Wednesday, September 27, 2006
USA Today Suggest Bean in Trouble Because So Many People in 8th District Married
That’s right.Democrat Melissa Bean might lose to Republican David McSweeney because too many of her constituents are married.
Here’s what USA Today says today:
House districts held by Republicans are full of married people. Democratic districts are stacked with people who have never married. This "marriage gap" could play a role in the Nov. 7 congressional elections.These are the comments on the 8th congressional district:
Of the five Republicans who have the lowest rates of married people in their districts, four are in tough battles with Democrats. On the other side, Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Ill., whose district has a high marriage rate, faces a strong GOP challenge.This could just be another way to measure "family values."
