| Yesterday, an interesting snippet appeared in MIRS about Senate Minority Leader Mark Schauer and Congress. People have long been talking about him as a candidate in the 7th, but not of late (I think most folks had figured he truly wasn't interested). MIRS stated that Schauer would contact Berryman and Nacht within 24 hours with his decision - on whether he'd "seriously consider" running for Congress or not. This would be big news if true, because it means the idea is back on the table.
So I decided to do a little investigating. A search on the domain name schauerforcongress.com shows that it was purchased August 3rd. My sources confirm that it was one of the good guys who bought it.
And now here's an article hot off the presses from the Associated Press. According to the AP, Schauer is discussing a bid for Congress with family, colleagues and constituents before making a "final decision."
Also from the article: Former Rep. Joe Schwarz, R-Battle Creek, said Wednesday he spoke to Schauer earlier in the day and the state senator told him "he was looking at" the congressional race. Schwarz said Schauer did not indicate when he would make a final decision.
What do you think? Should he run? Since he hasn't announced that he's running - only that he's thinking about it - now would be the time to let him know if you want him to go forward.
UPDATE: Today's MIRS references a poll from the DCCC that shows him beating Walberg in a head-to-head match-up by 3 points. Once positives and negatives are given, Schauer's margin grows to as much as 8 percentage points. |
