West Michigan Primary May Be Decided by Social Issues The Detroit News reports that Michigan's hardest-fought congressional primary could hinge not on the war or the economy but on social issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. First-term U.S. Rep. John "Joe" Schwarz of Battle Creek faces a well-funded challenge from Timothy Walberg, a former state lawmaker and Christian preacher. Craig Ruff, senior fellow at Lansing's Public Sector Consultants says "In what is expected to be a small primary turnout, passion plays a huge role, and Tim's got the passionate Right to Life and conservative ground troops and conservative money, and you can't discount those." Read Social issues stoke race in west Mich. in the Detroit News Posted/updated Jul 17, 2006 by Andrew McFarlane (Absolute Michigan) click to Send This Story to a Friend! Main Michigan News Page Go Back One Page

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