Five months ago, sitting on a slightly worn couch in a hotel lobby in Reading, Pa., Rep. Jim Gerlach said his re-election race would go down to the wire. “It’s gonna be very, very close,” said the two-term congressman. “The war will probably be the biggest issue.” His prediction seems to have been right on target. Read the rest of this entry »

If it hadn’t been for a slip-up, Ohio’s Sixth District would never have found itself on the early list of close congressional races. The state requires only 50 signatures to place a candidate’s name on the primary ballot, but Democrat Charlie Wilson couldn’t manage to satisfy that requirement. As a result, he was forced to run as a write-in candidate in the primary race for the seat vacated by Democrat Ted Strickland, who is running for governor. Read the rest of this entry »