Alt title: I Wish That I Knew What I Know Now, When I Was Younger
The Southern Illinoisan: “One of Bost’s criticisms of Enyart [in 2014] was that he didn’t have enough of a presence in the district, a claim Enyart denied, stating that Bost didn’t understand the commitments in Washington, D.C., required of a congressman because he had never been one.”
Mike Bost, 8/3/2015: “I spend a lot more time in DC than people realize.”
“Mike Bost clearly has done and said whatever Republican Washington insiders told him to say and do, even as a candidate,” said Sacha Haworth of the DCCC. “If Bost spent a more time listening to the people of his district instead of spending $113,000 of their money on glossy mail pieces, maybe he’d be a little more clued in.”