Stupak is retiring because he knew we wouldn't elect him again

[ensho]

we being us pissed off women. he stuck his nose all up in our business and caused us to lose payment for abortions.

[cali]

1. how much you want to bet his district votes in an anti-choice repuke?

[WilliamPitt]

2. Which is much better.

(facepalm)

[theoldman]

3. I think you would win that bet.

His district put the bite on him because the majority is anti-choice.

[Craftsman]

15. The rethug got a ton of money just after the HCR vote

He is running un opposed for the nomination, I have heard there are multible dems wanting to run. And this is a fairly conservative district. In this climate I think with Bart leaving it now favors the rethugs.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. I Am Sure The Republicant Who Will Most Likely Replace Him Will Fight For Reproductive Freedom

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[ensho]

5. that's a large district - are you saying there is no dem that

could beat a repug?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. I Think It Went From A Solid Dem District To Lean Republican With Stupak's Retirement

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[michreject]

10. It already was a solid conservative dist.

Now it went to firm. It was never a progressive dist.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

13. Right But The Rs Weren't Going To Beat Stupak

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[michreject]

14. Before the HCR vote............no

After................yes. And he knew it. He had both pro and anti abortion folk against him.

[etherealtruth]

17. Most of Stupak's district is the upper peninsula of Michigan

There is nothing solidly "Dem" about the U.P. I hate to be a defeatist ....but, Stupak is probably as good (read liberal) as it is going to get from that district. The voters in the district likely voted for Stupak as an individual ... not Stupak the democratic party member.

[Warpy]

7. More like he lost all the men

who want to tell us what we can or can't do with our own bodies.

He caved, you know. He didn't manage to get safe, legal abortion stopped and he wasn't "principled" enough to stop any hope of insurance reform over it.

[KittyWampus]

8. You are from Florida. So there is no "we".

[ensho]

9. whatever that means? actually I was born in Wash., D.C.

and lived the young part of my life 8 blocks from the Capitol. when my mother was a kid she and her frinds would roller skate up to the capital, say hello to the guards, get a drink of water in the rotunda and then skate back home.

I now live in the Conch Republic. (Fl. Keys)

[KittyWampus]

16. "whatever that means"? Don't you understand representative government? Stupak represents his

district.

[ensho]

19. don't you understand 'we women'?

nt

[Richardo]

21. You're not one of the women in the 1st District of Michigan.

Therefore, not "we"

[Richardo]

20. Bingo. Unless you're in Michigan's 1st District, it's "they"

[AnArmyVeteran]

11. My bet is he was afraid for his life from 'pro-life' murderers...

Stupak was targeted by right wingers. He was deluged with calls threatening him and his wife. I'm sure that was the major reason for his quitting. But he would never say he is leaving because of the threats because that would embolden all the other maniacs in the right wing to turn their vile hatred toward other democratic congressmen. Stupak knows he can never say he quit because he was afraid of his life. To do so will surely lead to more threats and even assassinations from one of the tea party freaks.

[emulatorloo]

22. I agree on the threats. And I think he became disillusioned about how quickly he became an "enemy:"

[protocol rv]

12. Maybe he's just tired and wants to move to Australia

Or maybe he wants to join the Green Party, who knows?

[seabeyond]

18. i hear he is tired of the shit. and could win if he ran. and not the dems not voting but

those pissed at him thinking he threw anti choicers under bus.

[customerserviceguy]

23. While I wouldn't use your exact wording

he did seem to manage to piss off everybody. I guess it took him a few weeks to actually get that message.

[AnnieBW]

24. When his consituents realized that he was a douchebag

and was living at C Street, I think he figured that the jig was up.