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The Thaddeus McCotter presidential campaign of 2012 began when Congressman Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan filed papers with the Federal Election Commission on July 1, 2011, announcing his intention to run for the Republican Party's 2012 nomination for President of the United States. He officially announced his candidacy the next day at a rock festival near Detroit. McCotter, who had served in Congress since 2003, was first mentioned as a potential presidential candidate on an April 2011 episode of Fox News' ''Red Eye w/Greg Gutfeld''. After entering the race two months later, McCotter based his campaign on "five core principles" listed on his campaign website, and used the slogan ''Seize Freedom!'', derived from the title of his 2011 book. During the campaign, he focused on reform of government and Wall Street. Commentators noted McCotter's lack of name recognition hindered his chances for nomination. When included in Republican presidential preference polls, he regularly received less than one percent support. Following a last place finish in the Ames Straw Poll and the lack of any invitation to presidential debates, he dropped his candidacy on September 22, 2011, and endorsed Mitt Romney. Thereafter, McCotter reportedly wrote a television pilot, which was released to the media prior to his resignation from Congress in July 2012 amid a fraud investigation surrounding his congressional re-election campaign. ==Background== (詳細はWayne County (Michigan) Commission in 1993. Five years later, he left that position after winning a seat in the Michigan State Senate. He remained there until 2002 when elected to serve Michigan's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.〔 In Congress, leadership assigned McCotter to the House Financial Services Committee. In addition, he joined the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership. In 2006, he attained the chairmanship of the House Republican Policy Committee, and two years later was named head of his party's Fiscal Integrity Task Force. On the task force, he gained a reputation as a leading opponent of pork barrel spending. He voted against the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 and the Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2010,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Representative Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter – Voting Record )〕 but supported the bailout of the automobile industry in 2009. He also supported an increase in the minimum wage and advocated fair trade with China. Nevertheless, the ''Detroit Free Press'' described him as a "conservative's conservative" and GovTrack labeled him a "far-right Republican".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rep. Thaddeus (Thad) McCotter )〕 McCotter was also known as an "oddball" in Congress, displaying a wry sense of humor. Betsy Woodruff of ''National Review'' identified him as "the strangest Congressman." Showing a fondness for rock music, he played lead guitar in the Second Amendments,〔 and quoted Led Zeppelin lyrics on the floor of the House.〔 President George W. Bush referred to him as "that rock and roll dude."〔 Moreover, McCotter frequently appeared on Fox News' late night/early morning show ''Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld''. According to Matt Lewis of ''The Daily Caller'', McCotter was "The Red Eye candidate", who represented a subculture of "creative think()" libertarian-leaning Republicans, who enjoy rock music. ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' described his celebrity as a "tiny cult following of insomniac conservatives." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thaddeus McCotter presidential campaign, 2012」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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