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Tag: US Congress (page 2)By JGillman, Section News
There is no question that motivated conservatives, traditionalists, (whatever you want to call them) etc., who associate themselves with the still growing tea party movement, have made a difference. Long time Democrats and Republicans both have been uprooted and thrown aside this election cycle, due to a seeming inability to control spending and abide by constitutional principle.
Tuesday marked an incredible testament to this fact with an Northern surprise. And it also gave a glimmer of where non party weaknesses may lay. The (at this point) win by Alaskan Joe Miller in a squeaker over a sitting US Senator in the Republican primary, would in prior years, be the unthinkable. In fact, even this year, it was considered merely a remote possibility, yet it happened with the help of Palin's blessing and the tea party types. Alternately, some will point to the Arizona US Senate race race as a repudiation of the tea party contingent in THAT state. But hold the phone. Palin also endorsed the winner in AZ. (2 comments, 1795 words in story) Full Story 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 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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