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May 9, 2013

Remainders: Recruitment Season

Here’s what you may have missed “At the Races” on Thursday …

  • Following a couple of Senate recruitment setbacks for both parties this week, Shira Toeplitz posted a timeline of when candidates announced their Senate bids in the 2012 cycle for comparison.
  • Kyle Trygstad looked into whether former Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., will jump into South Dakota’s open Senate race now that Democrat Rick Weiland announced his candidacy. It wouldn’t be the first time Herseth Sandlin and Weiland have faced off in a primary.
  • Missouri state  Speaker Pro Tem Jason Smith, a Republican, released his first ad in the special election to fill former Rep. Jo Ann Emerson’s seat.
  • The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched a new program to cultivate strong candidates in targeted districts for 2014. The DCCC has tapped eight Democratic candidates for the program so far.

What we’re mulling on Thursday … Full story

By Emily Cahn Posted at 5:11 p.m.
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April 30, 2013

Rahall Forgoes Senate Run #WVsen

 

Rahall Forgoes Senate Run #WVsen

(Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Democratic Rep. Nick J. Rahall II will not run for Senate next year and plans to seek re-election to West Virginia’s 3rd District instead, a Democratic strategist confirmed Tuesday evening.

His decision means that Democrats will continue to search for a top candidate to run for retiring Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s seat.

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican, announced her candidacy for Senate last year. She got off to a big head start in fundraising in the first quarter as well.

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By Abby Livingston Posted at 11:19 p.m.
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April 2, 2013

West Virginia: NRCC Makes TV Buys Against Rahall

West Virginia: NRCC Makes TV Buys Against Rahall

House Republicans are targeting Rahall early. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

The National Republican Congressional Committee will begin airing advertisements Wednesday targeting Democratic Rep. Nick J. Rahall II.

The small buy is intended to show that the committee is readying to take on Rahall’s district — regardless of whether he seeks re-election in 2014. Rahall is considering a bid for retiring Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s seat.

The NRCC will spend $12,000 to air the spot from April 3 to 9.

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By Abby Livingston Posted at 12:01 a.m.
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March 13, 2013

West Virginia: Snuffer Mulls Another Campaign for Rahall Seat

State Del. Rick Snuffer is considering a third campaign against Democratic Rep. Nick J. Rahall II.

“I’m very interested,” confirmed Snuffer, a Republican, in a phone interview with CQ Roll Call. “It’s a matter of what’s right for my family.”

If Snuffer runs again, it would mark a third rematch with Rahall. Rahall stomped Snuffer by a 30-point margin in 2004.

But Rahall’s margin of victory narrowed to 8 points when he faced Snuffer again last year. It was the congressman’s smallest winning margin since 1990. Full story

By Abby Livingston Posted at 7:38 p.m.
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August 3, 2012

West Virginia: Nick Rahall Way Up in Democratic Poll

West Virginia: Nick Rahall Way Up in Democratic Poll

(Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) led his Republican challenger, state Del. Rick Snuffer, by 28 points in a new Democratic poll.

In a horse-race matchup, Rahall, seeking his 19th term in the House, pulled 62 percent to Snuffer’s 34 percent. According to a polling memo released by Democratic firm Anzalone Liszt Research, which conducted the survey, ”Rahall leads every gender, age, and geographic subgroup — including men and women, Independents, and in the Charleston/Huntingdon and the Bluefield/Beckley media markets.”

The poll found 64 percent of likely voters in the 3rd district had a favorable view of Rahall, while 30 percent had an unfavorable view of him. Snuffer’s favorable/unfavorable numbers were not released.

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By Joshua Miller Posted at 11:08 a.m.
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June 8, 2012

NRCC Loads Second Clip of Young Guns Candidates

NRCC Loads Second Clip of Young Guns Candidates

North Carolina Congressional candidate David Rouzer is among the National Republican Congressional Committee's newest Young Guns. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

The National Republican Congressional Committee today announced its second round of Young Guns — GOP candidates who have been placed in the top tier of the committee’s recruitment and candidate support program.

“These candidates have met a series of rigorous goals that will put them in position to win on Election Day,” NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (Texas) said. “The momentum behind these campaigns is proof-positive that Americans are fed up with President Obama’s policies …” Full story

By Joshua Miller Posted at 12:03 p.m.
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January 30, 2012

West Virginia: Nick Rahall’s 2004 GOP Foe Is Running Again

West Virginia: Nick Rahall’s 2004 GOP Foe Is Running Again

Rep. Nick Rahall may face a rematch with West Virginia Del. Rick Snuffer, his GOP opponent from 2004. (Scott J. Ferrell/CQ Roll Call File Photo)

State Del. Rick Snuffer announced Monday that he is running for the Republican nomination in West Virginia’s 3rd district.
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By Joshua Miller and Abby Livingston Posted at 11:59 p.m.
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