The Hill is reporting that MI-07 Democratic incumbent Mark Schauer is now in a tied-up race with Tim Walberg. After trailing Walberg in the polls all summer, Schauer is now tied at 41%. Walberg leans among Independents by only 2% (37% to 35%). The tightest race among the 12 [polled] is in Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, a contest that has […]

As I mentioned yesterday, Mark Schauer is having a very good week in his race against former Bible salesman Tim Walberg. In addition to endorsements from the Toledo Blade and the Marshall Chamber of Commerce, he can now add the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ PAC to the list of endorsements. From their endorsement letter: This letter is official notification that […]

Good news today for Democratic incumbent Mark Schauer: JACKSON – Today Congressman Mark Schauer (D-MI) was endorsed by the Marshall Area Chamber of Commerce over former Congressman Tim Walberg (R-MI), whom the Chamber previously endorsed in 2008. The news follows an announcement yesterday from Next Alternative, Inc. (NAI), outlining its plans for a new battery assembly plant and up to […]

I was having a look at Tim Walberg’s website this morning, wondering if he had anything that discusses the Republicans’ recent rejection of a federal bill to reward companies that return jobs to the USA and to punish those that outsource them. I had a look at his jobs plan and, you won’t believe this, IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY MENTION […]

Having read numerous blog entries, articles and diaries on Daily Kos about hippy punching and whining prohibitions and bucking up demands I have become convinced and hereby issue this firm directive to all “base” Democrats: DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, VOTE FOR BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA OR JOE ROBINETTE BIDEN, JR. ON NOVEMBER 2ND, 2010. If you do, you will be […]

I knew this was one of the top most-contested races in the country but I didn’t realize just how competitive it was until I learned THIS about the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) financial investment in it: The NRCC is going on the air in more than 30 districts on Monday, seeking bring the fight to Democrats in many competitive […]

Honestly, with all I know about Tim Walberg, Republican Tea Party candidate for MI-07, this shouldn’t surprise me. But … well … it does. Because as wrong-headed and bad for this state as Tim Walberg is, I never thought he was a complete and utter fool. Now he has gone and opened his mouth to, as they say, remove all […]

You may recall my blog a few weeks ago titled Tim Walberg is for privatizing social security WHILE he’s against it. MI-07 Republican candidate Tim Walberg wasn’t for privatizing social security BEFORE he was against it, he is for privatizing security WHILE he is against it. Seriously. First, we have this press release from the Walberg campaign which came out […]

MI-07 Republican candidate Tim Walberg wasn’t for privatizing social security BEFORE he was against it, he is for privatizing security WHILE he is against it. Seriously. First we have this press release from the Walberg campaign: I have always opposed privatization of the Social Security system Then we have this quote from an interview Walberg did with the tea party-type […]

The Americans for Prosperity “NOVEMBER IS COMING!” tour slunk into Michigan yesterday in its Koch Industries-funded bus to rile up their conservative base with the typical fear-mongering we’ve come to expect from them and their Tea Party pals. But, when they got to both Jackson and Saline, they found nearly equal numbers of supporters of Democratic Congressman Mark Schauer as […]

Cross-posted at Blogging for Michigan. Democratic Congressman Mark Schauer (MI-07) is in one of the toughest Congressional races in the country this year. Facing off against former nemesis, bible salesman and Baptist minister, Tim Walberg, Schauer will soon face the prospect of conservative money which is sure to begin flowing into our district (as it did in 2008.) In fact, […]