michigan Republican Sen. Spencer Abraham's 1994 and 2000 campaigns. In between, he won a seat to Michigan's Board of Regents in 1998, for which he's up for reelection this year. Investors hope Brandon's busy upcoming political season won't interfere with the magic he's worked at Domino's recently. The company, which owns or franchises 8,000 pizza delivery stores, primarily in the U.S., stayed a step ahead of Yum! Brands' (nyse: YUM - news - people ) Pizza Hut and other competitors during most of 2005, when high gas prices cut into customers' discretionary income and bumped delivery costs for the industry. Domino's "555 Program"--offering three medium pizzas for $5 each--helped push domestic same-store sales up 7% last year, when compared with 2004. Shares of Dominos, while stagnant since November, have roughly doubled since the company went public in July 2004. --Tom Van Riper