Saturday, March 27, 2010

Michigan Right to Life rescinds Stupak endorsement, endorses his Republican opponent

Michigan Right to Life has always endorsed Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) and was backing him for re-election this year. But after his pivotal vote for health care reform without the inclusion of legally binding language banning taxpayer funding of abortion, the group has rescinded its endorsement and pledged to support his Republican challenger, Dan Benishek.

Stupak, until Sunday one of Congress' most reliable pro-life legislators, was notified of this decision on Wednesday. The Right to Life of Michigan PAC's board of directors voted unanimously to switch sides in the race after Stupak's decisive shift.

1 comment:

Michigan Taxpayer said...

Benishek is one of several GOP challengers to Stupak....How could they have endorsed one without vetting all ?

This doesn't validate their endorsement process, and ruins the credibility of our fine organization.