Stupak announced he was retiring and left office in the election immediately following his obamacare vote.
Yes, because he knew us loggers were really pissed and that he didnt have a snow balls chance in hell of winning re-election.
I still lived in his district at the time although temporary. Escanaba..
I forgot one thing Creek. He couldnt win Escanaba. Why? Because it is a heavy French area, and they are Catholic. Then, Iron Mountain is Italian. Then Menominee is French and on and on. The only place he could have done well is the Swede areas along the south lakeshore (or north shore of lake Michigan) of the UP. And in the upper lower pen.