National
Republican
Congressional Committee
TO:
Interested Parties
FROM: NRCC Political and NRCC
Communications
DATE: May 20, 2014
SUBJECT: Arkansas Primary Results
Arkansas Democrats have had a rough go over the past few election
cycles due to the unpopularity of President Obama’s policies. This
election cycle will be no different for Democrats running and they will
feel the negative side effects of running as an Obama/Pelosi Democrat
in today’s current political environment.
President Obama’s approval ratings are continuing to drop nationwide
leaving Arkansas looking like a long-lost dream for Washington
Democrats. Whether it’s the toxicity of Obamacare, or the over-bearing
regulations and government overreach infringing on American families,
the policies coming out of the Democratic run Washington, D.C. is
becoming a serious problem for Southern Democrats.
AR-02: French Hill, R vs. Pat Hays, D
French Hill is one of the strongest Republican recruits of the 2014
cycle. As a former White House aide under President George H.W. Bush
and a leading successful businessman in the Little Rock area, Hill has
the campaign infrastructure, resources and political knowledge to run a
strong and effective campaign.
Democrats will undoubtedly attempt to put the 2nd District race in
play this cycle but when you weigh the national dissatisfaction with
the Democrat Party as well as the top of the ticket draw for
Republicans in the 2nd, this seat looks more and more secure in the
GOP’s hands.
Former North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays comes into this race at a heavy
disadvantage. Not only has Hays supported the toxic and political
career ending Obamacare, but he will also need to introduce himself to
the majority of the district who is unfamiliar with the North Little
Rock Mayor. North Little Rock only makes up 9% of the
2nd District. When you couple in the lack of name ID of Hays as
well as Congressman Tim Griffin’s name appearing at the top of the
ticket as Lt. Governor, this seat is looking further out of the
Democrats’ reach.
Geography: PVI:
R+08;
Romney
54.75%;
Obama
42.91%. The 2nd District
centers on the state Capitol, Little Rock, and includes the following
counties: Van Buren, Conway, Faulkner, White, Yell, Perry, Pulaski and
Saline. Both the Cook Political Report and
the Rothenberg Report rate it as Lean Republican.
AR-04: Bruce Westerman, R v. James Lee
Witt, D
Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District is seen as the safest
district in the state being challenged by a Democrat this election
cycle. The 4th District has strongly voted Republican in the last
3 Presidential elections and has elected current Member Tom Cotton by a
large margin in 2012.
Bruce Westerman has been a strong defender of conservative values and
will successfully defeat James Lee Witt in November. While Democrats
are banking on Witt’s Clinton ties, Westerman will also receive a boost
at the polls thanks to Tom Cotton’s name appearing at the top of the
ballot. The sheer makeup of the 4th District as well as the
national frustration with Democrats will impede his ability to gain
traction with the soft Republican voters he will need to stay above
water.
Geography: PVI:
R+15;
Romney
61.83%;
Obama
35.88%. The 4th District
encompasses a large portion of Arkansas that stretches from the
Northwest region to a majority of the southern portion of the state.
The Cook Political Report rates this race as Likely
Republican while the Rothenberg Report rates this race as
Safe Republican.
STATEWIDE ROUNDUP
The following are the unofficial
results from Tuesday’s primary election in Arkansas. These results
are unofficial and incomplete.
*Indicates Winner determined by AP
AR-02 – GOP Primary
283 of 391 Precincts Reporting - 72%
French
Hill*
55%
Ann Clemmer
23%
Conrad
Reynolds
22%
AR-04 – GOP Primary
586 of 841 Precincts Reporting - 70%
Bruce
Westerman* 53%
Tommy
Moll
47%
Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee
MEMO: Arkansas Democrats Poised to Run Winning Campaigns in Every
Competitive District
TO: Interested Parties
FR: DCCC Communications
DT: May 20, 2014
RE: Arkansas Democrats Poised to Run
Winning Campaigns in Every Competitive District
Arkansas Democrats are poised to run
winning Congressional campaigns
in every competitive district in the state, setting the stage for a
potential “Mini-Wave
in
Arkansas
in
2014.”
Thanks to the strong brand of local
“Arkansas Democrats,” the
statewide Democratic ticket is focused on the economic issues that
matter most to voters: creating jobs and growing the economy for
working families. At the same time, Republicans have suffered through
expensive and divisive primaries in two Congressional districts,
producing badly damaged nominees who are out of touch with the
independent-minded voters that decide general elections.
Entering the General Election, here is the
state of the races in Arkansas.
AR-01: Mayor Jackie McPherson vs.
Congressman Rick Crawford
The Mayor of Heber Springs, Jackie
McPherson’s life epitomizes the
Arkansas values of hard work and bipartisan problem solving. Mayor
McPherson worked construction while in high school to help his single
mother make ends meet. His first job after school was working on an
assembly line for $2.50 per hour in a refrigeration manufacturing
plant. From there, Jackie went on to open his own family restaurant,
and has served as Mayor of Heber Springs since 2007 – earning a record
of fiscal conservatism while delivering quality city services to
residents.
Now Mayor McPherson is drawing on his own
life experience to fight
for Arkansas’ working families – and has already made an increase in
the state’s minimum wage a focal
point in his campaign, earning praise for his “solidly
in
the
middle
of the road…well-honed” message.
The battle lines of this campaign are
quickly becoming defined, with
Congressman Rick Crawford consistently demonstrating he’s not on the
side of Arkansas families. From admitting
blame
for recklessly delaying the Farm Bill to shutting down the federal
government and continuing to take perks, Congressman Crawford has
proven he represents everything Arkansans hate about Washington.
Democrats have a history of strong
performance in the 1st
district; statewide Democrats won the district with 64 percent of the
gubernatorial vote in 2006, and in 2008 Senator Mark Pryor won the
district with 81 percent of the vote.
AR-02: Mayor Patrick Henry Hays v.
French Hill
“Frustration”
with
the
broken
politics of Washington and the government shutdown
prompted Mayor Patrick Henry Hays to run in the 2nd Congressional
District.
The
longest
serving Mayor of North Little Rock, Hays “revitalized”
the
city,
and
has
a proven record of bipartisan accomplishments:
cutting wasteful spending, balancing 24 budgets and making government
do more with less – creating an environment of job creation and
attracting businesses like Caterpillar to North Little Rock.
Now Mayor Hays is running to be a “strong
voice
for
fiscal
sanity,”
and he’s already showing how he’ll bring the commonsense values he
practiced at City Hall to Congress: refusing to take perks like
taxpayer-funded overseas trips, requiring members to approve a budget
before they get paid, and getting government back to what worked under
President Bill Clinton – “making
investments
in
American
and its people.”
And while Mayor Hays is running to shake
up Washington, French Hill’s shocking admission that he does
not
feel
negative
about the vibe in Washington is
perhaps the most damaging indication that this wealthy banker is out of
touch with Arkansas families. After facing months of stinging attacks,
Hill is emerging from his brutal primary slugfest a badly damaged
candidate: fellow Republicans have called Hill out for supporting
a
tax
increase in order to build
a
sidewalk
outside
his house, and even slammed him as a “Fancy
fat
cat.”
Centered around Little Rock, there is
strong Democratic DNA in the 2nd Congressional
District, including a substantial African American population – and the
district’s total minority population is nearly 30 percent. In 2008,
Democrat Vic Snyder won the district with 76 percent of the vote, and
in 2006 Democratic candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer and Commissioner of Lands all
won the district. Following Congressman Tim Griffin’s retirement and
Mayor Hays’ entrance into the race, Roll Call’s Stu Rothenberg downgraded Republicans’
chances
here.
AR-04: Former FEMA Director James
Lee Witt v. Bruce Westerman.
Congressman Tom Cotton’s decision not to
seek re-election has put the 4th
Congressional District squarely in play for Democrats. Following his
decision to enter the race former Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) Director James Lee Witt was immediately praised as a “Top
Dem
Recruit,” by the National Journal.
Witt earned a reputation for leadership
when lives hung in the balance and is “positioning
himself
as
a
centrist deal-maker in the mold of his old friend, former
President Bill Clinton,” who praised Witt as “somebody
who
would
immediately
be respected by Democrats and Republicans…[and]
has made every cause he ever touched better,” and is featured in a new
ad for Witt’s campaign released today.
After facing a Tea Party uprising, Bruce
Westerman is limping out of
his Republican primary having run far to the right of mainstream
Arkansans: Westerman supported
the shutdown, opposes
the bipartisan Farm Bill and praised
the Republican budget that ends the Medicare guarantee for seniors and
raises taxes on working families – all to give more handouts to the
ultra-wealthy and corporations that ship jobs overseas.
Arkansas Democrat Mike Ross represented
the 4th
Congressional District for six terms before he retired. Ross won this
seat by nearly 70 percent in 2006, by 84 percent in 2008, and even in
2010 carried the district with 54 percent. Ross will also be on the
ballot this year as the statewide gubernatorial nominee.
GEORGIA
Democratic
Senatorial
Campaign
Committee
Statement attributable
to DSCC National Press Secretary Justin Barasky
Georgia: “David
Perdue
and
Jack
Kingston are
fundamentally flawed candidates. After
tonight they will face a long, divisive and expensive runoff that will
further expose their vulnerabilities and push the eventual Republican
nominee even more outside the mainstream. Georgians are excited about
Michelle Nunn’s campaign and we look forward to welcoming her to the
Senate this fall.”
GEORGIA
Georgia’s GOP primary moves into a new nasty stage tomorrow:
a bloody one-on-one runoff with an election in July that will push both
candidates even further to the far right. The crowded Republican field
has spent the last year engaged in an “all-out brawl” and “sprint to the right,” and
now
the
race
comes down to two fundamentally flawed candidates, each of
which will lose to Michelle Nunn in November.
Michelle Nunn’s candidacy makes Georgia one of the most competitive
Senate races in the county. Her experience as the former CEO of
President George H.W. Bush’s Points of Light Foundation and commitment
to public service going back generations contrasts sharply with the
rampant infighting among Republicans. In just the last week, three polls have shown Michelle Nunn leading or in a
statistical tie with all possible opponents.
Over the past several weeks, the infighting among the Republican
field has escalated even further and
“devolved into an all-out brawl in its final days, ripe with charges of
sexism, arrogance, lying, distortion and even charges of ‘promoting
teenage homosexuality,’” promising the summer runoff will be a nasty,
expensive affair leaving the eventual nominee beholden to a slew of
positions that will hurt him or her in a general election.
· Multi-millionaire David
Perdue’s
out-of-touch arrogance and elitism has forced him to walk back a number
of long held positions and offensive comments over the course of his
campaign. Perdue offended 65% of Georgians when he ridiculed one of his
Republican opponents for not obtaining college degree. Last week, Perdue
came under fire when he called for raising taxes. Perdue will also be hurt by his
record as a businessman who argued for a federal solution to healthcare and
built
a
record
of of outsourcing American jobs and mismanaging his companies.
· One
of
many
unpopular
House Republicans running in 2014, Jack
Kingston has
his own baggage and has proven to be a gaffe prone candidate. Kingston
not only wants to end Medicare as we know it, but opposed the Ryan
budget because it didn’t go far enough. Kingston also
infamously said that kids who rely on school lunch should be forced to “sweep the floors” in order to get a meal at
school.
National
Republican
Congressional
Committee
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: NRCC Political and NRCC
Communications
DATE: May 20, 2014
SUBJECT: Georgia Primary Results
The state of Georgia has seen an influx of
political activity in the 2014 cycle with an open U.S. Senate seat, a
gubernatorial race and open congressional seats across the state.
Georgia remains a strong Republican state and the winners of tonight’s
open congressional primary seats will surely be a great addition to the
Georgia Congressional Delegation.
The most contested congressional general
election race will continue to be the 12th District
this cycle. John Barrow will continue to be held accountable for his
out-of-touch voting record and political pandering over the years.
GA-12: Rick Allen, R
vs. Rep. John Barrow, D
Georgia’s 12th District
remains the most watched congressional race for both political parties.
Washington Democrats desperately need John
Barrow
to
win
this
fall
to
have any hope of saving face this cycle. Whether
it’s his vote to keep Obamacare the law of the land, or his
self-serving political style, Barrow will face an aggressive challenger
in businessman Rick Allen and will struggle to keep his congressional
seat blue.
Rick Allen has a long history of working
for his community and will be a great contrast to John Barrow’s trial
lawyer, politician biography. Barrow’s political pandering and long
history of putting his political career ahead of Georgia families is
what’s causing the gridlock and dysfunction in Congress. Allen is a
businessman who has put his community first and will continue to do so
in Washington. This election cycle will be a challenge to Barrow who
will have to defend his politician ways in comparison to Rick Allen who
truly wants to govern and represent the folks of the 12th District.
National Democrats have been forced to play
defense this cycle as the distrust and frustration with President Obama
and Washington Democrats have continued to grow. The Democrat
Congressional Campaign Committee and other liberal Super PACs have been
forced to prematurely spend money on their incumbents in races across
the country because the national climate has made them extremely
vulnerable. This climate, as well as the top ticket races in Georgia,
will boost Republican turnout in the midterm election and give any
challenger to John Barrow a boost.
John Barrow has been named a top target
this cycle by national Republicans and was put in the NRCC’s
Red
Zone program.
While
two
other
vulnerable
Red
Zone Democrats, Jim Matheson (UT-04) and
Mike McIntyre (NC-07), decided to retire instead of being kicked out of
office by voters this November, national Republicans are sure Barrow
will face defeat in November.
Geography: PVI: R+9; Romney 55.42%;
Obama 43.64%. Georgia’s
12th District runs along the South Carolina border and
includes the following counties: Richmond, Burke, Jenkins, Screven,
Emanuel, Treutlen, Laurens, Wheeler, Montgomery, Toombs, Candler,
Bulloch, Evans, Tattnall, Appling, Jeff Davis, Coffee, and portions
Columbia and Effingham. Both the Cook Political Report and
the Rothenberg Report rate it as Lean
Democrat.
STATEWIDE ROUNDUP
The following are the unofficial
results from Tuesday’s primary
election in Georgia. These results are unofficial and
incomplete.
*Indicates Winner determined by AP
GA-12 – GOP
Primary
14 of 19 Precincts Reporting
Rick
Allen*
53.97%
Eugene
Yu
16.52%
Delvis Dutton
14.30%
John
Stone
12.54%
Diane
Vann
2.66%
American
Bridge
21st
Century
To:
Interested Parties
From:
Brad Woodhouse, President of
American Bridge 21st Century
Re: Georgia
Republican
Senate
Contenders
Race
to
the Right
Date: Wednesday,
May
21,
2014
The top two extreme Republicans
running for Senate in Georgia have advanced to the next round of this
knock down, drag out, race to the right primary fight. With two more
months of campaigning until the runoff, David Perdue and Jack Kingston
will undoubtedly continue to pander to the Tea Party base. Whether
opposing raising the minimum wage/extending unemployment benefits, or
supporting cuts to Medicare/attempting to voucherize the program,
extreme conservatives Perdue and Kingston have more in common than not.
Not to mention the time Kingston suggested low-income children perform
manual labor in exchange for subsidized school lunches, and Perdue's
track record as an out-of-touch elitist. Is this the face of a
Republican Party that has learned its rebrand lessons from 2012?
[ed. continues...]
IDAHO
National
Republican
Congressional
Committee
KENTUCKY
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
May 20 2014
KENTUCKY:
After Spending Nearly $12 Million, McConnell Limps His Way Into General
Election As Most Unpopular Senator In The Entire Country
Latest Bluegrass Poll: Only 29% Of
Kentuckians Have Favorable View Of McConnell
Poll after Poll Has Shown Grimes
Leading Or Tied With McConnell
Mitch
McConnell, the face of Washington’s dysfunction, the self-proclaimed
“guardian of gridlock,” will emerge from his primary in the weakest
position he has ever faced in his nearly 40 years in politics.
McConnell has already spent nearly $12 million on his reelection
campaign, yet he has failed to move his numbers one bit. McConnell
remains the most unpopular Senator in the entire country, and the
latest
Bluegrass poll shows
that
only
29%
of Kentuckians have a favorable view of him.
On the campaign trail, McConnell looks as bad has his approval numbers.
He became
Kentucky’s own
Sharron Angle by declaring it’s “not my job” to bring local
jobs to Kentucky, and his campaign, which has been a
comedy of errors,
has failed to provide Kentuckians with any explanation for McConnell’s
opposition to raising the minimum wage, the Violence Against Women Act,
and eliminating tax breaks that ship Kentucky jobs overseas or his
commitment to gridlock and obstruction and close alliance with special
interests in Washington.
“The
Kentucky Senate race will be a referendum on Mitch McConnell and his
record of partisanship, obstruction, and enriching himself, while
voting against the interests of Kentuckians,” said Justin Barasky,
a spokesman at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee. “McConnell
is the least popular incumbent in the country and the nearly $12
million he’s spent has done nothing to improve his sinking poll
numbers. Alison Lundergan Grimes is a great candidate and the type of
leader who will put the interests of Kentuckians ahead of Washington.”
Alison
Lundergan Grimes has run one of the most successful, disciplined
campaigns in the country. In recent weeks, Grimes has traveled across
Kentucky on a 50-county, 10-day jobs tour, meeting thousands of
Kentuckians. She has raised over $8 million and
launched her first ad this
month
about
her
work
to ensure all Kentucky servicemembers have the
right to vote. For months, polls have shown her leading or tied with
McConnell.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
DCCC Statement on Elisabeth Jensen Primary Win in KY-06
From David Bergstein of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee:
“Congressman Andy Barr’s shutdown wreaked
economic havoc on middle
class families – but Congressman Barr showed his true, unapologetic
allegiance to the Tea Party when he voted against re-opening the
government and to jeopardize America’s full faith and credit. As
if
that wasn’t bad enough, Congressman Barr’s job-killing, middle class
tax-raising budget takes more money away from Kentucky residents in
order to waste our tax dollars on handouts to the ultra-wealthy and
corporations that ship jobs overseas. We are confident that Elisabeth
Jensen will run an aggressive campaign to hold Congressman Barr
accountable for losing touch with the people of Kentucky.”
Office of
the Secretary of State
New Kentucky Voter Registration Record Set
as May 20 Primary Approaches
More Kentuckians than ever will appear on
voter rolls in the
Primary Election on May 20. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes
announced today that the total number of registered voters – 3,105,349
– beats the previous record of 3,037,153, set during the 2012 General
Election. The difference is an increase of more than 68,000 voters, or
2.2%, over 18 months.
“I am excited to see that more and more
Kentuckians are answering the call to register to vote. I hope the
increase in registration translates to greater turnout for the May 20
Primary Election,” said Grimes, Kentucky’s chief election official.
Each
of the political parties has seen an increase in registered voters
since the November 2012 General Election. Democrats have added 6,811
voters, growing 0.41% from 1,665,853 to 1,672,664. Republicans have
grown their ranks by 3.90%, or 44,852 voters, from 1,151,331 to
1,196,183.
The number of voters registering as
“Other”
continues to trend upward. “Other” registration has increased by 16,530
voters, or 7.51%, from 219,969 to 236,499 since the 2012 General
Election, after growing more than 13% between the 2010 and 2012 General
Elections. In comparison, “Other” registration grew about 1.6% between
the General Elections of 2008 and 2010.
The electorate is
comprised of approximately 53% women and 47% men, which is consistent
with recent years. Democrats now make up 53.86% of Kentucky
voters
while 38.52% are Republicans. 7.62% of voters are identified as
“Other.” For Democrats, the figures represent a decrease in percentage
of voters since November 2012, with a change of -0.99%; Republicans and
“Other” increased their relative representation by 0.61% and 0.37%,
respectively.
“Now that the registration books are
closed, I
hope as many Kentuckians as are registered will exercise their right
and responsibility to vote in our Primary Election,” said Grimes. “The
Commonwealth provides various methods for its citizens to vote,
including going to the polls on May 20, voting in county clerks’
offices before Election Day, or casting a mail-in absentee ballot.”
Voters
may access the Voter Information Center (VIC) on the State Board of
Elections’ website to confirm their voter registration status, view
sample ballots, and locate their polling place. For complete
registration statistics, additional election information, or to access
the VIC, visit elect.ky.gov.
# # #
OREGON
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Statement attributable
to DSCC National Press Secretary Justin Barasky
Oregon: “In
Monica
Wehby,
Oregon
Republicans
have a candidate that is completely
out of touch with Oregon values who would vote in lockstep with the
reckless Washington Republican agenda. Oregonians deserve a leader in
Washington like Jeff Merkley who puts them first, not Monica Wehby
whose true allegiance lies with national Republicans.”
OREGON
Tonight in Oregon, Republicans nominated Monica Wehby, who is a
deeply flawed candidate who backs a slate of positions that mirror the
national Republicans’ reckless agenda that is completely out of step
with Oregon. Wehby supports giving tax giveaways to corporations
while
cutting education funding and job training programs for Oregon’s middle
class. Wehby supports limiting women’s health care and opposes
legislation to ensure women receive equal pay for equal work.
Furthermore, she not only opposes raising the minimum
wage but goes a
step further and opposes the federal government setting a minimum wage
at all.
In fact, when Wehby was asked where she differed with national
Republicans, she "couldn't point to any specifics”
where she would break away from them. That’s why a laundry list of
national Republicans and Washington special interests have thrown their
support behind Wehby includingendorsements from Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney and
praise from Karl Rove and Mitch McConnell. These Republicans know if
Wehby is elected to the Senate, she will put the national GOP agenda
ahead of Oregon.
PENNSYLVANIA
Democratic Governors Association
May 20, 2014
DGA CHAIR SHUMLIN CONGRATULATES TOM WOLF ON
WINNING THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, Chair of the Democratic Governors
Association, tonight issued the following statement regarding Tom
Wolf’s nomination for governor of Pennsylvania:
“On behalf of all of our Democratic governors, I’d like to congratulate
Tom Wolf for winning the Democratic nomination for governor of
Pennsylvania. Running against an outstanding field of candidates, Tom
distinguished himself by focusing relentlessly on how he’ll use his
experience in the private and public sectors to bring new, effective
leadership to Harrisburg. As governor, he’ll bring people together to
create jobs, grow Pennsylvania’s economy, and restore the Corbett
education cuts so that economic opportunity is available to all those
who have been left behind by the Corbett administration.
“Unfortunately, Governor Corbett has failed the people of Pennsylvania.
While proving incapable of delivering on his priorities or creating the
jobs he promised, he gutted education funding and pursued a radical
social agenda that is out of touch with the people of his state.
Pennsylvanians need a fresh start, and that’s what they’ll get when Tom
Wolf is elected governor.”
###
National
Republican
Congressional
Committee
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: NRCC Political and NRCC
Communications
DATE: MAY 21, 2014
SUBJECT: Pennsylvania Primary Results
With President Obama’s approval ratings continuing to tank nationwide,
Republicans in Pennsylvania are in an excellent position for November’s
election. Now that Shaughnessy Naughton has conceded to Kevin Strouse,
he joins Manan Trivedi as the two flawed liberal Democrats running to
lose in November.
In the 8th District, Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick has demonstrated
how to get things done in divided government and has gotten two laws
signed by the President. He is well-funded and facing off against Nancy
Pelosi’s handpicked candidate Kevin Strouse, a beltway insider new to
the district who barely won the race to the left in a primary that
became nasty in the final weeks. As the reward for Strouse’s
unimpressive margin of victory in the primary he will have the honor of
losing to Congressman Fitzpatrick by double digits in November.
In the 6th District, Republican Candidate and NRCC Young Gun Ryan
Costello has proven himself to be a dynamic candidate who will be an
excellent legislator in Congress. Costello is running against a career
political candidate who positioned himself far to the left of this
district during his two double digit defeats running for this seat in
2010 and 2012.
PA-06: Ryan Costello, R vs. Manan
Trivedi, D
Ryan Costello is the kind of fresh and energetic newcomer that can
truly be an asset to his district in Congress. Ryan currently serves as
Chair of the Chester County Board of Commissioners. As Chair, he
recently approved a revised 5-year strategic plan for Chester County.
Dedicated to the community, Costello has served on numerous leadership
positions in the district, including the Pension Board, Prison Board,
and Board of Elections. Costello is committed to balancing our nation’s
budget, preserving farmland and open spaces in Pennsylvania, and
improving the quality of education for the next generation. As of May
9th, Costello had $312,643.54 cash on hand.
Conversely, Manan Trivedi is a perennial candidate who has failed to
win this district twice before, both times by double digits. Trivedi is
on the wrong side of just about every issue that will decide this
election. Whether he is endorsing the medical device tax, lauding cuts
to Medicare Advantage, or advocating for a Canadian-style government
monopoly on health care, Trivedi was too far left for the district when
it leaned Democrat and is way too far to the left of the district now
that it leans Republican. Trivedi has $167,850.56 cash on hand.
Geography: PVI:
R+2;
Obama
49.07%;
Romney
49.01%. The 6th District
includes communities north and west of the City of Philadelphia.
Following the last round of redistricting it now is made up of parts of
Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lebanon counties. The District had a
Cook Partisan Voting Index score of R+1 after the 2012 redistricting
but previously was rated D+4. Both the Cook Political
Report and the Rothenberg Report rate it as Lean
Republican.
PA-08: Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick, R v.
Kevin Strouse, D
Congressman Fitzpatrick is known as one of the hardest working Members
of Congress who simply gets things done for his district. Despite a
divided government, Fitzpatrick has had two of his bills signed into
law by the President and was instrumental in stopping the confirmation
of Dedo Adegbile as the Assistant U.S. Attorney for Department of
Justice Civil Rights. Adegbile’s nomination upset families in the
Philadelphia area due to his over-the-top representation of Mumia
Abu-Jamal who killed a Philadelphia police officer. Fitzpatrick is
continuing to fight for his district and the massive overreach of the
Obama administration. Fitzpatrick has $1.6 million cash on hand.
Kevin Strouse’s connection to the 8th District began last year
when he moved there from Washington D.C. in order to run for Congress.
Strouse is committed to Obamacare, and has even advocated expanding the
already costly law to include federal funded sex-change operations.
Strouse winning in this district is considered crucial to Nancy
Pelosi’s chances to become Speaker of the House next Congress and she
has provided significant financial help to Strouse throughout the
primary in order to get him an embarrassingly unimpressive win over
Shaughnessy Naughton, who Strouse outspent by a substantial margin.
Geography: PVI:
R+1;
Obama
51%;
Romney
47%. Pennsylvania's 8th
congressional district serves Bucks County, along with portions of
Montgomery County. Cook Political Report rates this as Lean
Republican and Rothenberg rates this as Republican Favored.
STATEWIDE ROUNDUP
The following are the unofficial
results from Tuesday’s primary election in Pennsylvania.
These results are unofficial and incomplete.
*Philadelphia Inquirer Reports
at 10:42 that Naughton called Strouse to concede
PA-08 – DEM Primary
341 of 342 (99%) Precincts Reporting per AP –
Kevin
Strouse
51%
Shaughnessy
Naughton
49%
Democratic
Congressional
Campaign
Committee
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Statement on Brendan Boyle Primary Win
in PA-13
DCCC
Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement regarding
candidate Brendan Boyle winning the Democratic nomination in
Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District:
“Congratulations to Brendan Boyle on his well-deserved victory in
tonight’s primary. Brendan Boyle is committed to standing up for
Pennsylvania families and will be a tireless fighter for the middle
class and seniors in Washington. While Republicans in Congress continue
their crusade to sell out the middle class and stack the deck for
special interests, Pennsylvania voters in this strong Democratic
district are eager to send Brendan Boyle to Washington to be a
commonsense problem-solver who will fight for middle class families.”
DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Statement on Kevin Strouse Primary Win
in PA-08
DCCC
Chairman Steve Israel released the following statement regarding
candidate Kevin Strouse winning the Democratic nomination in
Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District:
“I congratulate Kevin Strouse on his primary victory and for being
chosen by Pennsylvania voters to stand up for them and fight
Congressman Fitzpatrick’s irresponsible agenda. I also commend
Shaughnessy Naughton for her campaign and for fighting to hold
Congressman Fitzpatrick accountable. Whether it’s standing up for
seniors or fighting for the middle class, Kevin Strouse has a proven
record of putting Pennsylvania families first, and I’m confident he
will continue to run an aggressive campaign to hold Congressman
Fitzpatrick accountable for his out-of-touch agenda.”
