Reply #5: Hostettler has been at risk since day 1, and he almost loses via

[izzybeans]

a purely grassroots campaign on behalf of whatever Dem happens to be running. At least this time they didn't fly somebody in to run against him. I think he goes down this time around. Ellsworth is too much of a "hunk" not to get the fickle vote, which is the one that matters most down there. Too many entrenched divisions. He will win by igniting a fire under the apathetic, which is the majority of that district.