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March 1, 2018
It might look like Republicans dodged a disaster in Arizonas 8th District, considering former state Sen. Steve Montenegro didnt win Tuesdays primary. But as weve written before, Republicans seem to find new ways to make these special elections competitive, and Democrats everywhere are excited to send a message to President Donald Trump.
Unlike Montenegro, former state Sen. Debbie Lesko, the GOP nominee, has not received a topless photo from a staffer. But she has been accused of violating campaign finance rules by illegally funneling state funds to a federal race.
Its unclear whether that will be enough to loosen the GOP grip on a district that Trump carried by 21 points in 2016. But the trend is clear: Democrats are consistently over-performing, and sometimes its enough to win in unlikely places.
At a minimum, the trend demonstrates that this race will get more competitive in the weeks ahead. Were changing our Inside Elections rating from Solid Republican to Likely Republican, and we somewhat expect it to get more vulnerable between now and the April 24 election.
Democrats havent invested a significant amount of money into the race at this point, but will likely poll the contest to take a fresh look at the situation now that the nominees are set.
Their nominee is Hiral Tipirneni, a doctor who immigrated to the United States from India when she was three years old. Shes not a household name yet but seems likely to get more attention, particularly if Conor Lamb wins the special election in Pennsylvanias 18th District in a couple of weeks.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/rating-change-arizona-8-special-gets-vulnerable?utm_source=rollcallafternoon&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_content=022818&utm_source=rollcallafternoon&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_content=022818
AZ-08: Special Election Gets More Vulnerable for GOP
NOTE: Check out Democrat Hiral Tipirneni at http://hiralforcongress.comIt might look like Republicans dodged a disaster in Arizonas 8th District, considering former state Sen. Steve Montenegro didnt win Tuesdays primary. But as weve written before, Republicans seem to find new ways to make these special elections competitive, and Democrats everywhere are excited to send a message to President Donald Trump.
Unlike Montenegro, former state Sen. Debbie Lesko, the GOP nominee, has not received a topless photo from a staffer. But she has been accused of violating campaign finance rules by illegally funneling state funds to a federal race.
Its unclear whether that will be enough to loosen the GOP grip on a district that Trump carried by 21 points in 2016. But the trend is clear: Democrats are consistently over-performing, and sometimes its enough to win in unlikely places.
At a minimum, the trend demonstrates that this race will get more competitive in the weeks ahead. Were changing our Inside Elections rating from Solid Republican to Likely Republican, and we somewhat expect it to get more vulnerable between now and the April 24 election.
Democrats havent invested a significant amount of money into the race at this point, but will likely poll the contest to take a fresh look at the situation now that the nominees are set.
Their nominee is Hiral Tipirneni, a doctor who immigrated to the United States from India when she was three years old. Shes not a household name yet but seems likely to get more attention, particularly if Conor Lamb wins the special election in Pennsylvanias 18th District in a couple of weeks.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/rating-change-arizona-8-special-gets-vulnerable?utm_source=rollcallafternoon&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_content=022818&utm_source=rollcallafternoon&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_content=022818
March 1, 2018
I will never understand those people
Jared Kushner has more money than hell ever spend in a lifetime, but I am watching an MSNBC report that his company took loans totaling hundreds of millions of dollars. Why? What do they to accomplish with that kind of cash?
March 1, 2018
Democratic turnout is up 90% over 2014 in Texas primary.
https://twitter.com/coldandnervous/status/969020060508422144
March 1, 2018
Trump Berated Hicks After Testimony
An ally close to President Trump told CNN that President Trump berated White House communications director Hope Hicks after her testimony to the House Intelligence Committee in which she admitted she sometimes told white lies to protect the president.
Said the source: She was his last emotional crutch.
https://politicalwire.com/2018/02/28/trump-berated-hicks-testimony/
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