Lamont Leading Lieberman In Early REturns

McKinney's going DOWN!!!

Whats the news on Schwarz vs Walberg in Michigan? Republican primary, interesting because its a moderate incumbent (Schwarz) vs a conservative challenger (Walberg), in a heavily republican district.

Schwarz evens count with Walberg; Bouchard solid

[Henry Payne 08/08 11:11 PM]

Despite trailing by 2-1 in early returns, the night looks brighter for Michigan 7th district incumbent Joe Schwarz with each passing hour. With Schwarz's home county of Calhoun reporting at 10:45 pm, the moderate ex-doctor had pulled dead even with the more conservative Walberg, 1,936 votes to 1,944!

That leaves only Jackson County to count, and both Mitchell and Detroit News pollster Tim Kiska say this one will go right down to the last ballot.

Connecticut, considered a safe Red State, was not slated for significant Party money or effort.

I look forward to hearing what John Dean has to say.

timberlandko wrote:

I look forward to hearing what John Dean has to say.

I guess it's my fault for bringing up Lowell Weicker and his famous Watergate era quote. But don't you mean Howard Dean?

timberlandko wrote:

Connecticut, considered a safe Red State, was not slated for significant Party money or effort.

Connecticut a Red State? Well, we do have a Republican Governor. But we've had two Democratic Senators since forever, and the last time we voted for a Republican for President was 1988.

Connecticut should be considered a Blue State.

The de-mokkker-rat party has been weighed in the scales and found wanting.

France and the U.N. has suggested we shell Israel.

Get with the program folks.

Walberg upsets Schwarz in 7th

in the other closely watched GOP primary, challenger Tim Walberg of Tipton upset first-term U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz in the 7th Congressional District.

The Schwarz/Walberg contest was considered a national test race between a moderate Republican -- Schwarz -- and a conservative challenger -- Walberg. Schwarz was endorsed by President Bush, the state Republican Party, U.S. Sen. John McCain and key special interest groups. But the Club for Growth, a Washington, D.C.-based anti-tax, anti-regulatory group, spent heavily on Walberg's behalf. And the challenger was supported by Right to Life. [..]

With nearly 90 percent of precincts counted, the conservative Walberg, 55, led Schwarz, a 68-year-old physician and former Battle Creek mayor, 54 percent to 46.

Walberg, a minister and former state lawmaker, attack what he called Schwarz' liberal voting record and made campaign issues of Schwarz' support of abortion rights and his opposition to a U.S. constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

That district covers all or parts of seven counties in the south central part of the state.

The primary, watched nationally because it pitted a moderate Republican against a conservative challenger, was costly and nasty, financed largely by ideological interest groups from outside Michigan. The 7th District GOP primary winner will be heavily favored in November, because the district is decidedly Republican.