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Democrats fret Conyers in peril in Aug. primary
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 12, 2012 07:31pm |
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| Author | ALEX ISENSTADT |
| News Date | Thursday, July 12, 2012 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Black leaders and organized labor are increasingly worried that Michigan Rep. John Conyers is in danger of losing the seat he’s held for nearly five decades.
The concern: that Conyers — the second-longest-serving member of the House and a civil rights icon — is about to be caught napping in his Aug. 7 Democratic primary.
On June 29, Detroit labor brass convened an emergency meeting to plot a strategy to push the longtime congressman over the finish line. The meeting was described by three Democrats familiar with it who declined to speak publicly because the get-together was supposed to be confidential.
“I think, to be honest, there is some concern about whether or not the congressman is going to win this,” Sheffield said. “He’s not running a traditional campaign — at least not one that would indicate he recognizes that he’s facing the fight of his life.” |
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