Tom Spencer withdraws; endorses Joe Larkin (MI-11)

The following is an excerpt from an email I received tonight from Tom Spencer:

March 27, 2008

Dear Friends and Supporters:

The upcoming election is one of the most important elections to come along in a long time. It will determine the future of this country as a republic based on the rule of law and not on the rule of men. For several years now this District has not had a representative that represented the people and as I visited with people in the District, I found that to be one of the most important issues people were disgruntled with.

It is time for us to take back the seat that Mr. McCotter has held and abused and give it back to the people. This election isn’t about me or other single person; it is about the future of our District, State, and Federal Government. In other words, it is about our people and their future. I feel it is important that we get behind someone that truly has the ability to beat Mr. McCotter in the upcoming election and that is why I am throwing my whole-hearted support behind Joe Larkin. He is a progressive Democrat with connections to the party for many years. But even more important, he wants to represent the people of the District and do what is best for our country.

I am asking for those who have supported me in the past and who signed my petitions to give their support to Joe. It will be a hard fight to overcome the entrenched candidate, but I feel Joe is the one to do it. I plan to continue to work to remove Mr. McCotter from office in anyway that I can. Thanks again for all your support and kind words of encouragement over the past several months.

Thomas K. Spencer

The McCotter Monitor wishes to thank Tom Spencer wholeheartedly for his efforts thusfar. It is shameful, the lack of urgency displayed by local, state and national Party leaders, towards mounting a serious challenge against Thaddeus McCotter. Tom Spencer jumped into the race head first and all alone, and this District will be all the better for his campaign. He is a good man, and could be a great candidate for any office he chooses.

I am tired of e-mails from Mark Schauer and Gary Peters - there is room in Michigan for another competitive race, and I hope that the Larkin campaign can grab on to some of the momentum those two candidates have built up. You have my email address.

Another Candidate Seeks to Face McCotter

What does it say about the incumbent when FOUR people have decided to invest their personal time and money to run a campaign against them? Yesterday a third Democratic candidate kicked off his campaign to seek the Party's nomination in August. Joseph Larkin is a Livonia lawyer, member of the Catholic Lawyers Society of Michigan (note that Thaddeus - himself Catholic - has publicly denigrated Catholic organizations in the past), hockey coach, and dedicated volunteer. The McCotter Monitor welcomes him to the race.

Already in the Democratic race are former Novi City Manager Ed Kriewall and Air Force Veteran turned Methodist Pastor Tom Spencer. There is even a Ron Paul Republican running as an Independent - Ted McAvoy. Obviously Ted doesn't appreciate McCotter's blind allegiance to the Bush/Cheney program any more than the Democratic candidates do!

The eventual winning candidate is going to need all the help he can get in the race to take down McCotter. Donations can be made to the 11th District Democratic Organization, which supports many Democratic candidates in the District, or through ActBlue to send funds to the eventual Democratic nominee chosen in the August primary.

May the best candidate win!