Out for Stupak

Published on April 9, 2010

Ann Neumann: Fewer Friends: Bart Stupak (D-Mich) who reclined in relative anonymity in the House until last November when he wrote an amendment with Joe Pitts (R-PA) to prevent any of the federally administrated plans in the health care bill from providing abortion coverage. He compromised for an executive order during the bill’s passage last month. When he first introduced the […]

Ann Neumann: Fewer Friends: Bart Stupak (D-Mich) who reclined in relative anonymity in the House until last November when he wrote an amendment with Joe Pitts (R-PA) to prevent any of the federally administrated plans in the health care bill from providing abortion coverage. He compromised for an executive order during the bill’s passage last month. When he first introduced the amendment, “pro-life” groupscalled him a heronow they’re fundraising to vote him out of office and support his Republican primary challengerDan BenishekSo are Tea Party groups. Meanwhile,women’s rights groups are fundraising for his Democratic challenger, Connie Saltonstall. Today, Stupak will announce whether he’ll run for reelection or not. UPDATE: Stupak will retire. Here’s TPM on what Dems in his district face.

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