Posted on 04/08/2010 8:49:29 AM PDT by Pinkbell
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Congressman Bart Stupak today walked back previous comments suggesting he would retire due to the enormous backlash he's faced as a result of providing the critical votes needed to pass the pro-abortion health care bill. Stupak now says it is very likely that he will seek re-election in his Michigan district.
Stupak told the Detroit Free Press he has every intention of running again but won't make a final decision until after he has an obligatory discussion with his family.
Any decision, he said, would come after the April 15 deadline by which his opponents would submit financial statements to the FEC but before the May filing deadline.
Stupak faces strong opposition from both pro-life and pro-abortion candidates but he told the Free Press he loves his job and doesn't worry about the potential competition.
“I don't worry about this stuff,” he said, when asked about potential challengers. “I have 18 years of goodwill built up.”
Meanwhile, Michelle Begnoche, Press Secretary for Stupak's office, told CQ that she couldn't rule out a retirement, but said "campaign plans are proceeding."
"Every two years, Congressman Stupak discusses with his family and his constituents whether to seek re-election. He believes that is what the people of the First District of Michigan deserve," Begnoche said.
She added in an email to CQ that Stupak has "already acquired over a thousand signatures needed to file for re-election on May 11th" and "is pleased with the outpouring of support across his district."
Stupak is the respected pro-life Democratic leader from Michigan and was said to be considering retiring because he is so exhausted, along with his family, from the bruising repercussions of the abortion and health care debate he may consider quitting.
Stupak had been holding his finger in the dam for months standing with several pro-life Democrats against the health care bill and its massive abortion funding.
But when he and a few of his colleagues decided to trade their votes for an executive order from President Barack Obama that claims to stop abortion funding but doesn't, Stupak incurred the wrath of the pro-life movement.
The upper peninsula district Stupak holds has been a traditionally Republican one that Stupak has kept because he is a much more conservative Democrat than most.
However, he faces stiff competition from both the left and right as abortion advocates recruited a credible candidate to challenge him in the Democratic primary.
After his perceived sellout on abortion funding, pro-life advocates leapt on the bandwagon of his Republican opponents and they have raised more money and recruited more supporters than they would have otherwise to mount what will be a competitive campaign in November.
Stupak didn't help his cause after his vote for the pro-abortion bill by attacking pro-life advocates and he has been asked to stop doing so.
Get ready for the Stupakalypse!
I applaud him for being man enough to face defeat at the polls, which he certainly deserves and very well might get.
Run Bart Run...
Lose Bart Lose...
Challenges from both sides? What’s the joke about what ends up in the middle of the road - road kill.
LOL. You posted my exact post (before I posted it.)
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“I have 18 years of goodwill built up.”
He’s also got that little pork barrel airport.
I have a higher regard for prostitutes.
Stupak spelled backward = Kaputs!
Nobody respects a turncoat.
How can we continue to harrass him and make his life miserable? and how is Benishek doing? anyone know?
I sent him a check.
If Stupak does not decide to retire, there is a surprise for us before November. He cannot win, therefore if he runs, it is to maintain his seat prior to outright appointment.
yeah, Judas. 18 years of bullsh#t mouthing the words of being pro-life in order to get reelected but not meaning a single word of it. What a pathetic loser. I heard he was on disability from being a LEO. He looks pretty fit to me, or is this another scam a democrat is pulling. Any local FReepers know or have any info on this.
Oh please. The thought of not running NEVER entered his mind. This guy couldn’t tell the truth even if it were in his best interest. (but then, being a leftist, it never is!)
I’ve done a google search and still can’t find out how stupak is “disabled”. Does anybody know how and why he is “disabled”. Is that the key to his vote... he was going to get exposed for being a poser???
Great minds think alike...
I bet the babies aborted 18 years ago wish they could say the same thing.
Support his opponent, for sure. Stupack, the Stooge,
has a hard lesson to learn.
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“With two days, two things happened:
* 20,000 friends contacted his Facebook. page
* $50,000 was raised from across the U.S. in online donations.
Kerry J. Byrne, writing the in Boston Herald says that “Stupak’s cave in nationalized the race for Michigan’s First District. Beneishek’s contributors came from all over the country, much like Scott Brown did here in Massachusetts when it appeared that he offered a chance to stop Obamacare. Stupak’s district is described a small-town, Middle America and conservative country.”
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Dr. Benishek to Speak at Tea Party Express Events in the 1st District *update*
Events dates and times Dr. Dan will be attending
Escanaba, MI
Friday, April 9th at 12:00 noon
Rally Location:
Ludington Park Band Shell
744 Lake Shore Drive
Escanaba, MI 49829
Sault Sainte Marie, MI
Friday, April 9th at 6:00 pm
Rally Location:
Bud-Weber Park
600 Ashmun
Sault Sainte Marie, MI
Cheboygan, MI
Saturday, April 10th at 8:00am
Rally Location:
Washington Park, Downtown Cheboygan
124 N. Main Street
Cheboygan, MI 49721
Petoskey, MI
Saturday, April 10th at 10:00am
Rally Location:
Emmet-Charlevoix County Fairgrounds
1129 Charlevoix Avenue
Petoskey, MI 49770
Dr. Benishek has a prior commitment that makes it impossible to attend the Petosky Event. We thought he would be able to make it, but were informed this morning that the Munising airport is not opened until May 14th. After the Cheboygan event he will headed to the Munising home show.
Tea Party Express III
http://www.teapartyexpress.org/
The Tea Party Express national bus tour will host a series of tea party rallies all across the nation, launching from Sen. Harry Reid’s hometown of Searchlight, NV on March 27th and concluding in Washington, D.C. on Tax Day – April 15th.
At each stop the tour will highlight some of the worst offenders in Congress who have voted for higher spending, higher taxes, and government intervention in the lives of American families and businesses. These Members of Congress have infringed upon the freedom of the individual in this great nation, and its time for us to say: “Enough is Enough!”
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Stupak is a typical Democrat, meaning he is a petty, lying, ignoramus who needs to find a real job. Anyone who was surprised by Stupak, or betrayed by him, should take off the blindfold, and see Democrats for what they are.
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