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Regarding Post 21, does Walberg stand a chance of getting his seat back?

I was as surprised as anyone when he lost it in ‘08. Even given the anti-GOP trend, I thought he’d have been safe in that district.

I was as surprised as anyone when he lost it in ‘08. Even given the anti-GOP trend, I thought he’d have been safe in that district.

He has no friends among the GOP elite. They stripped him of funds after he voted against the bank bailout and called him a lost cause. He lost by 2%.

When he defeated Joe Schwarz in the 06 primary the GOP gave him almost zero support but he still won over the democrat by a fair margin.

In 08 Schwarz was endorsing Marxist Mark Schauer and there was the Obama wave to account for. Even Mark Schauer has said that his own chances of reelection are less than great without Obama on the ticket.

I think Walberg will win by a landslide over Schauer this November. He's shown some real aggression which is what he lacked in 08. Walberg also won in every county in the district on Tuesday.

Schauer just is not well liked in this district. Most of his fundraising is around the fringes of the district or outside the district because he just doesn't have the support here. He doesn't even have town hall meetings anymore because he got caught shipping in support from Detroit and Muskegon.