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This Means War?
It'll be awhile until we know whether the GOP's mess in NY-23 will spill into other House primaries featuring a moderate and a conservative, but here are a few other lessons we learned on 11/3:
-- Whether the GOP likes it or not, "tea party" candidates are popping up in many CDs this cycle, including just today in NRCC Chair Pete Sessions' (R-TX 32) CD. NY-23's Doug Hoffman's (C) relative "success" looks to be spawning even more copycats, even though very few of the "tea party" candidates already in '10 races have made much of a splash. Hoffman's well-financed bid may well represent the movement's high-water mark, but challengers with the title "activist" have shown up lots in recent weeks, and we expect that trend to continue.
-- While the GOP believes the VA GOV results portend bad things for Dem freshmen there in '10, 11/3 also provided a good bit of news for the party in a place where it has lacked good news in a long time: the suburbs. In four Philly suburban counties, a socially conservative GOP nominee for the state's highest court took 54%, which was higher than her statewide total. And in NY's Westchester Co., a GOPer knocked off a three-term county exec. Nassau Co. Exec. Tom Suozzi (D) is also clinging to a surprisingly slim lead, too. So while voters have deserted federal GOP candidates recently, they're still around for local races. Can NY-19, PA-06 and PA-07 GOPers get these voters to stick around in '10?
Top News
Things Are Pence
A couple of candidates who were dissed by the NY-23 GOP cmte now say they're interested in challenging Owens (D) in '10. Rep. Pence (R), though, says he's supporting Hoffman, if he runs.
Always The Bridesmaid, Never The McBride
Rep. Grayson's (D) camp says GOPers are scared of him. Maybe they're right. '06 SEN candidate/atty McBride (R) is the latest to turn down a FL-08 bid.
Nunne Too Happy
State Sen. Nunnelee (R) may get competition in the MS-01 special election. The only good news here for the GOP: Ex-Eupora Mayor Ross (R) is from the eastern part of the CD, so there won't be any '08-like geography wars.
Welcome To '10
IL's filing closed 11/2, and we've got the full list of House candidates. By the way, wonder if the IL-07 field will shrink if Rep. Davis (D) decides to run for re-election?
Springtime For Deutch
FL Gov. Crist (R) sets a 4/6 general election date for the FL-19 special.
Contents Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
Today's Frontpage
- CALIFORNIA 10 (D/FAIRFIELD -- GARAMENDI): Always O-Bay Your Speaker
- NEW YORK 23 (D/PLATTSBURGH -- OWENS): Bill's Due
Results
- FLORIDA 19 (D/BOCA RATON -- WEXLER): 2 Special 2 B 4 Gotten
Special Elections
- COLORADO 04 (D/GREELEY -- MARKEY): What Happens At CSU Doesn't Stay At CSU
- FLORIDA 08 (D/ORLANDO -- GRAYSON): McBride Leaves The Alter
- FLORIDA 24 (D/ORLANDO -- KOSMAS): She's Got The Law On Her Side
- MICHIGAN 07 (D/BATTLE CREEK -- SCHAUER): Fighting For Underdog Status
- NEW JERSEY 03 (D/CHERRY HILL -- ADLER): The Water's Fine In Ocean Co.
- NEW YORK 13 (D/STATEN ISLAND -- MCMAHON): Man On An Island
- NEW YORK 25 (D/SYRACUSE -- MAFFEI): He'll Have A Gay Old Time
Freshmen
- ALABAMA 07 (D/BIRMINGHAM -- DAVIS): Ledbetter Than The Rest
- FLORIDA 12 (R/BARTOW -- PUTNAM): Let's Help Lori
- KANSAS 04 (R/WICHITA -- TIAHRT): Finagle A Wagle
- MISSOURI 07 (R/SPRINGFIELD -- BLUNT): Staying Involved, 140 Characters At A Time
- NEW HAMPSHIRE 02 (D/CONCORD -- HODES): Stay Tuned For A Horn/Bass Preview
- PENNSYLVANIA 06 (R/BRYN MAWR -- GERLACH): Wonder If His Camp Will Print Bumper Stickers?
Open Seats
- FLORIDA 05 (R/DADE CITY -- BROWN-WAITE): Right On
- IOWA 02 (D/CEDAR RAPIDS -- LOEBSACK): A Lone Reed
- MISSOURI 02 (D/ST. LOUIS -- CARNAHAN): If You Build It, He Will Come
- PENNSYLVANIA 19 (R/GETTYSBURG -- PLATTS): Platts' Plot
- TEXAS 25 (D/AUSTIN -- DOGGETT): Hey, At Least I Did It Right This Time
- TEXAS 32 (R/DALLAS -- SESSIONS): Smith And Sessions
- WISCONSIN 02 (D/MADISON -- BALDWIN): Felice-itations
- WISCONSIN 08 (D/GREEN BAY -- KAGEN): Doctor, Doctor, Give Me The News
