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Tag: "Dangerously Incompetent" Debbie Stabenow

iCaucus of Michigan and the 2012 Primary Campaign

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Fri Jul 13, 2012 at 08:13:27 PM EST
Tags: U.S. Senate - class 1 seats, "Dangerously Incompetent" Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Republican 2012 U. S. Senate Primary, Clark Durant (CQQ = 96%), Gary Glenn (CQQ = 97%), Randy Hekman (CQQ = 98%), Pete Hoekstra (CQQ = 84%), grassroots activists, Independence Caucus of Michigan, constitutional principles, Michigan's 3rd Congressional District, Justin Amash, Michigan's 6th Congressional District, Jack Hoogendyk, Michigan's 11th Congressional District, Kerry Bentivolio, Michigan's 5th Congressional District, Jim Slezak, Tom Wassa (all tags)

Because of the principled approach to vetting and endorsing candidates, the tea party networks in several states (including in Michigan) voluntarily operate in strategic partnership with the Independence Caucus organization in their state. It's a group of concerned citizens devoted to electing candidates truly committed to constitutional loyalty and fiscal responsibility, regardless of party, whose goal is the election of such candidates to not less than 40% of the available seats in the several state legislatures and both chambers of Congress . . . in each election year. The iCaucus concerns itself with candidate screening, endorsement, and advocacy, with a specific focus on constitutional loyalty and grassroots activism, and on integrity over money, which makes it a unique organization in contemporary politics.

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I-Caucus of Michigan and the Michigan Republican Senate Primary

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Tue Oct 04, 2011 at 08:25:08 AM EST
Tags: U.S. Senate - class 1 seats, "Dangerously Incompetent" Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Republican 2012 U. S. Senate Primary, Scott Boman, Roi Le Chinn, Clark Durant, Gary Glenn, Randy Hekman, Pete Hoekstra, Peter Konetchy, Chuck Marino, Rick Wilson, Michigan Tea Party Patriot Network, grassroots activists, Independence Caucus of Michigan, Spanish Inquisition, proctology examination, constitutional principles (all tags)

As I have written before, most of the organizations comprising the Michigan Tea Party Patriot Network are structured as 527 groups. This means that they're not allowed to directly advocate the election or defeat of any candidate for elective office, only to operate on behalf of issue advocacy and voter mobilization. However, the tea party networks in several states (including in Michigan) voluntarily operate in strategic partnership with an organization set up specifically as a Political Action Committee. This organization concerns itself with candidate screening, endorsement, and advocacy, with a specific focus on constitutional loyalty and grassroots activism, and on integrity over money.

The Independence Caucus is not a political party, nor is it affiliated with any political party. It is, rather, a group of concerned citizens devoted to electing candidates truly committed to constitutional loyalty and fiscal responsibility, regardless of party. The goal is the election of such candidates to not less than 40% of the available seats in the several state legislatures and both chambers of Congress . . . in each election year. It is a not-for-profit organization of concerned citizens from all walks who recognize the responsibility to act now to protect future generations of this nation from the disastrous consequences of our systematic abrogation of constitutional principles, exists to teach us how to govern our country as citizens, and provides the practical tools and resources to actually make it happen.

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

2012 Michigan Republican Senate Dance Card . . . Thus Far

By Kevin Rex Heine, Section News
Posted on Sun Jul 24, 2011 at 08:00:53 PM EST
Tags: MIGOP 2012 U. S. Senate Nominee, Chad Dewey, Clark Durant, Randy Hekman, Pete Hoekstra, Peter Konetchy, John McCulloch, Rick Wilson, "Dangerously Incompetent" Debbie Stabenow (all tags)

It's often been said (including frequently on this site) that the real choice in any election is in the primaries. Once the primaries are over, you're essentially stuck with whoever survives. And in next year's contest for the Class 1 seats in the U. S. Senate, the Michigan Republican primary election is going to be critical . . . as I've said before, there will be no excuse for sitting on the sidelines and then carping because you don't like who wound up on the top of the ticket.

Of course, making an informed choice is always useful, and for that we should go below the fold.