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Stupak Challenger (Dan Benishek) Makes Friends
Real Clear Politics ^ | March 22, 2010 | Staff

Posted on 03/22/2010 2:37:56 PM PDT by raptor22

Michigan Rep. Bart Stupak's (D) distinction as the man who secured passage of health care reform for Democrats could make him a national target of Republican and conservative interests. He now has a Republican challenger, who in about 24 hours since Stupak cut a deal with the White House -- giving Democrats the necessary number of votes -- has gotten a lot more well known. Dan Benishek, a surgeon who announced his candidacy one week ago, went from about 3,500 Facebook friends Sunday afternoon to 14,500 by mid-Monday. Benishek has also received mentions from a few well-known conservative bloggers, including Michelle Malkin who linked to his makeshift campaign Web site.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: 2010midterms; bartstupak; benishek; danbenishek; facebook; killthebill; mi2010; rememberinnovember; repeal; repealthebill; stupak

1 posted on 03/22/2010 2:37:57 PM PDT by raptor22
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To: raptor22; All

Makeshift campaign website:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=287806148754&ref=ts


2 posted on 03/22/2010 2:42:06 PM PDT by raptor22 (The truth will set us free)
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To: raptor22

He had about 1600 friends when I joined during Stupak’s conference. He had around 200 friends Sunday morning.


3 posted on 03/22/2010 2:42:28 PM PDT by mockingbyrd (Remember in November.)
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To: raptor22

I just saw stupidpak on msnbc. Instead of apologizing for breaking his promise and taking a bribe for his vote, he was crying about how some evil Republican called him a baby killer.


4 posted on 03/22/2010 2:43:19 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: raptor22

Send money to Benishek and letters to the Pope asking for an excommunication


5 posted on 03/22/2010 2:49:32 PM PDT by Regulator (Welcome to Zimbabwe! Now hand over your property....)
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To: mockingbyrd
He had around 200 friends Sunday morning

I first got on yesterday he had about 1100, and he put up another 400 in under 10 minutes....I finally joined about two this morning, and it was around 12000.....sent him a little cash after he got the paypal thing going....lots of docs and nurses signing up...I guess just feeling like they can 'stick it and break one off' in Stupak...

6 posted on 03/22/2010 2:51:36 PM PDT by OBXWanderer
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To: shelterguy

stupidpak, just another, sniveling, thumb-sucking, liberal control freak posing as victim while raping, pillaging and plundering his way to tyranny — his bombastic words are meaningless — his tears are merely theatrics — and he used babies to get votes all the while quite willing to sign their death warrant for greed and power — despicable


7 posted on 03/22/2010 2:51:44 PM PDT by EverOnward
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To: raptor22
benishek 4 congress
8 posted on 03/22/2010 2:57:42 PM PDT by omega4179 (Pelosi: We Must Pass Obamacare So Artists Can Quit Their Day Jobs)
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To: mockingbyrd

When I found him, it was about 2500.


9 posted on 03/22/2010 2:59:20 PM PDT by Ladysmith ("A community organizer can't bitch when communities organize." Rush Limbaugh)
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To: raptor22

There were 432 at 4:15pm Sunday when I joined.


10 posted on 03/22/2010 3:04:45 PM PDT by autumnraine (You can't fix stupid, but you can vote it out!)
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To: autumnraine

Yeah, me too. I joined right after Stupak made his announcement. Watched the group grow all night and early into the morning. People are angry. I don’t think it’s going to go away by November. Mostly because the morons in Washington are not going to stop here-—no amnesty and cap and tax are up to bat next.

Keep the outrage flowing...


11 posted on 03/22/2010 3:08:39 PM PDT by erkyl (We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office --Aesop (~550 BC))
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To: raptor22
BECOME A FAN:

BART STUPAK IS A COMMUNIST

12 posted on 03/22/2010 3:31:28 PM PDT by StopObama2012 (CLICK ME to expose Osaudi)
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To: grellis

Now over 16K. Thanks raptor22.


13 posted on 03/22/2010 4:57:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("People never lie so much as before an election, during a war, or after a hunt." [Otto von Bismarck])
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To: Springman; sergeantdave; cyclotic; netmilsmom; RatsDawg; PGalt; FreedomHammer; queenkathy; ...
If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.

Go, Dan, go!

14 posted on 03/22/2010 6:19:39 PM PDT by grellis (I am Jill's overwhelming sense of disgust.)
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