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Tag: Saltonstall

News From The Dark Side - Sheltrown Pulls Plug..

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Mon May 03, 2010 at 10:23:25 AM EST
Tags: Michigan, Sheltrown, 1st Congressional District, Stupak, McDowell, Saltonstall (all tags)

Joel Sheltrown has decided he will not seek the first congressional seat. The current report from the Ivory Tower offers his given explanation:

"Sheltrown says that he realized in order to run a successful race, he would have had to abandon his duties as a legislator to campaign full-time. He cannot run again for state House because of term limits."

He didn't mention the real reason.

He didn't mention He would be fighting a machine that already has the financing available, and the right connections. Political insiders suggest it was the realization that Gary McDowell, current State Rep from Rudyard is Stupak's hand picked successor, and will likely receive support from team Stupak, and the Michigan Democrat Party. With rumors of more than $2 million in that war chest, it would be a formidable task to go against it.

But for the moment.. let that sink in.. "Hand picked successor.."

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