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Tag: RecountBy JGillman, Section News
Glenn Wilson just cost me another $25. Money I really didn't expect to have to spend.
Not that I didn't want to support Benishek, or think he was not worth the $25 contribution. No.. Rather I didn't expect he would HAVE to spend a great amount of capital to win a race that should be so eminently winnable given the way in which Bart Stupak handled his affairs. The spending levels shouldn't HAVE to be so high, as the corrective juggernaut which is fueled by a responsible government sentiment is just now fully underway. I must give full credit to Jason Allen for his understanding the consequence of fighting among ourselves, and what copuld be viewed as self destructing because of a stroked ego. He took the high road. He understood oh-so-well, how its possible to wreck all that you stand for by allowing a personal, but misplaced sense of self to override a bit of common sense. How splitting hairs over 'perfect' stands on some issues before a congressional candidate, might be used only to split votes in an election. And maybe lose a few gains that were made in the process. (9 comments, 579 words in story) Full Story By JGillman, Section News
From the KOS, where every now and again in the spirit of broken clocks they can be correct twice a day:
"MI-01: Primary ends with concession, despite vote margin in the teens I am pretty sure they misspelled "teapartyguy" on purpose, but I left it unchanged for proper context. (4 comments) Comments >> By JGillman, Section News
According to reports from around the state, Dan Benishek has been officially declared the winner of the Republican primary contest for the 1st congressional district in Michigan. Dan Benishek received 27,077 votes with Jason Allen receiving 27,062. Benishek will go on to face Democrat pick Gary McDowell for the November election.
This is an "official win," however, challenges may still be made, and it is unclear if the Allen team will pursue any beyond this point. Another hitch in the situation might well be the arrival of a third party candidate, Glenn Wilson, a Rose City Businessman who has indicated he can self fund a reasonable bid of his own. Conservatives worry that Wilson will siphon off votes from Benishek, and insiders report that an ongoing personality conflict between the UP Doctor and Wilson, might further encourage Wilson to remain in the race as a spoiler. More as it becomes available. (2 comments) Comments >> By Dan Benishek, Section News
~Promoted because he used my name. oh yeah.. AND because I want to add that I hope he joins with Allen in a JOINT attack on McDowell right away.~
Not long ago, Jason Gillman wrote on this blog, "As there are often races where a few votes separate 1st place and 1st to lose, it could be YOU that makes a difference." Last Tuesday, the 1st District proved him right. In my campaign for the Republican nomination, we faced a tough opponent and fought for every last vote. And as every count has established more convincingly than the last, we won. If we must endure an expensive and time-consuming recount, a dedicated few could easily be the deciding factor once again. That's why today, I need you. If we want to uphold this conservative victory and retake the seat that Bart Stupak dishonored, we will have two critical needs: the resources to fight the legal challenge, and volunteers standing vigil in all 31 counties of the District. Right now, we should be uniting around a single conservative banner, making the case for the reforms Washington needs, reforms that Gary McDowell and his allies will resist just as they have for the last four trying years under Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But should we need one last push to affirm our victory, I hope you will help me see it through to the end. As the recount proceeds, we want to keep our supporters updated with the most current information, so please sign up for breaking campaign news at danbenishekforcongress.com. (2 comments) Comments >> By JGillman, Section News
With a single vote difference between the two candidates in the 1st congressional district, it would be irresponsible to back off and concede.
Already the recount process has begun, and each of the candidates will pay their $10 per precinct they might feel has the greatest opportunity to find a mistake that corrected, would favor them. In fact the Benishek team has released this message:
"Dr. Dan Benishek now leads Senator Jason Allen by 13 votes after a day of clean-up of election results from the cliff-hanger fight for the 1st District Republican nomination for Congress. If that is the case, a Hundred or so other precincts may well find minor errors that aggregated, might produce a very definite difference from what we see now. Its expected the recount process will last till about Sept 1., which leaves us with an issue. (11 comments, 584 words in story) Full Story |
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