Rep. Dan Lungren
No one can really blame him. Rep. Dan Lungren can't take the heat and support his recent votes against veterans, children, and the needs of his constituents in general. To avoid any hint of criticism or being held accountable Congo Dan resorted to controlling the questions asked at a recent town hall in Elk Grove reports D. A. Gougherty for Elk Grove News.net.
"Lungren made it clear that the format of this 'townhall' meeting would not include direct questioning from the audience. Rather constituents were to fill out a questionnaire and submit for indirect questioning by (Elk Grove Mayor Patrick) Hume."
Congo Dan clearly knows he is in trouble and will likely face a much bigger challenge in 2010 than Democrats have been able to muster in the past two elections. Candidates are starting to come forward, with 2006 and 2008 challenger Bill Durston sitting 2010 out. The Democratic field is not yet set, but may be soon. More news will be coming in the next few weeks.

Congo Dan is being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) - aka D-trip. Though I and others are not thrilled with the robo calls, it looks like CD-03 is finally getting some recognition as a vulnerable Republican target. This is especially true due to Lungren's poor showing in 2010. He was unable to muster 50% of the vote. In political terms, Lungren is close to being on life support. Then there's the 2010 census to consider.
Another not so small consideration is the 2010 census, the proposed process of which Lungren roundly criticized during the meeting. Given that Lungren could not muster a simple majority, should Lungren hold on in 2010, 2012 will surely see the third's congressional lines redrawn to include a greater swath of urban landscape, i.e., more liberal - not an area exactly conducive for Lungren's particular brand of conservatism.