The Democrats' Path to Winning the House Runs Through the Midwest
Oct 20, 2018, 06:58 AM
Cheri Bustos shows her opponents no mercy. Even in Skee-Ball.
The hypercompetitive three-term Congresswoman from northwest Illinois is walking with a fellow Democrat at a union picnic in the Cincinnati area when she spots the arcade game. "Aftab," she calls to Aftab Pureval, a former prosecutor who is looking to unseat an 11-term Republican in this southwest corner of Ohio. "How are you at Skee-Ball?" Soon both are shoving tokens into the machine.