State Legislature Special Election Mega Thread

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Pellegrino is an elementary school teacher and was a Bernie delegate.

And had some lovely people from the Bernie campaign running her operation

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Just throwing more money at a race doesn't necessarily help. Just ask Meg Whitman or Jeb Bush.

Correct, in a low turnout affair however, where more voters can be pushed and motivated to get out then the more $$$ you have the more people you can turnout.

Especially if you spend it wisely (persuasion-trained paid canvass, field organizers, digital advertisement and organizing) rather than foolishly (JEB's SuperPAC lining the state highways of NH with lawn signs in the days before the primary).

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

Dems got a 12-point swing in that seat.

Still, getting less than 35% is pretty pathetic.

It's a district the Democrats usually don't even field a candidate in during General Elections.  

Is it pathetic that Republicans can't get 20% in San Francisco?

San Francisco doesn't matter.

It matters more than some rando Tennessee state House district considering the next Speaker of the House is from there.

A strong potential candidate for next Speaker represents there because it's been a safe seat for the Dems for the past geologic epoch (or at least the political equivalent). In this way it is likely indistinguishable from a rando congressional seat in TN, for which rando HDs produce good recruits.