On the Campaign Trail with Ed Tibbetts

Democrats in the U.S. House have identified the members they think need a boost in the 2008 election cycle and Reps. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, and Phil Hare, D-Ill., aren’t on the list.

That’s good news for the two. Both are freshmen — and Braley won a district highly targeted by the Republicans last year. Yet, Democrats apparently think they can go it mostly on their own.

Undoubtedly, that’s because both districts tend to vote Democratic. Braley also has proven himself an able fundraiser. Makes you wonder if the DCCC knows anything about the Republican’s strategy for the state in 2008. So far, there haven’t been any whispers (none that I’ve heard, anyway) about who might challenge Braley.  

Twenty-nine members have been identified by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as qualifying for the Frontline Program, which gives vulnerable members a boost in money, message and strategy.

One person who is on the list: Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, whom Republicans have targeted before.

Also not on the list: Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa.

Loebsack pulled a big upset by beating Jim Leach, but he’s also in a district that is dominated by Democrats.

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