Yep. I live there. And the mentality that Murtha could do all is pervasive, so they think “his guy” will make it all the way it was. But it wasn’t the way they think it was anyway.
Sheeple.
The GOP should have backed Bill Russel. He got awfully close even while Murtha was still alive.....
I’ve got a marxist representative now but we’re a pretty consistently republican district (Mi 7th). The only reason we lost the seat in the last election was a combination of beltway GOP stupidity and the Obama wave that brought out people who voted for the first time because of Obama and they voted straight ticket.
Now the guy we lost last time is leading the entire field by ten points or better. He brings little federal money to the district and that’s just fine with me.