DCCC Top Congressional Recruits in 2018

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The sad thing is not being able to think of anyone in the 15th. Athens mayor Steve Patterson is pretty damn likable, but no clue if he'd be up for it.

I don't think he could even win the primary. Athens is on the extreme edge of the district, which is mostly a Columbus district by weight of population.

[Heisenberg]

The sad thing is not being able to think of anyone in the 15th. Athens mayor Steve Patterson is pretty damn likable, but no clue if he'd be up for it.

I don't think he could even win the primary. Athens is on the extreme edge of the district, which is mostly a Columbus district by weight of population.

Eh. Franklin County suburbs, yes. The actual city, less so. It'd probably be best to go with a Democrat with more rural appeal than someone like Senator Tavares, who's current turf fits in the district, but is way too liberal for it.

Sorry, I should have said "Columbus area/metro" instead. Still, I think for a Democrat to win, it'd have to be one who'd do well in the Columbus area suburbs. Athens will always go heavily Democrat. Just curious, you didn't think Mary Jo Kilroy would be the Democrats' best recruit?

I'd have think about the best candidate, but OH-7 is winnable in a wave.

How? It already has a double-digit R PVI and I don't think the Democrats even have a decent bench there.

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WA-03: Probably Monica Stonier? Dean Takko is unlikely to run, and all the other strong Democratic candidates in this area live in Aberdeen which is in WA-06.

WA-08: Mark Mullet or Pat Sullivan

How popular are Newhouse and McMorris Rodgers? Are they at all beatable?

Newhouse is a generic R with no notable features whatsoever, but his district is extremely Republican, there are pretty much zero elected Democrats in the district (Even the Mayor of Yakima is a Republican).

WA-05 arguably already has one of the best possible candidates in Ben Stuckart. Besides him I would point to State Rep. Marcus Ricelli.

It would be pretty sweet to see Tom Foley's old seat back in its rightful hands.

There's no such thing as a "rightfully Democratic" or "rightfully Republican" seat at all.