U.S. Rep. Justin Amash's decision to break with the Republican Party has prompted Michigan state Rep. Jim Lower to launch a primary challenge against him in 2020.
"I want to work with the president, I want to work with other Republicans both in the House and Senate and actually get things done for our state and for our country," he continued. "He's one of only four Republicans to vote against a balanced budget, one of only eight to vote against supplying Israel with aide, voted against cutting funding to Planned Parenthood," he said of Amash's record."Pretty much the only Republican to vote against a resolution supporting ICE. Only Republican to vote for allowing illegal immigrants to vote in local elections. Bottom line is, he hasn't been effective.
Lower's entrance tees up a tough re-election fight for Amash who was first elected to the seat in 2010, when he rode the tea party wave as a conservative star. He hasn't faced a primary challenge since 2014 when he beat Brian Ellis, a businessman from Grand Rapids, Michigan by nearly 15 percentage points.
"America's institutions depend on officials to uphold both the rules and spirit of our constitutional system even when to do so is personally inconvenient or yields a politically unfavorable outcome," he wrote.
This guy should have known that being honest or respectable has no place in the republican party. Guess he knows now.
Not a real threat to amash
I'll donate to Justin Amash's campaign. Even though I disagree with most of what he stands for, at least he has principles.
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I hope you two eat each other alive.
intraparty feud after saying the truth
Hello Hello hello Please understand transparency that the term, 'Impeachable ', means that President Trump peachable, therefore, President Trump can be, ' Impeached '. Please clarify what your meaning is. ETN...
Michigan VoteBlue and it will all change for the better.
He's not running on anything other than 'he questioned POTUS'. Amash is still 99.99% on message. How can anyone take this attention grab serious?
...BRAVO..BRAVO !!! MR. AMASH.... ...THANK YOU..FOR 'HELPING' SAVE THE AMERICA OF.. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Introduce him to KatieArrington.
Another lap dog trying to get a spot on the lap of the master....
Let’s get the party started!
not impressed... even Faux wasn’t impressed... that’s how bad he is ...
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