LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A tea party favorite in the Republican race for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democratic incumbent Debbie Stabenow dropped out Thursday and threw his support to Clark Durant.

Gary Glenn told The Associated Press on Thursday that he doesn’t think GOP front-runner Pete Hoekstra can beat Stabenow because he voted for the Wall Street bailout, which Stabenow opposed. Hoekstra also has been criticized by some conservatives for voting several times to raise the federal debt ceiling during his 18 years as a west Michigan congressman from 1993-2010.

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