Benenson Strategy Group for the DCCC (10/6-7, likely voters):
Mark Schauer (D): 43
Tim Walberg (R-inc): 35
(MoE: ±4.9%)
Those numbers are basically a death sentence for an incumbent, and they’re not far off at all from a recent Schauer internal poll showing Walberg trailing by 46-36. Obama leads McCain by 46-37 in this poll, which might be a bit optimistic for a district that supported Bush by 54-45 in 2004, but perhaps that’s the byproduct of John McCain flipping his wrinkly middle finger at the entire state of Michigan in recent days.
And while we’re on this race, check out the attack ads from both Schauer (hitting Walberg on his ties to the Club For Growth) and Walberg (hitting Schauer for being endorsed by… Michael Moore):
Now, pray tell, which one would you assign descriptors like “effective” and “sane” to? That’s what I thought.