New Opportunity: Like Kerry Bentivolio's Page - Running for Michigan's 11th Congressional

This is my district, couldn't be more excited. I just filled out some info on his website to be a volunteer. Anyone else who lives around here should do the same.
 
FSP-Rebel said:
From the DET article:

Not only is McCotter the laughing stock of the political world he may also be in some different kind of trouble. That guy is the ultimate putz and we should rally behind this Kerry dude and purge this area of these status quo jerkoffs.
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Here, here!
 
He would actually be required to recieve almost as many write-ins, as he recieved votes in the last primary, while Kerry B. is the only one on the ballot.

Alot more stuff in this article to check out....

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_142/Thaddeus-McCotter-Botch-Risks-Seat-214903-1.html?pos=hln

Additionally, McCotter must have a certain number of write-in votes to qualify as the nominee. The secretary of state’s office determines that threshold as at least 0.15 of 1 percent of the total population of the district.

Republicans estimated McCotter could need 25,000 to 41,000 write-in votes to do that. McCotter received 43,303 votes when he ran unopposed in the comparable 2008 GOP primary.
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Anybody see anything about this over on DP? If not, perhaps someone can enlighten them and they can help our cause.
 
Michigan11 said:
He would actually be required to recieve almost as many write-ins, as he recieved votes in the last primary, while Kerry B. is the only one on the ballot.

Alot more stuff in this article to check out....

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_142/Thaddeus-McCotter-Botch-Risks-Seat-214903-1.html?pos=hln
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If State Sen. Kowall decides to run a write-in campaign too, that would be the best scenario since both he and McCotter would both need 25k to 41k of write-in votes just to qualify. If he runs, that will split votes and most likely cause neither to reach the threshold.
 
Anyone interested in trying to organizing some kind of moneybomb or other fundraiser for Mr. Bentivolio? I've never led or help lead something like that, but I'd be willing to help out.
 
Hopefully we'll have the support of a certain Super PAC. This race does seem very promising.
 
This opinion piece points out the law which shouldn't allow McCotter to mount a write-in campaign for the primary.

http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2012/05/30/game-of-primaries/

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(4x...eg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-168-136

If for any reason there is no candidate of a political party for the office of representative in congress, a blank space shall be provided on each of the official primary ballots which will afford every elector of said party an opportunity to vote for a candidate for such office by writing in the name of his or her selection or by the use of a slip or paster.
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Since there is a candidate of a political party, there shouldn't be a blank space provided to write-in a candidate.
 
According to this map, I'm already part of the 11th district. I get what they were saying about a gerrymandered map, wow.

http://www.bentivolioforcongress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=89

So I've read all of his site content and I've gotta say I'm not inspired with confidence. I see things on the periphery but not the meat.

- No reference to the Federal Reserve
- No reference to Non-interventionism
- Not my personal issue but he took a weak stance on the life issue, and he doesn't state whether or not it's a federal jurisdiction
- No reference to nullification
- Party line on taxes but no meat on spending other than "cut the big 3 domestic programs"
- Calls out 3 of the 10 rights from the Bill of Rights and the Commerce Clause, but might be superficial
- Nothing on Right to Work
- Nothing on NDAA, TSA or Patriot Act
- Nothing on home schooling
- Nothing on health care of any sort
- Nothing on immigration
- Nothing on monetary policy

I'm going to request audience to cover some of these topics. Maybe he's better than McCotter but with the details available he may be LINO.

Edited to add more missing stances
- No meat on crony capitalism / corporate welfare
- Aside of less taxes, little in the way of a fiscal plan
- Nothing on Assassinating Americans
- Nothing on foreign aid
- Nothing on health freedoms (raw milk, medical marijuana, vitamins, alternative health care, HSAs)
- Audit the Fed
- Syria, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan
- Al-Qaeda and the War on Terror
- The War on X (Poverty, Drugs...)
- National ID (Real ID)

Honestly, when you really look at how much Ron Paul knows and has intelligent stances on, it does make it hard to step into the liberty realm. :)
 
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