Skinner Considering Rematch Against Knollenberg

[SharonRB]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Nancy Skinner said Friday that she was laying the ground work to make another bid for Congress against Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich., in Oakland County.

Skinner, who was defeated by Knollenberg last year, said she would make a final decision after Labor Day.

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/michigan/index.ssf?/base/news-46/1186784836208210.xml&storylist=newsmichigan

Nancy will be the only candidate in this race to have already taken on Knollenberg. By garnering 46% of the vote to Joe's 51.5%, despite the fact that she was outspent 7-1, she showed that she can win this seat against him with additional financial resources.

Let's not assume that Peters will be the presumptive candidate against Joe -- we have a primary to get through first and Nancy has held onto a lot of her support from 2006.

In addition to having already had the experience of running against Knollenberg, Nancy holds progressive positions on all of the important issues: the Iraq war, a woman's right to choose, stem cell research, the environment, jobs, health care, etc. Nancy believes our auto industry will recover and grow when we embrace the future and push for national funding to leapfrog to technologies like fuel cells, advanced hybrids and the national infrastructure at fueling stations to accommodate them. She is a strong supporter of the unions and will fight hard for workers' rights and new technologies that will create new jobs. A vote for Nancy is a win win for the economy and the environment.

To contribute to Nancy's campaign, go here http://www.actblue.com/page/helpskinnerwin or here http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/18235.

[livvy]

1. Skinner, Skinner, Skinner! n/t

[SharonRB]

2. The primary is going to be a tough one

Please do whatever you can!