Some House Recruits Have Yet to Measure Up to Hype
- By Nathan L. Gonzales
- Roll Call Staff
- Oct. 29, 2009, Midnight
During the election off-year, the House campaign committees spend much of their time recruiting and then promoting their top candidates like college football teams touting their class of high school prospects before they hit the field. But a year out from Election Day, Democrats and Republicans have highly touted recruits who have either flamed out or are far from living up to the early hype.
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