I am in the 11th Michigan Federal Congressional
District which used to be the one represented by Thaddeus McCotter (R) who as
you know, imploded after a long time in the House of Representative. He ran for
president this year which was very odd since no one knew who he was.
He abruptly resigned (for no apparent reason) with six (6)
months left in his term. We later learned that his staff forged signatures
required to be filed with the election committee when running for office and
are facing jail time.
The 11th district has been a safe Republican
district for many years and Michigan Republicans made sure it remained so when
they drew up new boundaries for the district. The district includes Canton,
Plymouth, Northville, Novi, Lyons, Milford, Highland, White lake, Livonia,
Farmington, Orchard Lake, Waterford, Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham, Troy and
Clawson…all rich Republican areas.
Michigan Republicans got rid of Van Buren, Bellville,
Westland, Garden City, Wayne and Redford…all poorer areas with a bias towards
Democrats…don’t you just love politics?
Anyway, when McCotter resigned right before the primaries,
there was a mad scramble for his seat with some candidates running as
“write-in” candidates, which never works.
The lone Republican who was registered for the primary
election was Kerry Bentivolio, a complete unknown even to the Republican Party
which tried to disown him and appoint someone else.
Bentivolio is a political anomaly in that he has no
experience in politics and was a reindeer farmer recently. He appears to be a
Tea Party twit who ran for the hell of it and lo and behold, he is now the
favorite to win in November.
The Democratic challenger is Dr. Syed Taj, a respected Chief
of Medicine at Oakwood
Hospital
The choice seems eminently clear; an educated, independent
professional or a reindeer farmer who’s only claim to fame is that he is a
“regular” guy.
Why is the reindeer farmer projected to win the
race?...because his opponent has a funny (foreign) name and is running under
the Democratic banner and the rich 11th district always votes
Republican even if the Republican was a chimp?
Yes, Politics is a dirty business and in many cases, defies
logic but if you vote in my district, I urge you break the habit of voting
Republican and vote for the better man to represent our district in Congress.
Vote for Dr. Syed Taj for 11th District
Representative.
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