During the fall campaign, Michigan congressional districts 7 and 9 dominated the news and the attention of political junkies elsewhere. But after Republican incumbents in those two districts lost on Nov. 4 to Democrats Mark Schauer and Gary Peters, the Washington-based blog, The Hill, has begun to wonder about the future standing of some of Michigan's other Republican members of Congress.
In a recent post, The Hill noted that the results of the Nov. 4 congressional races showed which Republican incumbents likely will be targeted for defeat in 2010, based on their unimpressive wins this time. One of those is likely to be Thaddeus McCotter, who managed just 51 percent against a Democratic challenger who only spent $25,000.
The Hill adds that, "McCotter saw two neighboring Detroit-area GOPers lose, while a fourth area incumbent, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), took just 56 percent against an unheralded and under-funded challenger."
The unheralded and under-funded challenger was, of course, Democrat Bob Alexander. Alexander ended up with a $35,000 campaign debt, which he is working to retire. If you'd like to help out, visit his webpage and make a donation via ActBlue. Then invite your friends to do the same.
1 comment:
Dream on. Your best hope of dumping Mike is after the congressional districts are redrawn following the 2010 census. He's unbeatable until then...unless, as the Lousiana gov used to say...he's caught in bed with a live boy or a dead woman.
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