ENDORSEMENT: Danny K. Davis for Congress in 7th District

Two years ago, we endorsed Rep. Danny K. Davis for re-election with reluctance. We wrote that he was not the force he had been in 1997 when he first entered Congress. We wrote that the voters deserved better.

But he has fought the good fight over the years, we also wrote, for such laudable goals as universal health care, a “living wage” and services for ex-offenders. And besides, we said, his Republican opponent, Craig Cameron, a construction project manager, was an insufficiently qualified political beginner.

Well, so it goes again this year. Nothing has changed, including the name of Davis’ Republican challenger — Craig Cameron. Our endorsement goes to Davis, but we wish the voters of the 7th District had a better choice. Tracy Jennings, an Independent, also is running.

Illustration by Caroline Hurley

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