House race gets crowded
By Dan Meisler
DAILY PRESS & ARGUS
The cast of characters seeking to represent Livingston County and the rest of Michigan's 8th District in Congress is getting larger, and more interesting.
Already in the race are a three-term, rising-star Republican incumbent; a church business manager and GOP primary challenger who argues the incumbent is too moderate; and a Republican-turned-Democrat former CIA officer.
Now joining the field is a transsexual, left-wing, college professor poet.
Democrat Eric Crosley of Lansing, a part-time professor at Jackson Community College's Adrian campus, plans to challenge fellow Democrat James Marcinkowski, the ex-CIA officer, in the August primary
With Crosley's candidacy, the democrats now have a primary of their own. Primaries sometimes hurt, but sometimes help candidates as well, depending if they are positive and issues based (as the US Senate primary is so far), or negative personal attacks.
I don't think either Crosley or Marcinkowski are strong candidates against Mike Rogers. From what I've seen, Jim Marcinkowski is nothing more than a better funded Frank McAlpine in personality (and that takes work). That's not mentioning the overcoaching he has on issues - as shown when he laid an egg in his interview with the Booman tribune blog.
Crosley's biggest weakness is that he's a transsexual. Is the 8th district going to vote for one? I doubt it.
4 comments:
It's hard to bash Granholm when she is doing all that is possible to bring jobs to Michigan and work with the legislature. She is one bright and shinning star in Michigan.
Wow,rkg, you've got some issues to work through. Since the Lansing State JOurnal bought the paper (press and argus) they can't say a good thing about our Congressman. Seems to me he has the Dems, Unions, and the local paper all running against him.
Gays, socialists, Dem leaders working against the U.S. (carter, clinton and gore), NO agenda at all. You guys are a scary bunch. Its quite obvious you will say and do anything to get back in power.
Rogers has done a good job and continues to irritate the left (have you heard their calls they leave on your message machine?). All you is you have is hate and discontent.
BenF
Grahnholm? You kidding?
Vetoed small business tax relief, wants more business regulation, wont get rid of the SBT (that taxes HEALTH CARE). The rest of the nation is doing well and all she can do is blame President Bush. She is a discrace.
BenF
what a collection of losers.
Crosely is a cross dresser and rostinkowski has run on every party ticket available. maybe they both could switch roles and round out the circus for our democrat party.
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