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Cincy Republicans launch bid for RNC convention
Cincinnati Republican leaders are due in Washington, D.C., Friday to pitch the Queen City as the perfect spot for the 2016 Republican National Convention.
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March 14, 2014: Former Massachusetts GOP Sen. Scott Brown in Nashua, N.H.AP
Washington Republicans say they are now competitive in more than a dozen states this year in their quest to take control of the Senate, as they and outside supporters continue to highlight problems with ObamaCare and the Democratic incumbents who backed the law.
Kansas GOP Sen. Jerry Moran, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told reporters Friday his party has strong credible candidates in races in 10, 11, 12, 13 states."
"The map and opportunities have expanded dramatically in a year, in part because of the consequences of the Affordable Care Act," he said on a conference call that marked the fourth anniversary of President Obamas Affordable Care Act.
Meanwhile, conservative groups such as Americans for Prosperity are reportedly pouring million into races in which Democratic incumbents have supported ObamaCare.
Republican must pick up six seats to win control of the upper chamber. But until recently, they have set their sights mostly on a handful of largely conservative or Southern states in which Democratic incumbents are backing the law, including Alaska, Arkansas, Michigan, North Carolina and Louisiana.
Now, several other solid opportunities -- including races in Colorado and New Hampshire -- have emerged to give Republicans an expanded map and a better chance of winning control of the Senate.
In Colorado, for example, the Republican National Committee is adding more than a dozen staffers as a new candidate and sagging poll numbers for Democrats raise GOP hopes of ending the party's decade-long drought on top-of-the-ticket wins in the state.
The additions come after Republicans got a top-tier recruit -- GOP Rep. Cory Gardner --- to challenge Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Udall.
The RNC is hiring 11 new field workers, a director of Hispanic outreach and two additional Hispanic field staffers, as the GOP also contends for the governors seat. That will increase the party's national staff in the perennial political swing state to 20. The RNC will also open 12 field offices statewide, party officials said.
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Republicans now see opportunity in more than a dozen 2014 Senate races
By BOB SALSBERG/Associated Press/March 21, 2014
BOSTON (AP) About the only major unanswered question facing Massachusetts Republicans at their partys state convention is whether Charlie Baker, the 2010 GOP gubernatorial nominee who is making a second run for the job, will enjoy a clear path to the nomination or first face a primary test from a more conservative challenger.
Baker is expected to easily win his partys endorsement on Saturday. But Mark Fisher, a business owner and tea party member, needs the support of only 15 percent of the delegates to qualify for the September Republican primary ballot. Anything less for Fisher would leave Baker unopposed in the primary and make him the partys de facto nominee.
Many moderate Republicans who back Baker are hoping for the latter scenario. They believe future success hinges, in part, on assuring independent voters, who make up a majority of the states electorate, that the Massachusetts party does not fully embrace the national Republican platform, particularly when it comes to social issues like gay marriage and abortion.
A clear-cut convention victory by Baker shows the party finally understands that moderate candidates win and extreme candidates lose, said Gene Hartigan, a consultant and former director of the state party.
Republicans currently hold no statewide offices, no seats in the congressional delegation and are outnumbered more than 5-1 in the Legislature.
Last month, the 80-member Republican State Committee adopted a platform that included more socially conservative language on abortion and gay marriage, prompting criticism not only from Democrats but moderate Republicans.
Richard Tisei, Bakers running mate four years ago, announced this week that he planned to skip the convention because of the platform adopted by the committee. Tisei, who is gay and married, is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. John Tierney in the states 6th congressional district after narrowly losing to Tierney in 2012.
Baker and state GOP chairwoman Kirsten Hughes were among Republicans who distanced themselves from the platform.
Charlies position is clear on those issues, said Bakers spokesman, Tim Buckley. He and (Tisei) share the same position on support of marriage equality and abortion rights.
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San Diego Republicans - March 2014 Meeting Highlights
Highlights from the March, 2014 meeting of the Republican Party of San Diego County. The focus was the recent electoral win with San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulco...
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