Follow them on Twitter: @POLITICO_Steve, @DanielStrauss4, @JamesArkin and @lbarronlopez. Weâve projected how every competitive election in 2020 could turn out. You can unsubscribe at any time. PAC ATTACK — Activist Shaun King and operatives Becky Bond and Zack Malitz are launching a new PAC called ACTION PAC, with the intention of flipping the Senate. More from Williams: “The effort, expected to cost between $4 million and $5 million, will target 20 states, most of them battlegrounds in the Midwest and Southeast, and three states with gubernatorial elections this year: Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi.”, AD WARS — It is the era of microtargeted TV buys: Castro’s campaign bought a small TV buy today on Fox News of about $3,000 in Bedminster, N.J., (where Trump is currently spending the week at his golf club), The Washington Post’s Ashley Parker wrote. Waller, who finished second, will face off against Reeves in two weeks for the Republican nomination. … For O’Rourke’s campaign staff, the former congressman’s response to the shooting has served as a galvanizing force in an operation that had been battered by weak fundraising and polling. Learn more about POLITICO Pro's comprehensive policy intelligence coverage, policy tools and services at www.politicopro.com. Election Day November 3, 2020. The result of the elections in 2019 may in some ways provide a bellwether for 2020, and the effects of that election will be similar to the effects of the 2020 Realigning Election since all of those who are elected will still be in office in 2020. “He refused to call donors and, until recently, to discuss campaign plans, according to two people close to his campaign. But in 2020, the list of competitive races remains nearly as small: Democrats' most appealing targets are the popular New Englanders, New Hampshire Gov. Editor's Note: This edition of Morning Score is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Campaign subscribers hold exclusive early access to the newsletter each morning at 6 a.m. The gubernatorial elections in 2019 are not, by themselves, a Realigning Election. THE GOVERNATORS — Waller picked up the endorsement of state Rep. Robert Foster, who finished third in last week’s gubernatorial primary, per WMC’s Brandon Richard. “Biden said at the July 31 Democratic debate that illegal immigrants need to ‘get in line’ and that the country has been right to ‘cherry pick’ high-skilled immigrants, notably those with advanced degrees,” which set off widespread criticism from activists, POLITICO’s Marc Caputo and Natasha Korecki reported. We are not ready to make predictions about the gubernatorial elections of 2020 since they are so far out and many of the factors involved in whether these sitting governors will be re-elected have not emerged. As circles get bigger, they show a larger gap between the first- and second-place candidates. These three red states should be strong for the GOP, and any weakness may portend trouble in the Realigning Election of 2020.
“We don’t have time for this mudslinging and nonsense,” Waller says in his ad, which compares Reeves to a screaming child. Vermont: The incumbent in 2020 will be determined in the 2018 Vermont gubernatorial election. Second, the governors become a “bench” from which strong candidates for national office can be drawn, including senate and president. The group said that the collective buy now tops $800,000. POLITICO's primary coverage of 2020 races for President, Senate, House and Governors.
— 2020 is expected to be a heated year in the battle for the White House and for Congress. Will his presidential campaign get a second look from voters, as he attracted more media attention? But don’t expect the same for the gubernatorial map. The first ad criticizes Eddie Rispone’s business record, calling him a “phony,” and the second ad hits Rep. Ralph Abraham for promising to donate his salary to charity but not doing so (a January report from The Advocate's Tyler Bridges found that he donated his salary during his first term and a spokesperson said he couldn’t continue to do so due to a loss of income). Days until the Mississippi GOP governor runoff: 13, Days until the NC-03 and NC-09 general elections: 27, Days until the Louisiana gubernatorial primary election: 59, Days until the Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia general elections: 83. ON THE BACK BURNER — 2018 was a banner year for gubernatorial races, with races in three dozen states. “The campaign quickly embarked on damage control. -----Great Political Products at Amazon-----, Governor Elections 2018: What happened and Why. “Republicans are also defending the open-seat governorship in Mississippi, which last elected a Democratic governor 20 years ago.”. Republicans, meanwhile, are favored to flip Montana — where Democratic Gov. Former state Sen. Neal Tapio wrote on Facebook that he was “actively considering” a congressional run next year, the Argus Leader’s Lisa Kaczke wrote, and that he’s been trying to drive a wedge between Johnson and the White House. More candidates could join them in October. For our purposes we are going to include the three Governor elections scheduled to take place in 2019 as part of this coverage. Matt Bevin, while Republicans are targeting Louisiana's Democratic governor, John Bel Edwards,” Campaign Pro’s Daniel Strauss wrote. HAPPENING THURSDAY - SOLVING THE DRUG PRICING PUZZLE: The cost of prescription drugs is top of mind for millions of Americans and a motivating factor in the upcoming election. READY FOR (RE)LAUNCH — Sen. Bernie Sanders and his team are ready to reboot his campaign, with a focus on Medicare for All. It is hard to see this one changing hands as well, given that the Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves may be a strong candidate in this red state. — The NRCC’s independent-expenditure arm rolled out its latest ad in the district, which builds on the first two ads attacking McCready over his business practices. CODA — QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Dish soap and hand soap are pretty much the same thing.” — Buttigieg giving advice to college students in Iowa, per C-SPAN. Sanders, in an interview with Holly and Alex: “It could be the winning issue for me in the primary, it will be the winning issue for me in the general election,” he said. CAMPAIGN CASH — A federal court upheld a Montana state law that would require dark money groups that plan on spending more than $250 on ads or mailers that mention candidates, parties or ballot initiatives within two months before an election to register with the state and file disclosures, The Fulcrum reported. Dive into our campaign finance analysis. — Democrat Dana Balter, who is running again in NY-24 after losing to GOP Rep. John Katko by about five points in 2018, violated FEC regulations by accepting a salary from her campaign before the state candidate filing deadline, The Auburn Citizen’s Robert Harding reported. THE HOUSE MAP — Indicted Rep. Duncan Hunter’s (R-Calif.) trial has been pushed back until January 2020, from a mid-September trial date, the AP’s Julie Watson reported. THE SENATE MAP — Former Colorado Gov.
Whoâs funding the candidates? — Kansas is still waiting for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, even after he has said a Senate run was “off the table.” Several candidates told The Wall Street Journal’s Lindsay Wise they’d drop out if Pompeo got in, including state Treasurer Jake LaTurner and state Senate President Susan Wagle. Rispone also released an ad with him talking about his Christian faith, saying “I believe in the power of prayer, not government.”.
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“Over the past several weeks, his staffers have organized a flurry of events centered around the failures of the current health care system and highlighting his role as the author of the main Medicare for All proposal in the Senate,” POLITICO’s Holly Otterbein and Alex Thompson wrote. 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. Join POLITICO Thursday, Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. EDT for a conversation exploring ideas to make prescription drugs more affordable, including patent reform, how the FDA can build on its recent record of fast-tracking generic approvals, and the role of international price benchmarking. Stay up to date with the latest election results sent straight to your inbox. It’s hard to see the Democrats taking this seat from the GOP in this deep red state, This one could be interesting, perhaps decided based on the national mood toward the two political parties and the quality of the candidate that the Republicans put forth. THE DEBATE STAGE — Steyer is the latest candidate to pass the donor threshold for the fall debates, putting him just one poll away from being on stage in September and October (reminder that the deadline to qualify for the September debate is Aug. 28).
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He was most recently director of rapid response for the House Republican Conference. As you know, I wrote the damn bill.”, — Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke has been a voice for El Paso since the mass shooting in his city earlier this month. Sign up here. The ad — a likely attempt to goad the president into tweeting — has Castro speaking direct-to-camera, addressing the president.