Not long ago, it appeared U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow would have a very tough road to re-election in an election climate hostile to Democrats. Now, it’s increasingly looking like a walk in the park.
Thursday, former Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, a Republican, backed away from the race to challenge Stabenow next year. She said state and national Republicans are not willing to put up the resources to topple Stabenow, who last month reported she had $3 million on hand for her re-election bid.
“It’s not about words, it’s about actions. And the actions just aren’t there,” Land said.
That’s pretty strong language from a prominent Republican at a time when the party leadership is trying to build up confidence that they can take the seat.
Officials for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, of course, insist that Land’s assessment is wrong, and contend they are willing to put up the money to win the seat in 2012.
