sonofshamwow
03-07-2011, 04:29 PM
http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/03/facebook_movement_begins_to_dr.html
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash is yet to weigh in, but an effort to draft him for a Senate run has begun in earnest.
"We are a group of Michiganders and Americans who desire a state and a country where freedom reigns, once again," reads the opening statement on the open-source Wordpress blog, titled "Draft Justin Amash for U.S. Senate in 2012. The statement is repeated on a newly created Facebook page.
A spokesman for Amash this afternoon knocked down the speculation.
"Although Congressman Amash is flattered by the support, he is thrilled to be representing the people of the Third District and is not contemplating a Senate run," spokesman Daniel Estrada said in an e-mailed statement.
U.S. Rep. Justin Amash is yet to weigh in, but an effort to draft him for a Senate run has begun in earnest.
"We are a group of Michiganders and Americans who desire a state and a country where freedom reigns, once again," reads the opening statement on the open-source Wordpress blog, titled "Draft Justin Amash for U.S. Senate in 2012. The statement is repeated on a newly created Facebook page.
A spokesman for Amash this afternoon knocked down the speculation.
"Although Congressman Amash is flattered by the support, he is thrilled to be representing the people of the Third District and is not contemplating a Senate run," spokesman Daniel Estrada said in an e-mailed statement.