Pennsylvania Congressional Vulnerability: July 2020 Ratings
Four seats, two held by Republicans and two by Democrats, are considered to be “vulnerable” in the July congressional vulnerability rankings.
Four seats, two held by Republicans and two by Democrats, are considered to be “vulnerable” in the July congressional vulnerability rankings.
A former state Senator is sentenced to prison on child pornography charges, a bill unanimously passes the state legislature, but still may face a veto, plus polling shows President Trump trailing former VP Joe Biden in PA. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 11 points in PA according to the latest Fox News poll, while Biden adds four more senior staffers to his PA campaign. Here is the Playbook.
Voters trust Biden on race relations (53-to-31), coronavirus (51-to-33), and dealing with China (45-to-42), while Trump has an edge over Biden on the economy (48-to-43).
The incumbent entered July with $1.09 million cash on hand, while the Democratic challenger entered the month with slightly under $60,000 cash on hand.
The Biden campaign has brought in Larry Hailsham Jr. as the state’s Political Director, Michael Feldman as the state’s Communications Director, Nandi O’Connor and the state’s Coordinated Digital Director, and Amy Dorra to serve as the Deputy Coordinated Political Director.
The central-PA native most recently served as Chief of Staff to Rep. Greg Rothman (R-Cumberland) before accepting this role with the state party.
Americans for Prosperity endorses candidates for the PA General Assembly for the first time, while a Rasmussen poll shows Biden leading Trump by 3 points in the state. Here is the Playbook.
Americans for Prosperity-Pennsylvania is backing 12 candidates for the state House and Senate including state Sen. John DiSanto (R-Dauphin) and state Rep. Andrew Lewis (R-Dauphin).
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads by 3 points over President Donald Trump in the Pennsylvania poll where 50% approve of the president’s job performance.
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Total Voters: 30