The crowded Republican primary field for Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District was the subject of both an article and an editorial in the Green Bay Press Gazette today.
Unfortunately, both were remarkable for saying so little*. As anybody with an internet connection and a free blog could tell you there are at least seven Republicans and one independent running for Steve Kagen's seat. The PG's coverage in this case didn't add much to that. I don't think they even mentioned that a quick check of the WI GAB website indicates that as of 11-16-09 Kerry Thomas was the only officially registered candidate.
The Press Gazette also included this anti-Kagen piece, which I think was a letter to the editor, but it isn't very well marked as such.
I didn't notice any talk of the field getting bigger, so perhaps the current list will be the group to make the final run to the primary and then on to November.
The news in WI-8 this week will be dominated by coverage of Roger Roth and his promised announcement on December 1st. Based on my totally unscientific analysis of google searches that end up on this blog, Roth seems to have the current lead in "buzz". This is probably due to his being the latest entrant in the race and the compelling aspects of his personal story, chief among these his relative youth and his military service.
So in my judgement this quiet time in the 8th isn't exactly good news for anyone in particular, but certainly the proliferation of opponents can't be good news for Kagen.
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The editorial listed Andy Williams as being from Ashwaubenon. I'm pretty sure Andy lives right here in De Pere.
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