Some House Recruits Have Yet to Measure Up to Hype

By Nathan L. Gonzales
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 29, 2009, 12 a.m.

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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