NRCC Weekly Rundown: New TV ads, Obamacare meltdown, Pelosi’s Super PAC abandons Sleazy Randy Perkins, and more!
And here’s this week’s edition of the NRCC Weekly Rundown:
National: The NRCC is up with new TV ads in CA-24, CA-25, CO-06, FL-07, FL-18, FL-26, IA-01, IN-09, MI-01, MN-02, MN-03, NE-02, two ads in NV-03, NV-04, NY-19, NY-22, NY-24, TX-23, VA-10, and a new radio ad in VA-10.
National: The Obama administration confirmed this week that Obamacare premiums were rising an average of 25% nationally in 2017. Also notable, was the revelation that 1 in 5 consumers would only be able to choose plans from a single insurer after insurers across the country fled from the exchanges.
CA-21: Emilio Huerta revealed how clueless he is, telling the Los Angeles Times that he didn’t have a plan for addressing the Central Valley’s water crisis. Perhaps this is the reason Huerta, the handpicked candidate of Washington Democrats, was opposed by local activists.
FL-18: Things just keep getting worse for sleazy disaster profiteer Randy Perkins. This week, after a bizarre debate performance in which he suggested literally printing money to solve our economic problems, Perkins was abandoned by Nancy Pelosi’s super PAC, House Majority PAC.
IA-03: Jim Mower had a really bad debate. Not only did Mowrer deny that the death tax, a key issue for Iowa farmers, exists, he then went on to refuse to support Sarah’s Law, a bipartisan bill championed by Rep. David Young, that is widely supported by Iowans.
MN-02: As news hit of skyrocketing Obamacare premiums across the country, Angie Craig continued to call for expanding the failed law. Meanwhile, the former medical device industry executive was called out by Minnesota veterans for running ads touting her work with vets, despite her company’s record of ripping them off.
MN-08: Rick Nolan is feeling the heat, as a new poll from KSTP showed him trailing Republican Stewart Mills. After dodging tough questions at Sunday’s debate, Nolan admitted that Obamacare has failed to make health care affordable, but didn’t back off of his support for the law.
NY-22: The pressure of the campaign is really getting to Kim Myers. First, after a tracker asked why her car had a Pennsylvania license plate, Myers’ daughter assaulted him. Then news came out that Myers’ big brother funneled $300,000 to Nancy Pelosi’s Super PAC in an effort to boost Myers’ failing campaign.
PA-08: After watching a political ally, disgraced former Attorney General Kathleen Kane, be sentenced to prison on corruption charges, Steve Santarsiero continued to shirk his duties in Harrisburg. Santarsiero skipped votes on bills to address Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis, despite himself acknowledging the seriousness of the issue.
TX-23: It was a bad week for Pete Gallego. After losing out on the endorsements of two major newspaper endorsements, Gallego was caught touting the endorsement of a registered sex offender. Then, in a debate, Gallego was unable to name a single legislative accomplishment from his time in Congress (because he doesn’t have any).
WI-08: President Obama endorsed 30 Democrat House candidates this week, but notably left off the lengthy list was Tom Nelson. Obama’s snub came in the wake of a new poll showing Nelson trailing Republican Mike Gallagher by a double digit margin.
NEWS AND NOTES:
Ads call Kihuen a ‘payday politician,’ Rosen ‘their candidate’
The National Republican Congressional Committee is up with two new television ads against Democratic congressional candidates as Nevada enters its fourth day of early voting. The ads largely continue the arguments that the group has made in recent weeks against Democratic congressional candidates Ruben Kihuen and Jacky Rosen, running in Nevada’s 4th and 3rd Congressional Districts, respectively. READ
NRCC goes after ‘zany professor’ Teachout in latest NY-19 ad
The National Republican Congressional Committee is once again going after Democratic 19th Congressional District candidate Zephyr Teachout over the airwaves, this time airing a TV spot that runs the gamut from her support of the Iran deal to her Vermont roots. READ
NRCC Ad Paints Caforio as carpetbagger
The NRCC released a TV ad Monday slamming attorney Bryan Caforio (D) as a carpetbagger, saying the “Beverly Hills lawyer” supports expanding Obamacare, raising taxes, and increasing spending. The spot also accuses Caforio of wanting to hike Social Security taxes. READ
New polls show Rep. Mia Love ahead of Doug Owens in Utah’s 4th District race
Two new polls show Republican Rep. Mia Love holding a significant lead over Democratic challenger Doug Owens, as mail-in balloting is already underway in the 4th Congressional District. A Dan Jones & Associates poll conducted for UtahPolicy.com shows Love ahead by 13 percentage points, 51 percent to 38 percent. READ
NRCC POLL: Republicans ahead by small margins in CD3
The survey, taken 10 days ago by the well-regarded Tarrance Group for the NRCC, shows Tarkanian ahead of Jacky Rosen by five points (38-33), Trump over Hillary Clinton by 4 (44-40) and Heck over Catherine Cortez Masto by 4 (47-43). READ
Poll: GOP has edge for open Wis. House seat
Republican businessman Mike Gallagher has 52 percent support, and Democrat Tom Nelson has 41 percent, according to an NMB Research survey conducted for the Congressional Leadership Fund and provided to The Hill on Friday. READ
Poll: No Sign of a Democratic Wave in New York House Race
Katko led Democrat Colleen Deacon by 23 points, 54 percent to 31 percent, in a Time Warner Cable News/Siena College poll released Thursday. That’s a jump from the 19-point lead the GOP congressman held three weeks ago. READ
Comstock Earns Washington Post and Winchester Star Endorsements
On Saturday, the Washington Post and the Winchester Star released their endorsements in the upcoming Congressional elections in the DC Metro area. In the 10th Congressional District, both newspapers chose to endorse incumbent Tenth District Congresswoman Barbara Comstock over her opponent Bennett. READ