Good Morning,
I hope you and your family had a nice Thanksgiving holiday.
We now have under a year to go until Election Day 2016. To highlight the current landscape, I wrote an op-ed for The
Hill explaining why Republicans will keep our Senate majority in 2016.
During the Fox Business Republican presidential primary debate in Wisconsin, we launched our first TV ad against Senator Russ Feingold. Senator Russ Feingold did not age well during his 18 years in Washington – his values decayed and his principles eroded.
Also, you might have seen our Stanford Tree that has been following Senator Feingold around the country reminding folks that he is running for office in Wisconsin while teaching a class at Stanford University in California.
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The Post Crescent said we are "getting creative"
in our attacks against Senator/Professor Feingold.
Here are some of our candidates’ top Instagram photos from the past month…
@portmanforsenate: Huge crowd for our Women for Portman kick off with Ann Romney!
@heck4nevada: Super Saturday Success! Team Heck hit the pavement in Southern Nevada on Halloween to talk to voters about our U.S. Senate race to replace Harry Reid. #nvsen
@johnmccain: Our team was all over the state this weekend! Thank you #TeamMcCain volunteers!
@ronjohnsonwi: Keeping us safe from attacks, sniffing out cancer & working with police. #pennvetworkingdogcenter dogs are truly man’s best friend. 🐶 #RonOnTheRoad
@lisamurkowski: Ice skating out at Potter Marsh today. First real skating of the season!
Thank you for all that you do to help us protect our New Majority.
Ward Baker
NRSC Executive Director
To The States…
Arizona
Senator John McCain continues to build momentum as The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report shifted the Senate race rating from Lean Republican to Republican Favored.
The Associated Press reported that the Arizona ObamaCare co-op has been removed from the federal marketplace.
Politics Arizona reported that Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick still supports ObamaCare despite its failures.
Senator McCain launched his Veterans coalition to focus on issues critical to veterans across the state.
The Hill reported that Senator McCain blasted Hillary Clinton’s shameful remarks about the VA.
Cronkite News reported that Congresswoman Kirkpatrick backed
President Obama on the House refugee vote.
Colorado
Roll Call reported that the NRSC held Senator Michael Bennet accountable for holding hostage critical resources for our troops.
The Washington Free Beacon reported that the NRSC also held Senator Bennet accountable for stonewalling about the state’s single-payer health care proposal.
The Denver Post reported on Senator Bennet’s dismal numbers in the latest Quinnipiac University poll.
The Colorado Springs Gazette editorial board criticized Bennet’s multiple votes against additional funding for veterans and active-duty military.
Politico Pro‘s Morning Score reported on the new AFP ad
targeting Bennet’s support for ObamaCare.
As President Obama prepares to move Gitmo detainees to the United States, The Gazette reported on the new digital ads targeting Senator Bennet, who shifted his stance on taking detainees.
Colorado Peak Politics reported that Hillary Clinton made a campaign appearance at the very school that then-Superintendent Michael Bennet closed.
Florida
SaintPetersBlog reported that Democratic front-runner Alan Grayson would refuse to endorse Patrick Murphy should he win the
primary.
The Associated Press also wrote that the Democratic Senate primary between Grayson and Murphy will be "long and nasty."
Illinois
As Democrats prepare for a
bitter primary fight, The News-Gazette reported that Senator Mark Kirk is in good position heading into re-election.
Chicago Magazine reported that the Democratic divide over Tammy Duckworth’s candidacy got even messier this month. Congressman Danny Davis endorsed Andrea Zopp over Tammy Duckworth and called the DSCC’s endorsement "unfortunate."
Crain’s Chicago Business reported bad news for the DSCC and their hand-picked candidate as the "the Senate primary contest seems to be in flux."
Roll Call also reported on the continued division between national and local Democrats over Tammy Duckworth’s candidacy.
WLS-TV reported on Senator Kirk’s hearing to investigate the mistreatment of veterans and retaliation against whistleblowers.
Meanwhile,
The Washington Free Beacon reported that whistleblowers accused Tammy Duckworth of dismissing evidence of veterans hospital abuse.
The Washington Free Beacon also reported that Duckworth voted against a bill to support veteran-owned businesses.
As Duckworth supports allowing 200,000 Syrian refugees in during the next 13 months – 20 times more than President Obama, Senator Kirk penned a Chicago Tribune op-ed on the need to pause the intake.
WLS-TV reported that Senator Kirk joined his Battle Buddies to climb the Willis Tower in support of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
WTVO reported that Rockford Police stand with Senator Kirk in the fight to end child prostitution.
The Associated Press reported on the double-digit spike in some ObamaCare marketplace prices.
Missouri
The NRSC released a new web video highlighting Jason Kander’s repeated refusal to
take a position on issues that matter to Missourians. Even Siri can’t find where Kander stands.
The Missouri Times reported on Jason Kander’s continued refusal to put forth a position on sanctuary cities.
The Kansas City Star reported that Senator Roy Blunt denounced President Barack Obama’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline.
Nevada
Politico Pro reported that the NRSC aired a
second ad targeting Catherine Cortez Masto’s support for President Obama’s nuclear deal during the presidential debate.
Politico Pro‘s Morning Score reported on the new One Nation ad touting Dr. Joe Heck’s bipartisan solutions to create jobs.
Dr. Heck penned a Reno Gazette‑Journal op-ed with Dean Heller, Mark Amodei, and Cresent Hardy detailing how the Feds’ one-size-fits-all plan – as illustrated by the recent U.S. Department of the Interior ruling affecting the sage grouse – doesn’t work for Nevada.
The Las Vegas
Review-Journal reported on Dr. Heck’s legislation aimed at alleviating a shortage of physician assistants at VA health facilities.
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Union Leader reported on
Senator Kelly Ayotte’s successful efforts to ensure that identity theft victims can obtain copies of their fraudulent tax returns.
NH1 reported that Senator Ayotte secured a federal commitment to boost drug trafficking prosecutions.
WPTZ reported on Senator Ayotte’s bill to help pregnant women dealing with addiction.
Newsmax reported that Senator Ayotte believes President Obama will break the law if he transfers Gitmo prisoners by executive order.
Meanwhile,
The Washington Free Beacon reported that Governor Maggie Hassan dodged questions on what to do with the Gitmo terrorists she supports bringing to the U.S.
The New Hampshire Union Leader editorial board blasted Governor Hassan for her rushed, half-baked solution to the heroin crisis after months of delay.
The Union Leader editorial board also criticized Hassan for "exploiting the drug crisis for headlines."
The Telegraph editorial board joined the
Union Leader in criticizing Hassan’s political call for a special session.
WMUR-TV reported that as Senator Ayotte held her 10th town hall meeting of the year, the NHGOP revived its ‘town hall ticker’ for Governor Hassan.
The Washington Free Beacon reported that Hassan is under fire for her disastrous record of raising taxes on Granite State sportsmen.
Politico Pro‘s Morning Score reported that Ending Spending launched a new TV ad highlighting Governor Hassan’s turkey tax.
Ohio
RealClearPolitics reported that Senator Rob Portman launched a web ad touting support from members of the new "Sportsmen for Portman" coalition.
Northeast Ohio Media Group reported that after multiple appearances on "fundraising losers" lists, Retread Ted Strickland’s fundraiser quit.
Northeast Ohio Media Group also reported on the early ground game success of the RNC and Portman teams.
The Washington Free Beacon reported on Retread Ted’s cozy frien