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The Next Special Election in the Heart of Trump Country
“I really don’t think this race is a harbinger of 2018,” said one national Democratic strategist, noting the district’s Republican slant.
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“I really don’t think this race is a harbinger of 2018,” said one national Democratic strategist, noting the district’s Republican slant.
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that he’ll retire at the end of this term.
Tom Campbell, a wealthy businessman, is already in the race and on the air. But that means Heitkamp doesn’t have a challenger who’s run statewide before.
On-air political interviews turn into verbal Ultimate Fighting Championship matches, and the media’s race to scoop the competition has further damaged the credibility of a profession already held
“I don’t think we need more gun control; I think we need more idiot control,” the Louisiana Republican told NOLA.com, blasting a new bipartisan gun control bill that appears to be aimed at preventing
Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell this weekend at Camp David.
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“I don’t think anybody’s whipping for this race thinking that this next ranking member is merely going to be a ranking member,” said Steering Committee member Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat
DNC Chairman Tom Perez added his own bit of hyperbole: “I firmly believe Democrats can win everywhere.”
“I do believe the Treasury when they say this is going to unleash a lot of economic growth, which will release more revenues.”
Moore still has the support of President Donald Trump and former White House adviser Steve Bannon, and this small cohort of GOP primary candidates looking to take on the party establishment.
President Donald Trump on Friday flew 800 miles aboard Air Force One to the doorstep of the hotly contested Alabama Senate race, but addressed it directly for just over three minutes.
The provision wasn’t in a House-passed measure, but it was in an overhaul of the health law that House Republicans passed earlier this year.
“This is a massive undertaking, one in which I don’t think we’ve undertaken before in terms of this magnitude,” Col. James DeLapp told CNN.
“Because of the congressman’s health I do not want to disturb him,” he said. “I want him to get well and get to the point where is ready.”
The first after the Thanksgiving recess was Illinois Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez. Texas Rep. Joe L. Barton is the latest.
Kirsten Gillibrand’s leadership PAC endorsed Newman earlier this month.
“And I do have to say: 40 years is a long time. … The women are Trump voters. Most of them are Trump voters. All you can do is you have to do what you have to do. He totally denies it.”
It is not clear if the race will draw the same national attention as other special elections this year. The race is not ranked among current competitive House seats for 2018.