You can take a look and see who has filed for most offices on the Secretary of State's page. Here's the listing of filed congressmen, state reps, and judicial offices. The deadline has passed already for judicial offices. Most congressional candidates have not files because they take more petition signatures. State reps can get petitions or pay $100.
In Livingston County, the clerk's office posted online those who have filed so far for County and Township races. Some people who will likely run are sandbagging to the last minute. Many have filed already. Most are republicans, although a couple of those republicans I've found are RINOS in the truest sense. Republican in Name Only. Allen Carlson in Hamburg Township, running for treasurer there as a Republican, is a gigantic RINO. Allen Carlson donated to the House Democrats fund, and is running as a republican. He also voted democrat in the 08 primary when there was a contest on both sides. He also currently has no opponent. The other RINO's I've seen so far at least have contested races in primaries. I have no respect at all for that. If you're a democrat, run as one. Annette Koeble is running as a democrat for trustee. She also voted dem in the 08 primary, as you would expect. Be who you are.
| Receiving Committee Name Committee ID-Type | Sched Type | Received From Address Occupation-Employer | City State Zip | Date | Amount | Cumul |
|---|
| MI HOUSE DEMOCRATIC FUND MHDA 502755-IND | DIRECT | PATRICIA CARLSON (Address Removed) | WHITMORE LAKE MI 48189-0000 | 09/13/10 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| MI HOUSE DEMOCRATIC FUND MHDA 502755-IND | DIRECT | ALLEN CARLSON (Address Removed) | WHITMORE LAKE MI 48189-0000 | 02/08/06 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| MI HOUSE DEMOCRATIC FUND MHDA 502755-IND | DIRECT | ALLEN CARLSON (Address removed) | WHITMORE LAKE MI 48189-0000 | 04/12/06 | $15.00 | $40.00 |
| Contributor | Candidate or PAC | Amount | Date | FEC Filing |
| CARLSON, PATRICIA M WHITMORE LAKE, MI 48189 MADONNA UNIVERSITY | STABENOW, DEBBIE (D) Senate - MI STABENOW FOR US SENATE | $300 primary | 06/24/99 |  |
The dangerously incompetent one herself, Debbie Stabenow. So if you're in Hamburg and reading this, and don't like what you see - please find someone good with accounting or tax law background, and get them to run. I'd consider it, but I don't live in Hamburg.
I don't use the term RINO for liberal Republicans like Rudy Giuliani or Olympia Snowe or even glory hounds like John McCain or Lindsay Graham. When I use the term RINO, I save it for those who back democrats or are sore losers in primaries and run as "independents" or switch parties. Charlie Crist, Arlen Specter, Larry Pressler (Obama supporter), Chuck Hagel (Obama), Lisa Murkowski (primary loser), Joe Schwarz, John Steward (former state rep) and people like that. Those are the RINOs.
Oftentimes grass roots call those in the establishment RINOs. Usually they aren't RINOs, but they are very pragmatic, sometimes correctly, and sometimes to a fault. The job of establishment republicans is to elect republicans. Period. Where I have problems with establishment is when the NRSC idiots announce that they are not contesting a race when their primary pick loses. It's a stupid move that allows democrats to stop spending there. I also have a problem when NRSC endorses in primaries. There's not much that can be done about caucus committee establishments.
However, RNC, MIGOP, District GOP, and County GOP leadership is picked from precinct delegates. Either precinct delegates choose directly, as in the case of county party, or they send delegates to state. The delegates sent to state convention caucus in district and pick their district party. They then vote on state party leadership - as well as some partisan offices at different conventions. At the next convention, we pick our RNC committeeman.
So if you are a grass roots republican and want to have some control in party politics, there's your chance. Run for precinct delegate in the August primary. If you win, you then get to vote on who goes to state conventions, as well as directly vote for county party executive committees. If you want my support however, you'd have to do more than just show up at conventions. Show up at the county meetings as minimum. I tend to reward those who do work and not just complain.
This Tuesday, we'll know officially who is in and who is out. Stay tuned.
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