Success!! Kerry Bentivolio Officially Filed for Special Election

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Campaign email from yesterday:

Friends,

This morning, Kerry was the first candidate to turn in the required amount of petitions to make the ballot for the special election and we were able to accomplish this solely with our unpaid volunteer effort! Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped with this successful effort.

Now we are urging no other candidates to file for the special election. This special election will cost the local communities $650,000 to administer. If no other candidate files the special election will be cancelled and valuable taxpayer dollars will be saved.

As a supporter, will you urge Nancy Cassis and other potential candidates to not run and save the local communities hundreds of thousands of dollars?

We are working hard knocking doors, putting up yard signs, and talking to as many voters as possible, but we need your help to continue to spread our message to a large audience.

Can we count on you to invest in liberty today by making a contribution?

Your donation of $10, $25, $50, or any amount you can afford will help us continue to fight against the establishment that wants to silence our message of liberty and limited government.

Thank you for your support.

In Liberty,

Bob Dindoffer
Campaign Manager

And yes, it's been hot as f### out collecting them damn sigs but so rewarding as the ball is now in the insiders court.
 
This is awesome, because this is all grassroots. I'm not able to help because I've got too much other stuff going on, but you guys stepping up and making this happen are my heroes. You give me hope for the future, and for that I am honored to be allowed to even post here.
 
FSP-Rebel said:
Now we are urging no other candidates to file for the special election. This special election will cost the local communities $650,000 to administer. If no other candidate files the special election will be cancelled and valuable taxpayer dollars will be saved.

As a supporter, will you urge Nancy Cassis and other potential candidates to not run and save the local communities hundreds of thousands of dollars?
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Nice! Save some money!
 
He got endorsed now by Madison Project, related to Redstate somehow I guess. I don't know much about these two groups, but it's great to see others working to get Ron Paul on Steroids elected into congress!

http://madisonproject.com/2012/07/kerry-bentivolio-for-congress-in-michigan-district-11/

Excellent read and write-up by the author.... check it out

Kerry Bentivolio for Congress in Michigan District 11
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Posted: Jul 17, 2012 | Author: Daniel Horowitz This election cycle, Michigan’s 11th district might prove to be the biggest gift to conservatives. This oddly shaped district, which covers parts of Oakland and Wayne counties in eastern Michigan, was represented by the quirky, pro-labor Thad McCotter for the past decade. Nobody paid attention to this district, assuming that this Republican Main Street Partnership member would easily coast to reelection. But his political career met an untimely demise when he failed to garner the requisite signatures to get on the ballot for the primary in August. Last week, McCotter announced his resignation from Congress altogether.

When we say that nobody paid attention to this district, we mean everyone except for Kerry Bentivolio. Long before anyone ever envisioned McCotter’s untimely political demise, Kerry embarked on the arduous task of challenging an entrenched, moderate Republican from the right. Kerry is the archetypical Tea Party candidate. He was never elected to political office, yet he always had a deep understanding of the Constitution and an encompassing view of conservatism and free markets.

One would think that Kerry would have the nomination all to himself following the resignation of Thad McCotter. After all, he’s the only one on the ballot. Bentivolio also has a huge ground operation that is ready for a general election. Unfortunately, local party bosses could not handle a conservative outsider and rancher like Bentivolio. They decided to have tax-hiking state Sen. Nancy Cassis run as a write-in candidate with the backing of McCotter.

Now the saga has become even more bizarre. After the August 7 general election to fill the seat in the 113th Congress, voters will go to the polls to fill the seat for the remainder of the term. The special election primary will be held on September 5 and the general election will be held in November along with the national election. The state will spend millions of dollars to seat a new member for the lame duck session – a session conservatives should seek to block in the first place. Moreover, the special election to fill the current term, which will be held after the election for the next term, will be held within the old district lines. Nancy Cassis will be on the ballot for the special election.


There is an easy way to put an end to this mess and easily transition this seat to an unvarnished conservative. Let’s ensure that Bentivolio blows this out on August 7 and becomes the heavy favorite for both elections.

Bentivolio is a former soldier, teacher, actor, and scholar. He served in Vietnam as an infantryman and remained in the Michigan Army National Guard through both Iraq wars until he was well into his 50s. His experience in the military has inculcated him with an America-first sense of foreign policy. His experience as an English teacher has taught him that we need to abolish the federal government’s foothold in education. His experience as a farmer has taught him the virtues of the free market and the vices of government intervention in agriculture. Kerry is not one who will go along to get along; he will fight the big-government crowd in both parties.

Let’s help Kerry Bentivolio win the special election on August 7 and prevent the establishment from gaining a foothold in the special election in September. This one is worth fighting for.
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This is an epic opportunity for those who don't want to work w/i the GOP political party operations yet are willing to help a liberty candidate get elected for more support for the cause in Congress.
 
Can someone explain what this means? I thought Bentivolio was already on the ballot, and the only Republican?
 
MRoCkEd said:
Can someone explain what this means? I thought Bentivolio was already on the ballot, and the only Republican?
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Hey MRocked!

Bentivolio is still the only one on the August 7th primary ballot!!!! That is the main race here.

The special election primary on September 5th is just to fill the remaining 7 weeks of Thad McCotter's seat after he recently resigned.
 
MRoCkEd said:
Can someone explain what this means? I thought Bentivolio was already on the ballot, and the only Republican?
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Because McCotter resigned from the House on July 6, the Lt Gov called a special election to fill out McCotter's remaining term.

The special primary election will be on September 5 and the special general election will be on November 6.

Basically, Kerry will be running in two campaigns. One to fill out the remaining term and one for the next two-year term.
 
MRoCkEd said:
Can someone explain what this means? I thought Bentivolio was already on the ballot, and the only Republican?
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As I understand there are 2 elections

One to fill the spot for the congressmen that left which will be in September.They call that the special election and the governor there asked everybody to just make a deal who should be the replacement so the state won't have to give 600K for an election.So far only Kerry qualified so now they are urging the other potential candidates to drop out and let him be the replacement.If anyone decides to run it will be devastating for their November campaign because he will be seen as they guy/women who wasted 600 K for her ego.Anyone can be a candidate all they need to do is collect 1000 signatures.

The second election is in November where a new congressmen will be chosen and there are 2 candidates Kerry and a candidate from the Democratic party.The GOP establishment also has a hack who wants to participate with write ins.

If Kerry gets the special election he will get a lot of free publicity + on election day he will already be known as a serving congressmen but with a blank page behind him so the chance of getting elected gets bigger.
 
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