Reps. Peters, McCotter moving up ....
Reps. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Hills, and Thad McCotter, R-Livonia, are moving up ... in the ratings of CQ Politics.
Peters, a freshman who knocked off veteran Republican Joe Knollenberg for Michigan's 9th Congressional District, moved up in the publication's ratings, with the district going from "lean" to "likely" Democrat.
The same ratings boost went to Thad McCotter, who won his fourth term last November with an unimpressive 51 percent to 45 percent victory against a little-known Democratic challenger. The rating for his 11th Congressional District seat went from "leans" to "likely" Republican.
Here's what CQ Politics said about why it moved Peters up:
"The GOP is hoping to return the mainly affluent suburban district to its traditional Republican tilt in 2010, but have gotten a slow start: Peters has raised nearly 10 times the amount reported by Republican challenger Paul Welday, a former Knollenberg aide.
"And the Democratic freshman's cash on hand advantage is equally impressive. As of Sept. 30, he was sitting on $1.1 million, compared with $137,000 for Welday and $17,000 for Andrew Raczkowski, a former state representative and military veteran who is also considering running in the GOP primary after he was drubbed as the sacrificial challenger to entrenched Democratic Sen. Carl Levin in 2002."
As for McCotter, CQ Politics notes: "McCotter, the current chairmen of the House Republican Policy Committee, was not a top-tier target of the Democrats in his 2006 and 2008 elections. But his victory margins over vastly underfunded opponents in those contests were underwhelming, grabbing the attentions of Democratic campaign strategists.
"Democrats, however, have not been able to recruit a top-flight challenger for 2010, as state House Speaker Andy Dillon and state Sen. Glenn Anderson have ruled out runs. The only declared Democratic candidate is Natalie Mosher, a former art teacher and civic leader from Canton, who raised just $93,000 to McCotter's $632,000 through the third quarter of 2009."
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Gary Peters
If you look up Gary Peters and his campaign contributions you will find that the majority of his money comes from left wing pacs like "Code Blue". Gary Peters has voted for every liberal piece of legislation since he arrived in Congress. He pledged to his constituents (I am one)that he was a fiscal conservative. I was one of over 1000 people from his district who protested at his office over health care. We are all going to work toward replacing Gary Peters. Getting money from "Code Blue" does not get you one vote. Neither does angering your constituents. He will be replaced.
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