DISCUSSION: ARE THE POLLS WRONG ON BOCCIERI/SCHURING? IS THIS WHY BOCCIERI IS ROMANCING THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TYPES?

The strange twist to the Boccieri/Schuring contest (to succeed Ralph Regula - 16th District Congressional seat) is the reversal of roles.

Boccieri going after business and chamber of commerce support.

Schuring going after organized labor support.

The STARK COUNTY POLITICAL REPORT (The Report) understands the Schuring quest. He cannot win with the uppity types like the Timkens et al. Schuring must make inroads with middle income and working class voters or he loses, pure and simple.

But Boccieri going after the Brahmans?

With polls showing he is up by about 10 percentage points, one wonders why his attempt to claim U.S. Chamber of Commerce (USCOC) support on his healthcare plan. Could it be that the Boccieri campaign knows the polls are shaky and it needs to connect to Republican voters in order to win this race?

The Boccieri/Schuring campaign is indeed strange on this reversal of roles.

Question: What is the political significance of Boccieri going after the "business class" vote?