Michigan’s 7th District hugs the central part of the southern third of the state, and includes Cereal City (Battle Creek), all of Branch, Eaton, Hillsdale, Jackson, and Lenawee counties, most of Calhoun and a large portion of western and northern Washtenaw counties. The district’s...
Iowa 3: Liberties an...
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Iowa’s motto says a lot about the mindset of those who live in that state: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. So, does the state with that catchphrase react to the passage of the president’s health care reforms as a loss of liberty or as a right that has not...
Illinois targets feeling the Independent heat
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Three swing districts in President Obama’s home state are mirroring the rest of the Midwest in Independents’ reaction to the passage of his health care reform package–results that will undoubtedly whet the appetites of their challengers. Although some opponents feel they now have the trifecta of issues for the fall (Card Check, Cap & Trade, Health Care Reforms), it remains to be seen whether the electorate will maintain its initial reaction to Obama’s reforms. Illinois 8 Democrat Melissa Bean has been a target for the GOP ever since she replaced the beleaguered Republican Phil Crane in 2005. The District voted 55%...
Health care and brat...
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A trip to Milwaukee for NCAA basketball and an incredible meal at Karl Ratzsch’s restaurant the day Congress passed the President’s health-care reforms made us curious about the aftereffect on two potential targets: Wisconsin’s Dave Obey (D-7) and Steve Kagen...
Yes. Yes. Yes̷...
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Thanks to subscriber Janice Lehman for suggesting that we poll Ohio congressional districts 1, 15 and 18 on voters’ opinions of the health care reform package votes of Members of Congress Mary Jo Kilroy (D-15), Steve Driehaus (D-1) and Zack Space (D-18). Congressman Space is a...