candidates for congress, statewide, than for republicans. how many republican congressman? 13. how many democrats? five. even though the democrats got a overall total much higher than republicans total votes, c.d., republicans come out ahead. that's what's gerrymandering. the next is from kenneth hobes a veteran from chetek, wisconsin. he asks what political benefit is there for the gop to shut down the government and deny health care and stop feeding the poor? i think they're playing to their base. i think there are people in this country, about 20%, maybe more, who are angry at obama, hate him, don't like him, maybe hate big government. they hate gun control. they hate it all. they're in an upset, angry mood. they are patriotic people, but they are really angry. and i think this kind of