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  • Test Post - Spreadsheet

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    Tim Walberg (R-inc.)14978146.47%

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    Mark Schauer (D)15721348.78%

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    Ken Proctor (L)56751.76%

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    Lynn Meadows (G)95282.96%

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    Sharon Renier (Write-in)890.03%

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    All Candidates322286100% [...]
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    Posted: February 10, 2009, 5:00pm EST
    by Fitzy

  • Siena Heights Debate Announced - October 7

    Earlier in September, state Senator Mark Schauer's campaign manager sent the Walberg campaign a letter (.pdf) challenging Walberg to four televised debates-- one in each of the media markets covering the 7th District. The argument is that four televised debates would ensure that everyone in the district would [...]
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    Posted: September 29, 2008, 1:20pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Fatherhood In The 7th District

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    Brad Flory at the Jackson Citizen Patriot writes about fatherhood amidst the Walberg and Schauer campaigns:

    Fathers rarely have a question more troubling to ask children.

    "Did you get pornography from Mark Schauer?" I demanded.

    The children acted confused.

    "Mark Schauer wants to send you pornography on the Internet," [...]

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    Posted: September 27, 2008, 9:36am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Another Internal: Walberg 50, Schauer 40

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    From the Battle Creek Enquirer:
    Tim Walberg has his own poll, and according to that one, he's leading the 7th Congressional District race.

    The campaign for the Tipton Republican released the results Thursday of a Sept. 15-16 poll, only hours after the release of polling information from [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2008, 9:08am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Sharon Renier To Run As Write-In

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    There have been people talking about this in the comments, and now I'm finally getting around to it. I assure you, I didn't delay for any particular reason.

    Actually, that's not true. I delayed because I wanted to focus on stories that actually mattered.

    From the Battle [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2008, 12:56am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • More On The Schauer Poll

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    While you're all watching Senators McCain and Obama, I thought I'd finally get around to writing more about the poll the Schauer campaign released. Just for a reminder, here's what the poll found:
    Mark Schauer vs. Tim Walberg

    Mark Schauer (D) - 42 (37)
    Tim Walberg (R-inc.) - 36 [...]
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    Posted: September 27, 2008, 12:10am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Snubs... Walberg Watch

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    Ouch. I get no love from the Walberg campaign, according to the Citizen Patriot's Chris Gautz:

    During lunch Thursday I listened in on a conference call U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg's campaign set up with area bloggers, which I thought was a great way for the Congressman to interact with [...]

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    Posted: September 26, 2008, 8:41pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Poll: Schauer 42, Walberg 36

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    UPDATE: Sorry for the delay. The poll was conducted by Myers Research & Strategic Services, who are the same ones that conducted the Schauer internal poll from May that was released a month or two ago. They're a Democratic firm, but that isn't necessarily a reason to doubt [...]
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    Posted: September 25, 2008, 2:28pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Schauer Releases Third TV Ad

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    I'm not anywhere near done catching up on the news from the last two-and-a-half weeks, but the campaign steams forward today with another new television ad. This time, it's Mark Schauer who's going negative, albeit in defense of his own record.



    My initial reaction to this ad [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2008, 11:26am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • DCCC Releases Attack Ad On FairTax

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    Catching Up... -- Fitzy

    On September 19, 2008, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released their first Walberg-specific television advertisement:



    My initial reaction? "Finally, someone's talking about this stupid plan!" And I mean stupid. Astoundingly stupid.

    I've had a quarrel with the "FairTax" for a while [...]
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    Posted: September 24, 2008, 2:07am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Schauer Releases "Truth Squad" Videos

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    Catching Up... -- Fitzy

    For quite a while now, I've written about how Mark Schauer's campaign has been using the internet in smart and innovative ways, as well as their strong outreach program with blogs and people like me. It's really very impressive, and they decided to use the [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2008, 8:55pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Releases Another Attack Ad

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    Catching Up... -- Fitzy

    Congressman Tim Walberg released his third campaign advertisement on September 17, 2008. The ad is harsh-- a mother appears on camera and tells us about the horrors of Mark Schauer. And yet, something seems odd to me about the ad:



    Maybe [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2008, 8:30pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Schauer Releases Second TV Ad

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    Catching Up... -- Fitzy

    On September 14, state Senator Mark Schauer released his second television advertisement:



    There are some striking similarities and even more striking differences between this ad and Congressman Walberg's second television ad. Like Walberg's ad, the important part is the personal testimonial-- [...]
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    Posted: September 23, 2008, 8:15pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Catching Up

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    Hi everyone. I'm guessing readership has dropped a bit for the week-and-a-half I've taken off from this. I assure you all, I definitely wasn't on vacation, and had a good, non-politics reason for taking a break from blogging.

    Over the next day or so, I'm going to be posting [...]
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    Posted: September 17, 2008, 5:59pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Schauer Releases First TV Ad

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    This morning, Schauer for Congress sent out a fundraising e-mail that included a link to their first television ad. The timing of the ad, Schauer admits, is in part because of the attack ad released by Tim Walberg's campaign:
    Walberg's latest commercial features a Jackson business owner who [...]
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    Posted: September 05, 2008, 9:20am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Releases Attack Ad

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    This is going to get pretty nasty... From YouTube user SeventhDem:



    This is Walberg's second television ad and, perhaps because of its negative tone, is not yet included on the Walberg for Congress YouTube channel. Here's the Schauer campaign response:
    WALBERG ATTACK MACHINE LIES ABOUT [...]
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    Posted: September 02, 2008, 2:44pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Obama-Biden In Battle Creek

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    Obama-Biden in Battle Creek:

    Please join us for this special event in Battle Creek:

    An Evening On the Road for Change
    with Barack Obama and Joe Biden

    Brown Stadium at Bailey Park
    1392 Capital Avenue NE
    Battle Creek, MI

    Sunday, August 31st
    Gates Open: 5:00 p.m.

    The event [...]

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    Posted: August 31, 2008, 1:08pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • NRCC To Spend $832,000

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    The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced in July that it would be reserving $1.5 million in advertising time in Michigan's 7th District. The Politico.com brings us the response from the National Republican Congressional Committee:
    The Republicans' campaign arm in the House has reserved another round of television ads [...]
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    Posted: August 31, 2008, 12:20am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg On Michigan Business Success: "Bummer"

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    A lot of people don't know much about a man named Homer Stryker, but they should. Raised in Athens, Michigan, he was a teacher, a World War I soldier, a doctor, and an inventor. As an orthopedic surgeon in Kalamazoo, he began building devices that improved the comfort of [...]
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    Posted: August 28, 2008, 3:08pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Friday Walberg Motorcycle Tour Stops

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    As Congressman Tim Walberg continues his "motorcycle tour," in which he rides across the 7th District on his Harley Davidson motorcycle (listening to constituents, but, of course, not campaigning for re-election-- despite the prominent sticker on his motorcycle), he'll be making stops in Jackson County tomorrow:

    Stops will [...]

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    Posted: August 28, 2008, 12:05pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Obama, Biden Visit Battle Creek On Sunday

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    It's not exactly news about the 7th District race, but it is happening in Battle Creek and state Senator Mark Schauer will be there, so it qualifies for this blog.
    It's been confirmed. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has scheduled a rally for Sunday in Battle Creek.

    Interim City [...]

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    Posted: August 28, 2008, 11:21am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • LSJ: Walberg Wrong On Amtrak

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    As officials in Jackson discuss a high-speed rail system to Ann Arbor and Detroit, it's important to remember Congressman Tim Walberg's previous positions on funding public transportation. After voting against a public transportation investment bill and a bill to reauthorize and fund Amtrak, can Jackson County expect [...]
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    Posted: August 27, 2008, 11:28am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • EPIC-MRA Poll: Walber 43, Schauer 40

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    UPDATE: Full poll results are at the bottom, via WXYZ.

    For the Detroit News, EPIC-MRA brings us a new poll:
    Walberg of Tipton leads Schauer, a state senator from Battle Creek by 43-40 percent, which is within the poll's 4.9-point error margin. A decisive 14 percent of [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2008, 7:57pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Schauer Endorsed By Ex-Republican DeWeese

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    Everyone remembers the 2006 Republican primary, in which Tim Walberg defeated incumbent Republican Congressman Joe Schwarz. But two years earlier, the 2004 GOP primary was just as hard-fought a race, drawing six legitimate Republican candidates, all of whom at some point had a plausible chance of winning.

    That race [...]
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    Posted: August 25, 2008, 10:34am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg: Saddam Hussein Funded 9/11 Attacks

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    I'm trying to find out when this interview aired, but it was on the Bart Hawley Show on JTV:



    Many thanks to YouTube user SeventhDem for the video.

    As I said, I'm not sure when this aired, but this is at least twice now that [...]
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    Posted: August 22, 2008, 8:26pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Lenawee Kickoff Disappointing?

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    A short post now, then I've got a much more important post coming up next.

    Today, Congressman Walberg held his Lenawee County Campaign Kickoff:

    WALBERG LENAWEE CAMPAIGN KICKOFF RALLY

    Friday, August 22, 2008
    10:00am

    Join us at Next Diesel
    1571 W. Beecher Rd.
    Adrian, MI 49221
    [...]

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    Posted: August 22, 2008, 8:23pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Tim Walberg's Fantasy World

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    The Politico.com ran a story a few days ago that's interesting in the context of the debate over offshore drilling for oil. Without commenting on the merits of drilling offshore, they noted that a number of proponents of drilling like to make the claim that facilities in the Gulf [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2008, 4:31pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Schauer Campaign Video: "The Things People Say"

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    From my inbox last night:
    Dear [---],

    In case you missed it, Tim Walberg did an interview with WKHM in Jackson last week. When the topic of Iraq came up during the conversation, Walberg said, "There was clear connections in Iraq to Saddam Hussein to what went on on 9/11."

    [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2008, 3:56pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Increases Internet Operation

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    I've repeated a number of times that the internet is still the best untapped resource for political campaigns to reach out to supporters and win over undecided voters. Mark Schauer has been doing a fantastic job, with a number of innovative ideas and embracing dynamic content. Up until the [...]
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    Posted: August 21, 2008, 3:32pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg: Iraq, 9/11 Connected

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    ... Sigh. Today, on WKHM:

    Greg O'Connor: Tim, give me a little history lesson because somebody asked me this question earlier in the week. What's the difference – Russia invading Georgia and us invading Iraq?

    Tim Walberg: Well, the difference is that there was clear connections in Iraq to Saddam Hussein [...]
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    Posted: August 15, 2008, 7:59pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Freedom's Watch Robocalls; Schauer Challenges Walberg

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    This afternoon, a little after 3:00pm, I received a phone call... from Freedom's Watch. It was a robocall, repeating the same talking points from the deceptive and largely false radio ad they've been running (minus the RAND study citation).

    These things are annoying, and frankly, I hope [...]
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    Posted: August 14, 2008, 9:35pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Blog Comments Project

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    Subscribers to the Walberg Watch Weekly E-mail Updates list already know a little bit about this. Obviously, this is a reason why you should subscribe.

    Suppose you're an undecided voter. You don't know a lot about Tim Walberg, but you've gotten his glossy flyers in the mail. You've seen [...]

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    Posted: August 13, 2008, 3:14pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Schauer Introduces Energy Plan in Michigan Senate

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    While Tim Walberg is staging a protest in Washington, D.C. and waving his energy plan around on television, Democratic challenger and state Senator Mark Schauer introduced a bill in the Michigan Senate to do what he can do to increase energy production and create jobs:
    Highlights of Schauer’s “Drill Responsibly-Create [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2008, 9:37pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • $40,000 DCCC Radio Ad Buy

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    Last week, I wrote about the factually inaccurate Freedom's Watch radio ad attacking Mark Schauer, and that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee would be responding. You can listen to their response.


    Is this a serious ad buy? I'd say so:
    The committee is looking [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2008, 8:11pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Two Years Old

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    Today, Walberg Watch turned two years old.

    Also today, Walberg Watch's owner and primary blogger experienced some computer meltdowns.

    This caused considerable frustration, but it's getting better now.

    Thank you for two great years. Hopefully, I've only got 85 days left. [...]
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    Posted: August 11, 2008, 3:38pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Green Party Nominates Lynn Meadows

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    Back in July, the Green Party of Michigan held its convention in Marshall, Michigan. As is often the case with minor parties, I completely forgot about it. Nevertheless, it is still worth reporting that at their meeting, they nominated Chelsea resident Lynn Meadows for Michigan's 7th Congressional District.

    [...]
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    Posted: August 08, 2008, 9:40pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Releases First TV Ad

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    On the same day that "Freedom's Watch" released a radio ad attacking Mark Schauer on energy policy, Congressman Tim Walberg released a television ad touting his own energy "plan":



    First, I think Tim Walberg is the first person I've ever seen wear an orange polo shirt [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 6:53pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • DCCC to Respond to Attacks

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    Following the "Freedom's Watch" radio ads, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will respond:

    The DCCC Independent Expenditure (IE) today announced it will launch radio ads across the country responding to Freedom’s Watch latest bogus claims. Freedom’s Watch has put more deceptive radio ads on the air as part of [...]

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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 6:01pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Independent Group Releases Attack Ad

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    That didn't take long...

    "Freedom's Watch" is a 501(c)(4) group (website and DCCC counter-website) which has appeared this election year, mostly bashing Democrats and run by ex-Bush administration officials. Today, they released this radio ad:
    "70% of Americans are in favor of exploring for off shore [...]
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    Posted: August 06, 2008, 12:13pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Primary Election Results Thread

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    I'm finally home for the results. I'll be updating the results as I get them:

    Michigan's 7th District - Democratic Party

    342 of 342 Precincts Reporting (100%)

    Sharon Renier - 9,034 - 34%
    Mark Schauer - 17,268 - 66%

    Sources:
    Michigan Secretary of State
    [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 9:58pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Primary Election Open Thread

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    Polls have been open since 7:00am and close at 8:00pm. For information on voting, click here. To find your polling place, click here.

    I might be a little late with results tonight, but you can see them yourself here.

    Share your primary election story. Did [...]
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    Posted: August 05, 2008, 8:00am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Sharon Renier's Pre-Primary Fundraising

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    In addition to filing her second quarter report, Sharon Renier also filed a pre-primary report. The following represents the period from June 30 to July 16, 2008:

    [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2008, 12:07pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Mark Schauer's Pre-Primary Fundraising

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    I fell a little bit behind on this... I figured I should get it up before the primary (tomorrow).

    Rather than file a second quarter report with the FEC only to file again a week and a half later, both Congressman Walberg and state Senator Schauer chose to combine [...]
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    Posted: August 04, 2008, 11:40am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Tim Walberg on Wiccans

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    by bfealk

    Tim Walberg was featured on August 31 on Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

    [www.youtube.com]

    [...]
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    Posted: August 02, 2008, 8:34am EDT
    by Walberg Watch Guest Blogger

  • Walberg Explains Head Start Vote

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    ... I remain unimpressed. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot's Chris Gautz:
    Tuesday morning I sat in with our paper's editorial board on a wide-ranging interview with Walberg and along with rising gas prices, the economy and healthcare, we got his take on this much-maligned vote.

    His only concern was that [...]

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    Posted: July 31, 2008, 12:47pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Schauer Endorsed By AA News and Detroit Free Press

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    There have been two significant pre-primary endorsements, though both from out-of-district newspapers. First, the Ann Arbor News:

    In the 2006 race to represent District 7 in the U.S. House of Representatives, Sharon Renier was the Democratic nominee going up against Republican Tim Walberg, who won that election. Now, [...]

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    Posted: July 29, 2008, 6:14pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Dueling Polls

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    Via Swing State Project, which was via Hotline, the Walberg campaign released an internal poll:
    Mark Schauer (D): 31
    Tim Walberg (R-inc): 47
    Margin of Error +/- 5.7%, over July 8th and 9th, surveying 300 "likely voters" conducted by National Research.

    I have a few thoughts on this [...]
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    Posted: July 29, 2008, 4:46pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Meets Patients, Ignores Them

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    Bumped to the top, because this is more important than polling. -- Fitzy

    Congressman Tim Walberg says this on his blog:
    Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to meet with patients at Jackson Dialysis in Jackson, Michigan and discuss transportation issues. I heard from patient after [...]
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    Posted: July 28, 2008, 5:52pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Weekend Round-up

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    I'm leaving in a little while for Chicago and far more important things than politics, so posting is going to be light for a few days. To tide you over, here are a few significant items.

    Fundraising

    Senator Mark Schauer's pre-primary fundraising report can be found here. [...]
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    Posted: July 25, 2008, 7:58am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Mark Schauer Out-Raises Walberg... Again

    Senator Schauer's pre-primary FEC report isn't on the internet yet, though I'm sure it will be by tomorrow. However, the campaign did send out this press release:
    SCHAUER BREAKS OWN RECORD FOR FUNDRAISING IN 7TH DISTRICT
    Congressional candidate eclipses Walberg's total haul for 2006 cycle

    BATTLE CREEK—Today State Senator [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2008, 12:56pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Tim Walberg's Pre-Primary Fundraising

    Rather than file a second quarter report with the FEC only to file again a week and a half later, both Congressman Walberg and state Senator Schauer chose to combine their reports. The following covers Tim Walberg's fundraising in the period from April 01, 2008 to July 16, 2008:
    [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2008, 12:47pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • The Other Side

    In case anyone's looking for a different perspective, I thought I'd give a link to a relatively new blog I just discovered, which argues in favor of Congressman Tim Walberg: Walberg Country.

    Thus far, it looks like it's fairly well-written and doesn't take the provocative stance other blogs [...]
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    Posted: July 24, 2008, 11:18am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Ad Hits Walberg on Head Start

    Big news today:

    Patriot Majority, an independent progressive organization, will run a "multi-million dollar" television campaign against Republican congressmen and senators in the coming months -- an effort that begins today in Michigan's 7th district.

    Craig Varoga, who managed former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack's failed presidential bid earlier this [...]

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    Posted: July 23, 2008, 7:21pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Pre-Primary Candidate Events

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    Bumped. See update below. -- Fitzy

    With the primary less than two weeks away, I thought I would briefly highlight the upcoming candidate events in the 7th District. Partly, this is to remind everyone of the nifty candidate event map now on Walberg Watch, but mostly, I wanted to [...]
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    Posted: July 23, 2008, 7:08pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Internet Campaigning - Schauer Leads Pack

    Given the fact that I started this website and am active in the Michigan and national blogosphere, I'm assuming that its pretty obvious that I think internet-based political campaigning is both important and an exciting development in politics. You can reach potential voters more cheaply than traditional mailings, you can [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2008, 10:51pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • US Taxpayers Party Not Fielding Candidate

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    As a follow-up to my post last week about Libertarian Candidate Ken Proctor, I thought I needed to finish up the minor party field in advance of the Green Party convention this weekend in Marshall. In both 2004 and 2006, the U.S. Taxpayers Party, Michigan's branch of [...]
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    Posted: July 22, 2008, 3:45pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Some Announcements

    I just have a couple of brief site notes that I thought I would share, for those wondering.

    1. The "Walberg Watch Weekly E-mail Updates" will be starting next week and continuing through November. Prior to this, I was struggling with formatting issues and a lack of interest, but the [...]
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    Posted: July 21, 2008, 10:19am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Sharon Renier's Second Quarter Fundraising

    Yesterday was the deadline for filing second quarter fundraising reports with the Federal Elections Commission. As I understand it, both Congressman Walberg and Senator Schauer have waivers to combine their second quarter FEC reports with their pre-primary reports, which will be due on July 24. It saves them paperwork, and [...]
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    Posted: July 16, 2008, 9:54am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Bad Journalism and the Speck In Your Brother's Eye

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    There are a lot of things wrong with this article from the Wall Street Journal, most of which revolve around a dumb premise regarding Senators Obama and McCain. I'll also just mention that just because Barack Obama lost to Hillary Clinton in Appalachia, that does not mean he won't [...]
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    Posted: July 15, 2008, 12:56pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • DCCC Reserves $1.5 Million in Air Time

    Once again via Swing State Project, we get this:
    WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have reserved millions of dollars worth of television advertising in 31 congressional races in all corners of the country, according to documentation that provides an early roadmap of the party's drive to strengthen its [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2008, 12:57pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • 7th District Media Markets - Part II

    Last week, I briefly examined the media markets which cover the 7th District and commented on their cost, wondering what role it would play in the race. You may recall this handy map:


    Inspired by the same FiveThirtyEight.com post, Swing State Project [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2008, 12:43pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Libertarian Nominee: Ken Proctor

    Number of comments: 1
    With the Michigan Green Party convention coming up in Marshall the weekend of July 26, I thought I would do a quick check of the other minor parties. First up: the Libertarians.

    The Libertarian Party, arguably the most successful "third party" of the last few decades, has been [...]
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    Posted: July 14, 2008, 11:52am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Watch Video - Head Start

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    The Walberg Watch Video of the Week:


    This is one of the most troubling votes cast by Congressman Tim Walberg, in my opinion. It's certainly more serious than last week's video. Thank you to Congressman Dale Kildee for his leadership on this issue.

    The video is [...]
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    Posted: July 11, 2008, 1:23pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • An Announcement

    Since early 2007, I stated that Walberg Watch would not endorse a candidate prior to the Democratic primary. The purpose of this website is to oppose Congressman Tim Walberg and support the Democratic nominee as the most progressive and most viable alternative to Walberg. As the most prolific blogger on [...]
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    Posted: July 10, 2008, 2:33pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • 7th District Media Markets

    One of the most interesting political resources to emerge this year has been FiveThirtyEight.com, an election projection blog focusing on the presidential campaign. The site is run by Nate Silver (formerly blogging as "Poblano"), a professional statistician who took the tools of his day job-- analyzing baseball statistics-- and [...]
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    Posted: July 08, 2008, 6:02pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Presidential Politics - Tim Walberg and John McCain

    Number of comments: 2
    As we get closer to Election Day, I'm hoping to spend some more time on other races that will be appearing on the ballot, and how they relate to the 7th District race. That is, I won't be arguing in favor of Barack Obama or against John McCain, but [...]
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    Posted: July 06, 2008, 10:22pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Green Party State Convention in Marshall July 26-27

    by Michael Motta
    "The Green Party of Michigan's State Convention will be held July 26-27 at the
    Franke Center for the Arts, 214 East Mansion Street, in Marshall, MI."

    [www.greenpartywatch.com]

    I've been told by a fellow Marshall resident who is well-placed in the GPMI that there may well [...]
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    Posted: July 05, 2008, 12:13am EDT
    by Walberg Watch Guest Blogger

  • Walberg Watch Video - Responding to a Constituent

    Number of comments: 2
    The Walberg Watch Video of the Week:



    On this Independence Day, what better way to show your patriotism than to demand better representation from your government? That's what it's all about!

    For the original Walberg Watch coverage of the incident, click here. For an incident [...]
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    Posted: July 04, 2008, 11:39am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • On the Issues - The War In Iraq

    Number of comments: 2
    Between now and the August 5 primary, I'll be looking at several important issues facing our country and Michigan's 7th District, and I'll be trying to give you some idea of where each of the candidates stands on the issue. I'm going to do my best to be unbiased, but [...]
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    Posted: July 03, 2008, 10:14pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • NRCC Chair in District Today

    Number of comments: 2
    From RealClearPolitics:
    National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Tom Cole has had a rough few months, his party having lost three straight special elections and lagging seriously behind in fundraising. But the Oklahoman is back on his proverbial horse, using the Fourth of July recess to hit the campaign trail [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2008, 2:47pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Registration Deadline on July 7

    Today is July 1, 2008. We have four months left before the general election (plus a few days). But before that, we have the August 5 primary, where Democrats will choose between state Senator Mark Schauer and Sharon Renier.

    But before that happens, we have a very [...]
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    Posted: July 01, 2008, 12:06pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg: 7th District Should Go Nuclear

    I don't have any comments on this one (at least, not yet).

    From the Jackson Citizen Patriot:

    He also talked up the No More Excuses Energy Act. I asked him about Sen. McCain's proposal to build 45 more nuclear power plants and Walberg said he agreed with [...]

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    Posted: June 30, 2008, 9:23pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg Watch Video - Iraq ... and Detroit

    Number of comments: 4
    The Walberg Watch Video of the Week:



    For those that don't remember this episode (or want to relive it), the comments were initially covered here. Stephen Colbert's take on the situation is available here.

    If you have subjects you'd like to see in [...]
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    Posted: June 27, 2008, 11:56am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Encouraging Public Transportation - Walberg Votes No

    Tim Walberg says we need to drill for more oil. That's the central theme of his energy plan. But he says he wants more than just drilling for oil. For instance, there's this press release from June 5th:
    Congressman Walberg has co-sponsored legislation to provide incentives for [...]
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    Posted: June 26, 2008, 10:35pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Office of Congressional Ethics - Walberg Votes No

    "Politicians are all corrupt." It's a common complaint, and, sadly, often true. And, even more sadly, the final check on that corruption-- elections-- isn't always enough, because the voters won't know what their representative is up to if he or she hasn't been investigated.

    When you have people like [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2008, 10:59pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Walberg-Bush Fudraiser

    Number of comments: 1
    Got $1,000? How about $5,000? Then you're good enough to see Tim Walberg and George W. Bush!

    Tonight, President George W. Bush will be coming to Livonia, Michigan, to raise money for Congressman Tim Walberg and the other members of the Michigan Congressional delegation. Sadly, it's too late [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2008, 12:38pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Technical Update

    We're nearly 48 hours into the new and improved Walberg Watch, and we've only had a few major technical difficulties. I've been trying to put out those fires and have neglected proper posting. By the end of today, we should be back to normal, and there won't be any of [...]
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    Posted: June 25, 2008, 11:41am EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Welcome to the New Walberg Watch

    I am very happy to announce that Walberg Watch has a new home: www.WalbergWatch.com. Here, you’ll find the same old blog (albeit with a new look), supplemented with new features, including weekly e-mail updates, a candidate-tracking map, and information you’ll be able to use in the coming months.

    Making [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 12:04pm EDT
    by Fitzy

  • Transition

    Just to warn anyone who happens to be reading right now, Walberg Watch is going through some kind of odd transitions, so it might look kind of strange. Be sure to check back at noon today for a complete re-launch.

    UPDATE: There are a few formatting issues, obviously, that [...]
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    Posted: June 23, 2008, 10:26am EDT

  • Telecom Immunity - Walberg Votes Yes

    Much has already been written on this by many others, and the issue was largely covered on this blog in April. Still, it's worth bringing it up again, in light of recent developments. The Washington Post has a good summary of what's been happening.

    Today, the House [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 5:42pm EDT

  • Improving Head Start? Walberg Votes No

    Once again, I'm going through old votes that I didn't write about before. Frankly, I'm amazed that I missed this one. I could have sworn I wrote about it. Even so, this one deserves a LOT of attention.

    As a member of the House Committee on Education and [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 4:53pm EDT

  • Anti-Discrimination Legislation? Walberg Votes No

    This is actually from quite a while ago-- November of 2007. I missed it then, but I think it's absolutely worth pointing out today.

    On November 7, 2007, the House of Representatives examined HR 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The bill would prohibit employers from discriminating against employees [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 3:57pm EDT

  • Walberg Watch Video - Great Lakes

    Today is the first day of summer, which means it's a great time to introduce a new series on Walberg Watch. Every Friday, I'll be releasing a new video highlighting one of Congressman Tim Walberg's finer moments. Today, I start with how he "doesn't understand" why we don't drill for [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 3:17pm EDT

  • Walberg Ignores Constituents?

    Today, the Ann Arbor News features this letter:

    On March 22, I wrote my eighth letter to Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Tipton. I made one more effort to generate some kind of response from the congressman's office since my previous letters did not receive the courtesy of a reply. So [...]

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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 11:59am EDT

  • Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave - Walberg Votes No

    On June 19, 2008, the Battle Creek Enquirer ran a letter to the editor:
    The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (H.R. 5781). This important legislation will provide federal workers up to four weeks of paid leave for [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 1:55am EDT

  • Recognizing AmeriCorps - Walberg Votes No

    One of the things Congress likes to do is designate weeks for groups of people or things. It's like naming a post office after someone. It's not actually all that important, but it shows that they care, they respect whatever group they're honoring, and maybe, just maybe, it'll increase awareness [...]
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    Posted: June 20, 2008, 1:33am EDT

  • Mental Health and Genetic Information Bill - Walberg Doesn't Vote

    Bumped to the top. This one matters to me for a lot of reasons, and I want to highlight the update at the bottom. -- Fitzy

    Today, I'll be going back through the last few months and writing about some votes that I missed when they happened. I'd like [...]
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    Posted: June 19, 2008, 6:32pm EDT

  • New Feature - Social Networking and Organizing

    Earlier, I showed you the candidate event map, which will be one of many new tools available to you this election season. Next, I'd like to share with you another new tool I'd like you to consider using.

    In the improvement thread, an anonymous user posted [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 9:54pm EDT

  • Schauer Brings Jobs To Michigan

    One of the things Tim Walberg repeats wherever he goes is that Michigan is in the middle of an economic crisis. And you know what? He's right. Michigan faces some very complicated problems which can't be solved by simple acts like cutting taxes for the rich, which seems to be [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 4:59pm EDT

  • New Feature - Candidate Event Map

    Want to show up at a Walberg event to ask him some tough questions? Want to learn more about the Democratic candidates in person? Tired of having to search through candidate websites just to find what you're looking for?

    Walberg Watch now has the solution.


    View [...]
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    Posted: June 17, 2008, 1:56pm EDT

  • Walberg Watch Improvement Thread

    Hi.

    You're reading Walberg Watch, which is great. I hope you appreciate the posts I've written and others have written, and I can promise a lot more in the coming months as we all work to replace Congressman Walberg with a much better representative.

    Still, I want to [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2008, 2:56am EDT

  • Walberg Votes Against Amtrak

    Thanks again to Eric B. at Michigan Liberal. While I've been otherwise occupied, he's been doing a phenomenal job watching Walberg.

    I like Amtrak. I like it a lot. For personal reasons, I travel back and forth between my home here in Michigan and Chicago pretty regularly, and [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2008, 2:37am EDT

  • Chinese Drilling for Oil?

    Thanks to Michigan Liberal on this...

    Congressman Tim Walberg has a big new energy plan, which I hope to be talking about more in the near future. As one might expect, it amounts to "Drill, Drill, DRILL," as Eric at Michigan Liberal demonstrates. This shouldn't be unexpected [...]
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    Posted: June 16, 2008, 1:49am EDT

  • Walberg Votes For... A Bridge to Nowhere?

    Does anyone remember the 2006 primary campaign, where Tim Walberg was constantly attacking then-Congressman Joe Schwarz? Does anyone remember the repeated lines about the "Bridge to Nowhere" that Joe Schwarz supposedly supported?

    In fact, I think it's safe to say that if there were three things that Walberg [...]
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    Posted: June 10, 2008, 8:30pm EDT

  • Early Morning Greatest Hits

    I feel like I owe everyone an apology... I've been neglecting this blog for the last several months, and especially the last few weeks. I promise, that will change soon.

    For the moment, however, I thought I'd share something with you all. For a super-secret project I'm working on [...]
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    Posted: June 08, 2008, 5:14am EDT

  • Memorial Day Open Thread

    (Arlington National Cemetery - Image)

    Michigan Liberal has a running list today of those Michigan members of the armed forces who have died in operations in Iraq. [...]
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    Posted: May 26, 2008, 3:26pm EDT

  • Schwarz Watch: Wayne State University?

    Update: Oops. As pointed out in a comment, the decision was already made, a couple of days before I posted this. See, when I see an interesting article, I bookmark it to come back to later. This one (as with many lately) I came back to a couple of weeks [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2008, 6:07pm EDT

  • Congressman Tim to Michigan Unemployed- "Tough!"

    On Thursday, the US House voted to extend unemployment benefits an additional 26 weeks in states with severe economic problems, like our own Michigan.
    The amendment passed 256-166.
    Guess who voted against the amendment?

    That's right, our own "compassionate conservative", Congressman Tim Walberg!

    He voted against extra weeks [...]
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    Posted: May 16, 2008, 4:21pm EDT

  • 7th District State House Races

    Yesterday was the filing deadline, meaning that the candidates we already knew about-- Tim Walberg (R), Sharon Renier (D), and Mark Schauer (D)-- will be the only major-party candidates in the 7th District. I was so hoping for a GOP primary, but it appears to have been [...]
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    Posted: May 14, 2008, 5:01pm EDT

  • Good News for DCCC, Bad news for Tim!

    Tonight the DCCC helped turn another Red district Blue as Democrat Tim Childers has just taken Mississippi-01 from Republican Greg Davis! This district was held by Rep. Roger Wicker, and the DCCC is now 3 for 3 in byelection contests in very conservative districts...
    Why is this important? Because they [...]
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    Posted: May 13, 2008, 10:51pm EDT
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