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Despite Scandals, Lewis Enjoys a Lock on Seat

I think you can call this the “look Ma, no hands” school of politics.

Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA) looks set to hold on to his House seat this November, despite being dogged by a brewing political scandal. Not only that, he’s going to do it without ever hiring a campaign manager, setting up a Web site, or renting campaign headquarters. He has done very little campaigning.

That’s power, dear reader.

Should he begin to fight, he’s got a $1.6 million war chest to fund it — if it isn’t drained by the mounting legal fees of being a subject of a federal probe.

Of course, the Dems are hardly fighting him for the seat — they’ve put up a challenger who boasts a total budget of under $5,000.

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