Schwarz files as write in for MI-07

Thanks to Sentinel for telling me about this hot news:

Schwarz enters race as write-in candidate in congressional race

11/6/2006, 4:41 PM
The Associated Press
 
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz, who lost the Republican primary to Tim Walberg, has filed to be a write-in candidate in his congressional district for Tuesday's election.

"This is not trying to upset the race," Matt Marsden, Schwarz's chief of staff, told the Battle Creek Enquirer. "This is not trying to pull any last minute hijinks."

Marsden said Schwarz supporters have told the congressman, R-Battle Creek, they planned to write in his name on Tuesday. However, without filing as a write-in candidate, those votes would not have been counted. And so Schwarz filed.

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Walberg is still considered the favorite against Renier, who won only 36 percent of the vote in 2004 against Schwarz and has a limited amount of money.

But in the closing weeks of the campaign, Walberg's support had remained under 50 percent in polling against Renier, an organic farmer from Munith, while dealing with fallout from a campaign staffer who resigned after facing charges that he struck his 9-year-old foster son.

I guess I have to take Schwarz's campaign at their word because if they really wanted to spoil this they could have decided right after the primary to do this.

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