2018 Congressional Recruitment/Fundraising/Ratings Megathread

[McGovernForPrez]

Hysterically high "Not sure" number for YouGOV.

Moderate Hero Wulfric types blaming both sides equally?

Moderates usually blame both sides. Which deserve it. As an old saying goes: "plague on both your houses"....))))

Sure, sometimes both sides have problems, but centrism worship is the worst. It's basically not having an opinion at all. Too afraid to be committed to an actual intellectual position. Pure cowardice.

[McGovernForPrez]

Dems have a good candidate in IA-01 in Dubuque State Rep Abby Finkenauer:

https://www.facebook.com/Abby4Congress/

1st term legislator but fits the "Obama" mold pretty well in a district he carried by 13 points in 2012.

That's really great. IA-01 belongs with Dems not some loony Tea Partier. Hopefully Hillary's image hasn't permanently damaged the party's strength there.

[Wiz in Wis]

Dems have a good candidate in IA-01 in Dubuque State Rep Abby Finkenauer:

https://www.facebook.com/Abby4Congress/

1st term legislator but fits the "Obama" mold pretty well in a district he carried by 13 points in 2012.

That's really great. IA-01 belongs with Dems not some loony Tea Partier. Hopefully Hillary's image hasn't permanently damaged the party's strength there.

TBF, Hillary only lost IA-01 by 4 points, so it's not exactly ruby red.

[Gass3268]

Dems have a good candidate in IA-01 in Dubuque State Rep Abby Finkenauer:

https://www.facebook.com/Abby4Congress/

1st term legislator but fits the "Obama" mold pretty well in a district he carried by 13 points in 2012.

That's really great. IA-01 belongs with Dems not some loony Tea Partier. Hopefully Hillary's image hasn't permanently damaged the party's strength there.

TBF, Hillary only lost IA-01 by 4 points, so it's not exactly ruby red.

Also, let's not forget that Republicans represented IA-01 and IA-02 (slightly different geographic make up, but similar) before the 2006 wave.

[Babeuf]

https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/862677191880060929

Richard Ojeda in for the Dems in WV-03. Great recruit, extremely tough district.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/862677191880060929

Richard Ojeda in for the Dems in WV-03. Great recruit, extremely tough district.

Great!  Ojeda's definitely an A-list recruit.

[KingSweden]

https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/862677191880060929

Richard Ojeda in for the Dems in WV-03. Great recruit, extremely tough district.

Great!  Ojeda's definitely an A-list recruit.

Wow! This is exactly the kind of recruit you need to win here. Great get

[Gass3268]

New PPP poll for Stop The Speaker has Ryan at -8% in his own district, 48% would like someone new

[windjammer]

Kirkpatrick considering to move to #AZ-02 and challenging Mcsally

[publicunofficial]

https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/862677191880060929

Richard Ojeda in for the Dems in WV-03. Great recruit, extremely tough district.

Oh hey that guy! Awesome recruit.

[McGovernForPrez]

https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/862677191880060929

Richard Ojeda in for the Dems in WV-03. Great recruit, extremely tough district.

Super happy about this recruit. I hope he wins.

[Gass3268]

Kirkpatrick considering to move to #AZ-02 and challenging Mcsally

She is a graduate of the University of Arizona in Tucson.

[publicunofficial]

Kirkpatrick considering to move to #AZ-02 and challenging Mcsally

Skeptical that such an obvious carpetbag would work. Did she carry this district in her Senate run?

My ideal candidates for AZ-02 are Rep. Randall Friese or former Rep. Stefanie Mach. Either one of them has a personal background that could let them crucify McSally on healthcare.

[The Other Castro]

Looks like Bryan Caforio is going to announce a rematch bid for CA-25 against Steve Knight.

https://twitter.com/BryanCaforio/status/862390491559505920

[windjammer]

Kirkpatrick considering to move to #AZ-02 and challenging Mcsally

Skeptical that such an obvious carpetbag would work. Did she carry this district in her Senate run?

My ideal candidates for AZ-02 are Rep. Randall Friese or former Rep. Stefanie Mach. Either one of them has a personal background that could let them crucify McSally on healthcare.

I don't think AZ is a state where carpetbagging does matter to be honest. She lost this district by 3 points against Mccain for the record.

[publicunofficial]

Looks like Bryan Caforio is going to announce a rematch bid for CA-25 against Steve Knight.

https://twitter.com/BryanCaforio/status/862390491559505920

By all accounts ran a weak campaign last year. Hope for someone better.

[KingSweden]

Looks like Bryan Caforio is going to announce a rematch bid for CA-25 against Steve Knight.

https://twitter.com/BryanCaforio/status/862390491559505920

By all accounts ran a weak campaign last year. Hope for someone better.

You'd probably like Katie Hill, already running for this seat

[Heisenberg]

New PPP poll for Stop The Speaker has Ryan at -8% in his own district, 48% would like someone new

Feingold should run for his seat

He lives in WI-02 IIRC. Though he has been mentioned as a possible candidate for WI-03, and WI-06 in the past as well LOL.

[Gass3268]

New PPP poll for Stop The Speaker has Ryan at -8% in his own district, 48% would like someone new

Feingold should run for his seat

He lives in WI-02 IIRC. Though he has been mentioned as a possible candidate for WI-03, and WI-06 in the past as well LOL.

He was born and raised in Janesville and went to the same high school as Ryan.

[Holmes]

Feingold has proven that he can't win, and when he does it's never a comfortable victory.

[Figueira]

New PPP poll for Stop The Speaker has Ryan at -8% in his own district, 48% would like someone new

Feingold should run for his seat

He lives in WI-02 IIRC. Though he has been mentioned as a possible candidate for WI-03, and WI-06 in the past as well LOL.

I dont think there's a single Dem in WI with enough name recognition/stature to run for Paul Ryan's seat other than Feingold. I think he could give Ryan a run for his (donors) money.

You don't need "name recognition" a year and a half out to win a House seat.

[krazen1211]

Polls of 61 districts show that Generic Democrats could win the House in 2014.

Link

Generic Democrats now lead GOP incumbents in 37 of 61 districts polled since the beginning of the government shutdown.

Guess how many won....I guess Gary Miller?

[Hindsight was 2020]

https://twitter.com/greggiroux/status/862677191880060929

Richard Ojeda in for the Dems in WV-03. Great recruit, extremely tough district.

Man dems are getting the A list recruits to run

[Figueira]

Yeah, I somehow doubt that Ann Kirkpatrick running against Martha McSally is a good idea. I mean, she could win if people are mad enough at Republicans, but she doesn't seem like a great option to me.

[Kamala]

Yeah, I somehow doubt that Ann Kirkpatrick running against Martha McSally is a good idea. I mean, she could win if people are mad enough at Republicans, but she doesn't seem like a great option to me.

McSally is already losing to a generic Dem by a significant margin.. 43-50.
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