Very incorrect, the democrats drew it for them to win. It went from a district Obama won by 56-43 (56-44 for Bush in 2004) to one he won by 62-37. And Walsh has been swimming in bad press for the past 2 years.
I agree that Democrats drew the new 8th District to win it, but they won’t be successful. Currently, all 8th Dist. voters have a republican congressman, Walsh, Dold, Hultgren, or Roskam. The majority of those voters have a republican state senator, Dillard, Murphy, Millner, or Pancau. The majority of those voters have a republican state rep., Mathias, Morrison, Harris, and Ramey. All of that district’s county commissioners are Republicans.