Stupak was a rabid supporter/campaigner for b. hussein obama in his run for the presidency. As most people know who come to FR and in the world in general, when Zer0 was an Illinois state senator he supported legislation that mandated that babies born alive during a botched abortion were to be left to die without any medical help. Maobama is nothing but a barbarian, and anyone who supports him knowing about his legislative agenda is a barbarian. Ergo....
Stupak is in a safe district in Michigan and enjoys kool aid sipper support from people who normally vote Republican, the media in his area and in the state are also sycophantic. I have often heard people who ought to know better state prior to voting for his reelection, "He does a good job." Or words to that effect.
Clueless Jenny Granholm is an abject failure as governor. She and her union goon supporters have anointed her lieutenant governor, John Cherry as her successor in Lansing. Cherry will continue the Granholm tradition of taxing the pennies on our eyes and everything that moves or doesn't. There is a school of thought in Michigan that Stupak will seek the nomination next year. Perhaps he decided to be more loudly rabid anti-abortion in preparation for that gubernatorial run. Stupak is young enough to do two tours as governor then move on to the US Senate to replace, perhaps, (She's hardly Li'l) Debbie Stabusall. Just sayin'...
Interesting analysis, given Cherry is beatable (and so's Lil' Debbie), but his war chest has to be overcome -- not impossible. Bruising primary leaves it open for a conservative in the general.