Posted on 02/20/2008 6:28:54 PM PST by Clintonfatigued
Republican Jack Hoogendyk may have a clear path to challenge Sen. Carl Levin in November after one of his potential rivals pulled out because of a military commitment.
Hoogendyk, a state representative from Kalamazoo, said Friday he was "moving forward with his campaign" after Republican Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski, a major in the U.S. Army Reserves, said he could not continue in the race because he was being sent overseas this year.
Levin, who was first elected in 1978, has not drawn a major Republican opponent and party officials acknowledge that he will be difficult to defeat. But Hoogendyk said he could mount a competitive campaign, starting with this weekend's activities at the Republican State Convention in Lansing.
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** snicker **
My introduction to the situation first occurred on a visit to the Main Post Office in Detroit where I met a guy who had 37 letters in his surname, and the cafeteria ran an American (read "Souvrn") line and an Eastern European line.
These guys grow up knowing how to spell.
I would prefer that Jack Hoogendyk run against Fred Upton. He would have some chance to win that one.
While we’re at it, how’s the Finkelschnitzel-Huzzlemouten race going?
I wish him luck, but I don’t think Levin needs to worry about someone coming to take curtain measurements.
Good grief! There are two names you don’t hear every day—LOL!
Okay, now say the headline three times fast.
“I would prefer that Jack Hoogendyk run against Fred Upton. He would have some chance to win that one.”
As for taking on Levin, maybe Rev. Keith Butler can give it a try; GOP voters were shortsighted in nominating Bouchard instead of him for the 2006 Senate race against Stabenow. While Levin is quite entrenched (first elected in 1978), he also turns 74 in June, and we need to be ready just in case he turns into this cycle’s Jim Bunning (whose age became an issue in the 2004 race and came within 1% of losing), although the #1 contender for suddenly becoming vulnerable due to his age remains Frank Lautenberg of NJ. Even if Butler falls short, the experience and name-ID he’d get from a statewide run would serve him well if he runs for Lt. Gov. in 2010 or for another office.
Ultimately, it probably didn’t matter whom we nominated in 2006, since they were going to go down to defeat. If the races in 2006 had been run in 2004, both “Dangerously Incompetent” and “Canadian Trash” would’ve been beaten.
Hoogendyk.
Added it as a keyword.
Don’t you know?? Lots of Hoogendyk threads.
Go figure.
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