MI-07: Schauer Replies

Myers Research & Strategic Services for Mark Schauer (5/8-15, likely voters):

Mark Schauer (D): 37

Tim Walberg (R-inc.): 40

(MoE: ±4.0%)

After Tim Walberg released an internal poll yesterday showing that he was up 47-31, the Schauer campaign pulled a rabbit out of the hat, releasing their own dueling internal showing a small Schauer lead. (Although it seems like the rabbit has been sitting in the hat for a long time, waiting for a Walberg poll to rebut; check out the polling date.)

Walberg is a one-term incumbent who won a Club for Growth-funded primary challenge in 2006 against moderate incumbent Joe Schwarz, and then defeated Sharon Renier by less than four points after outspending her $1,200,000 to $46,000. He has a Progressive Punch score of 5.38 in a district that’s R+2.

Swing State Project currently rates this race as Lean Republican.