From today’s Daily Herald (link and hat tip to Capitol Fax):
“…House GOP™s political arm has spent nearly $200,000 before Labor Day, the traditional start of campaign season [on mailers attacking Democrat Tammy Duckworth].
The influx of mail is viewed as a sign Republicans are nervous about the prospects of their candidate, state Sen. Peter Roskam, in the longtime GOP stronghold, which includes parts of northeastern DuPage and northwest Cook counties. Roskam and Duckworth are vying in the Nov. 7 election for the seat left open by the retiring U.S. Sen. Henry Hyde, who has served 16 terms.
‘The poll data that I™ve seen on that race shows it™s a tossup,’ said Paul Green, political science professor at Roosevelt University. ‘If they lose Henry Hyde™s seat, the chances are very good that (House Speaker) Denny Hastert will have a lot more time to watch wrestling matches.’
The national Republicans aren™t denying there™s at least some worry in the wake of Hyde™s retirement.”
I’ll have a more comprehensive analysis of Peter Roskam’s troubles after Labor Day.
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