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CBS News: Stabenow Defeats Hoekstra In Michigan Senate Race
Both the Associated Press and CBS News projected voters have re-elected Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow.
Michigan Matters: Stabenow & Hoekstra
Sen. Debbie Stabenow and former Congressman Pete Hoekstra, who is trying to stop her in her third bid for U.S. Senate, have been doing a lot of talking on the campaign trail as they criss-cross the state.
Hoekstra, Stabenow Campaigns Spar Over Medicare
Republican Pete Hoekstra has accused his Democratic rival of undermining the popular Medicare program by voting for President Barack Obama’s health care plan, in the first television ad of his U.S. Senate campaign released Monday.
Stabenow Focuses On Agriculture, Bipartisanship
Barely a month before the election, Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow is keeping Republican opponent Pete Hoekstra at arm’s length while focusing on issues such as farming and manufacturing that appeal to voters across the Michigan political spectrum.
Hoekstra Defends Romney, Says ‘Severe Consequences’ Will Follow Obama Policies
Hoekstra ended the interview with this dire warning: “The threat from radical jihadism, it is real … If we don’t confront it … We will continue to be attacked by it and we will pay severe consequences.”
Supreme Court Nominees Up At State Conventions
With national conventions out of the way, Michigan Democrats and Republicans are holding their own gatherings this weekend to endorse Supreme Court nominees and hear pep talks from U.S. Senate candidates.
Hoekstra Has To Avoid Missteps To Beat Stabenow
Republican Pete Hoekstra inadvertently helped U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow early this year when his Super Bowl ad showing a young Asian-American woman speaking in broken English touched off complaints of racial insensitivity, leading to increased donations for the Democratic incumbent.
Election 2012: Candidates’ Post Primary Thoughts
There’s no rest for the weary as Pete Hoekstra found as he was in hardcore campaign mode early Wednesday doing an interview with CBS62’s “First Forecast Mornings” and talking of the next phase of his bid to beat U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow.
GOP’s Hoekstra To Face Stabenow In November
Now that former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra has won Michigan’s Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, it sets up a November match-up with 2-term Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow.
Hoekstra Wins Michigan GOP Primary For US Senate
Former Michigan Congressman Pete Hoekstra has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, overcoming a challenge from two Republicans who questioned his record as a conservative.
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