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Reince Priebus says party looks good in November; Needs to attract Hispanics

Posted YESTERDAY, 6:46 PM Updated YESTERDAY, 6:46 PM

SAN ANTONIO - Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus spoke to a gathering of chambers of commerce members at Oak Hills Country Club Friday, and told attendees the Republican party is strong and expects to take control of the U.S. Senate after Novembers elections.

The Republican party chief quickly took on President Barack Obama, saying the president has promised much but delivered little.

He also took a shot at Democratic candidate for Texas governor, Wendy Davis.

"I think Wendy Davis has run one of the worst campaigns for the entire year," Priebus said.

Priebus also talked about a certain quality needed in the 2016 Republican presidential nominee.

"Having a candidate on the ballot that people like and want to have a beer with," Priebus said.

And he said despite the good forecast there are areas where Republicans need to improve.

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Louisville Metro Councils District Nine has been a Democratic stronghold for years.

But thats not dissuading Republican Laura Rice from running for the seat, or giving Democrat Bill Hollander a false sense of entitlement.

Hollander says hes been campaigning every day -- knocking on doors, attending public events and reaching out to voters in the district.

We're working hard, he said. The only way to win any race in my opinion is to pretend like you're 20 points behind.

Nobody is handicapping the race, but retiring Democrat Tina Ward-Pugh easily won election to three terms on the Louisville Metro Council after being elected to the City of Louisvilles Board of Aldermen in 1999.

The popular Democrat beat her Republican opponent by 6,985 votes to 4,046 votes in 2002. She didnt have a Republican challenger in 2006, and beat her conservative contestant in 2010 by 7,621 votes to 4,226 votes, according to the Jefferson County Board of Elections.

Still, Rice believes she has a few factors in her favor.

Despite the fact that I'm a Republican, I do think a lot of Democrats are going to cross party lines in this race in particular, she said.

She points to 2011 redistricting, which added some conservative precincts from Republican Ken Flemings seventh district to the edge of the ninth district.

She also believes many voters will want to keep a woman in the seat because men already dominate the council by a 16:10 ratio.

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