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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums#GOPshutdown is killing Republican chances in 2014: Gary Peters and Pam Byrnes surge in polls
Thank you, tea party. May we have some more?As horrible as it is, the Republican shutdown of the U.S. government does have a silver lining: its positively KILLING Republicans chances of being winning in November of 2014. Two new polls show both Pam Byrnes, running for the 7th District Congressional seat against Tea Partarian Tim Walberg, and Congressman Gary Peters, running for the U.S. Senate against Terri Lynn Land (unless the GOP can find someone they actually like) are looking better and better thanks to the Republican Follies.
MIRS News Service reports that Walberg has a slim one-point lead, 43 to 42 percent over Byrnes in a poll with a margin of error of 4.6 percent. Given that Walberg is the incumbent and Byrnes just announced her candidacy recently, this is woefully bad news for one of the more odious Republicans in Congress. Walberg is feeling, too. He took to the conservative editorial page of the Detroit News this week in a lame attempt to change public opinion on the Republican shutdown. In the 7th District, according to MIRS, voters disapprove of the shutdown by an astonishing 59-33%.
A recent PPP poll has similarly good news for Democrat Gary Peters who has a 7-point lead over the I guess well have to settle for her Republican candidate Terri Lynn Land:
In Michigans open seat race Democrat Gary Peters leads Republican Terri Lynn Land 43/36. Voters are opposed to the shutdown by a 65/27 margin, and when voters are informed that Peters stood against the shutdown in the House his lead expands to 50/36.
Now its up to us to keep reminding the voters in Michigan that Republicans own this hostage taking travesty. 13 months from now, its essential that its still on their minds. Thats an eternity in politics. Lets make sure they dont forget.
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#GOPshutdown is killing Republican chances in 2014: Gary Peters and Pam Byrnes surge in polls (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Oct 2013
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JNelson6563
(28,151 posts)1. I think many DUers are unaware
of the major battles we've got on our hands in these upcoming mid-terms. We need all the support we can get for our candidates to undo the recent fascism that's creeping in.
Thanks for posting this encouraging news! I really hope we have many good candidates to take on our state level government back too!
Julie
Laelth
(32,017 posts)2. k&r for exposure. n/t
-Laelth
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)3. I hope the TP (appropriate initials) self-destructs...
but what frightens me is that they'll pull us down with them.
corkhead
(6,119 posts)4. I'm in MI-07 and looking forward to sending that Koch Brothers Toady Walberg packing.