Too Much Of A Good Thing? Candidate Glut Means Primary-palooza For House Dems
By CAMERON JOSEPH Published AUGUST 29, 2017 6:00 AM
Katie Porter and Dave Min are the type of candidates House Democrats dreamed of recruiting in past cycles. Both are Harvard-educated law professors with impressive biographies, connections to powerful lawmakers and strong fundraising capabilities.
The only problem? The colleagues at the University of California-Irvine are battling one another for the right to face Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) next fall.
On some level its bizarre, Min told TPM. Its unusual, obviously, that two members of a small faculty are doing this.
Their race is emblematic of the double-edged sword it is for a party to have a glut of candidates eager to run for office. In nearly every top-targeted race across the country, Democrats face competitive primaries that could complicate their partys chances of winning the majority.
I havent seen this much enthusiasm to run this early in a cycle, said Dave Wasserman, the nonpartisan Cook Political Reports House race guru. Its a good problem to have.'
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