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HASC’s Bartlett Faces Tough Reelection Battle

Julie Samuel

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

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Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.), one of the House’s predominant military-weapons experts, won the Republican primary bid for his seat last night but is facing a tough reelection battle this fall. Bartlett, an 85-year-old 10-term congressman, has been fighting for his political future since Maryland’s redistricting process transformed his once-GOP-heavy constituency into one dominated by Democrats. Two influential polling organizations, The Cook Political Report and The Rothenberg Political Report, have dubbed the race for Maryland’s 6th congressional seat as “lean(ing) Democrat.”…

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