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October 3, 2012

Daily Ad Track

Live in a competitive district? It is nearly impossible to turn on the television and not see ads with seniors, tying a candidate to President Barack Obama, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) or Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

But not all ads took the cookie-cutter approach. Here is what cut through the clutter today:

Wisconsin’s 7th

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is using Rep. Sean Duffy’s (R) 2010 ad footage against him. Duffy earned attention in 2010 for the ads that showed him hacking away as a lumberjack. The DCCC has a new ad up that uses the old footage metaphorically. Ex-state Senate President Pro Tem Pat Kreitlow has also played on the lumberjack theme in his own campaign ads. The DCCC did not immediately respond to a request for ad buy information.

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By Abby Livingston Posted at 2:15 p.m.
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Ads, Mich.-3, N.C.-11

August 9, 2012

House Race Ratings: Changes in Michigan and Washington

House Race Ratings: Changes in Michigan and Washington

Rep. Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was pleased with the outcome of Tuesday's primaries. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

House Democrats had a productive primary night Tuesday. But how good was it, really?

In Michigan, Democrats nominated their strongest possible general election candidate, a self-funding former state lawmaker, to challenge freshman Rep. Justin Amash (R) in the 3rd district. Another potential opportunity was solidified in the vacant 11th district, where Republicans nominated a libertarian reindeer rancher who is untested and unvetted as a candidate. Finally, on the West Coast, Democrats nominated the best possible candidate, former Microsoft executive Suzan DelBene, in Washington’s vacant 1st district.

“We were presented with some good opportunities last night,” Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.) boasted to reporters Wednesday. “Make no mistake about it: Michigan was a huge loss for Republicans and a real opportunity for Democrats.”

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By Shira Toeplitz Posted at 12:01 a.m.
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DCCC, Democrats, House 2012, Leans Democratic, Leans Republican, Mich.-1, Mich.-11, Mich.-3, Primaries, Race Ratings, Wash.-1

May 15, 2012

Michigan: Filing Deadline Arrives With No Surprises

Rep. Tim Walberg (R) will not have a top challenger for his re-election race this November, leaving Democrats with a major recruitment hole in the Michigan map.

Instead, Democrats will focus their efforts on a rerun race between freshman Rep. Dan Benishek (R) and former state Rep. Gary McDowell (D) in the state’s Upper Peninsula.

The Wolverine State’s Congressional races were set today, when the candidate filing period closed at 4 p.m. There were no major surprises among the dozens of petitions, including Walberg’s race. A couple of weeks ago, former GOP Rep. Joe Schwarz declined to challenge Walberg as a Democrat.

Michigan shed a House seat due to population loss, and Republicans led a redraw of the state’s Congressional boundaries last year. As a result, a few Democrats filed to run for re-election in new territory around Detroit.

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By Shira Toeplitz Posted at 4:45 p.m.
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Democrats, House 2012, Mich. Senate, Mich.-1, Mich.-13, Mich.-14, Mich.-3, Mich.-5, Mich.-7, Primaries, Redistricting, Republicans, Senate 2012

March 5, 2012

Michigan: Another Democrat Challenges Justin Amash

Former state Rep. Steve Pestka announced Monday that he will seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Rep. Justin Amash (R) in the fall. Full story

By Abby Livingston Posted at 11:56 p.m.
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House 2012, Likely Republican, Mich.-3

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