2016 Congressional Primaries

[Kingpoleon]

Indianapolis Star says Young wins.

Congratulations Young!

Booooo

... Did you just actually boo a candidate for winning by 15-20%+?

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Proud of my state, and happy to see FF Jayapal triggering people who assume she's a socialist because Bernie endorsed her. Yeah, Murray and Inslee are safe, and so is Heck.

There was a socialist elected to the Seattle City Council, my guess is that the people here believe Jayapal is that person.  Jayapal is a Democratic State Senator, not a Seattle City Councilor.

Jayapal is a socialist too.

Just because someone is really liberal and you don't like them doesn't make then a socialist. 

If Bernie, who is a socialist, endorsed them during the primaries, they are a socialist. During primaries, there is no reason why a socialist would endorse a non-socialist as it would be against their interests.

And this is the reason that you sound really stupid when you type.

Right, because I tell the truth that everyone else is unable to realize.

A Bernie endorsement = socialist? I guess Hillary's a socialist too, then!

He endorsed Hillary in a general election. That's different.

So he couldn't have just thought Jayapal was the best candidate? And we shouldn't judge her on her own merits, and not merely the fact that Sanders supported her?

This might have had some merit if Bernie had endorsed lots of downballot democrats across the country, but he's only endorsed 5: Teachout, Kingston (lost primary), Flores (lost primary), Jayapal, Canova. The one thing they all have in common - all considered the most liberal candidate running, and all endorsed Sanders for President. That pretty much screams socialist.

#SocialistsAgainstTheIranDeal

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So basically Carlisle's voters decide the mayoral election?

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So basically Carlisle's voters decide the mayoral election?

Yeah. It's tough to see Djou winning, but I guess it's not impossible.

Isn't Carlisle a former Republican in the mold of Djou?

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Pam Keith outperformed the polls by a bit. Does she or Canova have a shot at Attorney General in 2018?

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Looks like Alliegro is going to be the one to lose to Keating this year. The district (I think) is trending R, so I suppose he could use the opportunity to build up name recognition and campaign practice for a future run.

That district is D+5, making it the second least Democratic in the state behind the D+4 MA-06, but this one is probably going to be the one with better chances for Republicans. Richard Tisei, who I think is a great fit for MA-06, lost badly in the Republican wave of 2014, and it was an open seat, and his close political ally Charlie Baker won the district in his governor race (yes, I know governor races are not federal, but still).

Tisei probably should have agreed to be Lieutenant Governor, or at least the nominee again. He and Baker came impressively close in 2010.

[Kingpoleon]

Looks like Alliegro is going to be the one to lose to Keating this year. The district (I think) is trending R, so I suppose he could use the opportunity to build up name recognition and campaign practice for a future run.

That district is D+5, making it the second least Democratic in the state behind the D+4 MA-06, but this one is probably going to be the one with better chances for Republicans. Richard Tisei, who I think is a great fit for MA-06, lost badly in the Republican wave of 2014, and it was an open seat, and his close political ally Charlie Baker won the district in his governor race (yes, I know governor races are not federal, but still).

Tisei probably should have agreed to be Lieutenant Governor, or at least the nominee again. He and Baker came impressively close in 2010.

From what I looked up, Moulton was the underdog until around August, when the primary became a tossup. Tisei would have been favored to win against Tierney (and should have won in 2012, but a damn Libertarian spoiler, ugh), but the race between him and Moulton was close in polls, but he lost by more than polling suggested. If Moulton vacates the seat to run statewide, does Tisei try again? He is probably the best Republican for that district, and Moulton seems like an especially strong candidate.

I'm thinking Warren might become Secretary of the Treasury, or possibly even retire in 2018. She'll be turning 69 that year, and I can't see her staying in the Senate until she's seventy-five. If she resigns to join Clinton's cabinet or retires, Moulton probably runs for her seat as Tisei runs for Moulton's. If not, Moulton could ask have an interest in becoming Transportation Secretary or Secretary of the Navy.

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Sununu leading Edelbut by 1,059 votes with ~94% reporting.