2018 Congressional Recruitment/Fundraising/Ratings Megathread

[Young Conservative]

Biden encourages Mitt Romney to run for Senate

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I really hope this happens. There are few men left in American politics with such honor and class.

[heatcharger]

PPP poll:

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Democrat 50% (+1)
Republican 40% (+2)

[GeorgiaModerate]

NH-01: GOP state senator Andy Sanborn to challenge Carol Shea-Porter: http://www.wmur.com/article/wmur-first-republican-andy-sanborn-announces-candidacy-for-1st-district-us-house-seat/10014030

[Kamala]

NH-01: GOP state senator Andy Sanborn to challenge Carol Shea-Porter: http://www.wmur.com/article/wmur-first-republican-andy-sanborn-announces-candidacy-for-1st-district-us-house-seat/10014030

Eh, I think CSP survives. Having Shaheen on the ticket helps her and Kusty (not like she needs any help)

[Virginiá]

His challenge also makes SD-9 an open seat next year, which should help Democrats take back the NH State Senate. That was a 47-46 Clinton seat.

[Heisenberg]

NH-01: GOP state senator Andy Sanborn to challenge Carol Shea-Porter: http://www.wmur.com/article/wmur-first-republican-andy-sanborn-announces-candidacy-for-1st-district-us-house-seat/10014030

Eh, I think CSP survives. Having Shaheen on the ticket helps her and Kusty (not like she needs any help)

Jeanne Shaheen is not up until 2020. Or is Stefany Shaheen running next year!? I hope she does, Sununu needs to lose before he runs for Senate and makes the NRSC waste money and resources that could be used for real winnable races for real conservative candidates.

His challenge also makes SD-9 an open seat next year, which should help Democrats take back the NH State Senate. That was a 47-46 Clinton seat.

Glorious news!

[GlobeSoc]

New Hampshire is the one place I support ultraconservative republicans, just because it would amuse me to see MT Treasurer's posts on a 60-40 win for them.

[Sorenroy]

Phillip Price has tossed his hat into the ring to become the Democratic nominee from NC-11. Currently, as far as I know, the only other announced democratic candidate for the district is Matt CoffayCovfefe, a candidate I discussed in a previous thread*, although there is talk of a doctor out of Hendersonville preparing to run as well. While there is almost nothing about himself or his views on his website**, an article in "The Mountaineer"*** does a good job of explaining both who he is and what the main differences between himself and his established rival Covfefe are. It's a pretty short piece and doesn't have much fat to it, so I would suggest reading the whole thing, but the tl;dr is that he is a small business owner who is liberal, but not as much as Covfefe.

For those on mobile:
* https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=263629
** https://price4wnc.com/
*** http://www.themountaineer.com/news/phillip-price-leans-on-experience-compromise-in-race-for-congressional/article_3e332f36-46e5-11e7-a257-632c485c8eea.html

[jbm4pres]

VA-05: heard Tom Perriello might need a job.

[Kamala]

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/yoder-gets-new-challenger-kansas

KS-03 : Children's health clinic president Andrea Ramsey is challenging Yoder

[GeorgiaModerate]

Matt Heinz to again challenge Martha McSally in AZ-02: http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/matt-heinz-says-he-ll-have-another-go-at-martha/article_669a8d48-5054-11e7-b5ef-eb54ce48431e.html

[Kamala]

WA-04: Former news anchor Christine Brown files to run against Newhouse.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/newhouse-gets-challenger-washington

Interesting that so far two of Washington's house republicans have a challenger named Brown. We'll see who will stand against Buetler and Riechert.

[Hindsight was 2020]

WA-04: Former news anchor Christine Brown files to run against Newhouse.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/newhouse-gets-challenger-washington

Interesting that so far two of Washington's house republicans have a challenger named Brown. We'll see who will stand against Buetler and Riechert.

Out of curiosity can any members of King County council run for Riechert seat? Cause if so dccc needs to get on recruiting someone from that group to run

[publicunofficial]

WA-04: Former news anchor Christine Brown files to run against Newhouse.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/newhouse-gets-challenger-washington

Interesting that so far two of Washington's house republicans have a challenger named Brown. We'll see who will stand against Buetler and Riechert.

Out of curiosity can any members of King County council run for Riechert seat? Cause if so dccc needs to get on recruiting someone from that group to run

The council districts that overlap with Reichert's district (Council districts 3, 7, and 9) also coincidentally happen to be the 3 districts Republicans still hold on the council.

[publicunofficial]

Tim Canova says he's going to challenge Debbie W Schultz again lol

Tim Canova is the one Democrat who would make me consider voting for DWS.

Just push that district into the Atlantic.

[socaldem]

Tim Canova says he's going to challenge Debbie W Schultz again lol

Tim Canova is the one Democrat who would make me consider voting for DWS.

[wjx987]

Tim Canova says he's going to challenge Debbie W Schultz again lol

Tim Canova is the one Democrat who would make me consider voting for DWS.

Just push that district into the Atlantic.

Rip my congressional district.

Eh, Canova's icky, but I find him far favorable to DWS.

[Skunk]

Tim Canova says he's going to challenge Debbie W Schultz again lol

[Former Senator Haslam2020]

Evan McMullin may run for UT-03. Damn. He sounds like he's still weighing a senate bid, but if Hatch runs, it's better for him to play it safe with UT-03, I don't know if Hatch is as unpopular as we think he is.

[BuckeyeNut]

Evan McMullin may run for UT-03. Damn. He sounds like he's still weighing a senate bid, but if Hatch runs, it's better for him to play it safe with UT-03, I don't know if Hatch is as unpopular as we think he is.

Or, he could know something we don't and not want to challenge Romney.

[Santander]

Paul Nehlen is back!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxhZuyyts7k

Truth Resurrection... Ressurection!

[RogueBeaver]

Ashford is back.

[Holmes]

Ashford is back.

Also sounds like Mello isn't jumping in.

[Mr.Phips]

Ashford is back.

I'm not impressed with Ashford.  His narrow loss in 2016 would have been impressive had Hillary lost NE-02 by 10+ points (i.e. Baron Hill in 2004 in IN-09), but Hillary only lost the district by a point.  Any non-scandal tarred incumbent should have been able run a two points ahead of their Presidential nominee.

[Hindsight was 2020]

Michael Hein the 1st and current County Executive of Ulster County said he will make a decision on running against Faso in July http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/275229/democratic-field-in-ny-19-swells-to-six/