Ex-ally may challenge 'damaged' Doolittle(R- CA) in GOP primary

[Kadie]

Ex-ally may challenge 'damaged' Doolittle in GOP primary
By David Whitney - Bee Washington Bureau
Last Updated 12:10 am PDT Thursday, May 31, 2007
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A1


WASHINGTON -- Eric Egland, who helped Rep. John Doolittle defeat Democratic challenger Charlie Brown in November, said Wednesday that he is seriously considering challenging Doolittle in next year's Republican primary because the congressman is too damaged to win the general election.

"The main concern of our district is that if Doolittle wins the primary, we will likely lose the seat to Cindy Sheehan Democrat Charlie Brown," Egland said in a telephone interview.

Egland, a 36-year-old Air Force reservist from Roseville, says he was a lifelong independent voter before he re-registered as a Republican last year. Yet, he is picking up some important Republican support.

Among those backing his entry into the race is Steve Schmidt, a former White House adviser to President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney who ran Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2006 re-election campaign, and Cindy Sherrod, who chaired the Bush-Cheney re-election drive in Placer County in 2004.

"The Republican Party will lose that seat if John Doolittle is nominated," Schmidt said.

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[David__77]

1. Go Doolittle!

I hope Doolittle wins his primary and remains the face of the region's GOP. I don't know who this other fool is, but I'm not so sure he'd have it easy either; sounds like a greenhorn.