OK, So I live in West Michigan...A pretty reliable seat for Pete Hoekstra who managed to throw out the last republican during the Gingrich "Contract on destroying America" era. Pete has never before had real competition and has deep pockets so he has been able to send his money elsewhere. Tonight I saw something that shocked me.
Tonight, during the evening news, I saw an ad for Pete Hoekstra running on the local NBC station. And of course he is running against Washington for not sending enough tax dollars back to Michigan to fix our roads.
We MUST support Fred Johnson for congress.
The Ottawa County Democrats have been fired up, working every day to phone bank, canvass several times a week, and support Democrats in our area. We are fired up at being able to FIRE Pete Hoekstra from his job.
This is an area where the saying 'you're not much if you're not Dutch' is taken literally (as in South Africa), so the fact that Fred Johnson is African American would really tweak some noses around here (much to the delight of at least one person who I have met while canvassing).
Please help if you can and know that this year, even the safest of Republican seats is feeling the pinch from the 50 state strategy.