http://www.rollcall.com/electionmaphttp://www.rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.comNational Republican Congressional Committee Tom Reynolds who was considered a safe bet for re-election just a few weeks ago, was trailing his Democratic challenger in the first public polls released since scandal surrounding former Rep. Mark Foley broke out.
In a related development ,the Republican write -in candidate in the race to replace indicted former Rep. Tom.DeLay has halted plans to campaign with Speaker Dennis Hastert. Reynolds who said he brought concerns over Foley relationship with young pages to Hastert and whose chief of staff resigned Wednesday over the Foley scandal was trailing businessman Jack Davis in two new polls.
Davis a factory owner was leading Reynolds 50 percent to 42 percent in a poll conducted for Davis by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research.