Numbers from the race. (10,000 votes taken by 3 3rd party candidates.)
>>Results:
Tim Walberg: 114,384 (50.1%)
Mark Schauer: 103,650 (45.4%)
US Taxpayers Party candidate: 3,796 (1.7%)
Libertarian Party: 3,338 (1.5%)
Green Party: 3,195 (1.4%)
Votes by County (Walberg-Schauer):
Branch 7,243 (60.5%)-4,738
Calhoun 17,980 (47.8%)-19,630
· We lost by almost 10,000 votes here in 2008
Eaton 21,113 (48.9%)-22,091
Hillsdale 8,682 (65.4%)-4,594
Jackson 25,054 (53.9%)-21,432
· We lost by 900 votes in 2008
Lenawee 16,332 (54%)-13,935
Washtenaw 17,960 (51%)-17,230
I think you missed my point. I meant they worked in our favor. I should have said so in so many words.