Upton’s Supercommittee Seat May Cost Him in Next Year’s Election

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By Heidi Przybyla -

Michigan Republican Fred Upton has long relied on independents like retired high school teacher Frank Cody to help him win re-election. The congressman’s service on a debt-cutting supercommittee may put that support at risk.

Upton, 58, was tapped by Republican House Speaker John Boehner last month to serve on the bipartisan panel assigned to find $1.5 trillion in savings on the national debt.

“Clearly this has as much chance of being a political liability to him as it does a political asset,” said Saul Anuzis, a former Michigan Republican Party chairman.

In places like Kalamazoo, the heart of Upton’s sixth district in southwestern Michigan, constituents are warning the congressman, with 13 two-year terms in office, against supporting deep cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits to meet that goal.

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1. Citizen power!!!!! Love it!

We should be contacting all of them then.