General Discussion
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Democrats need a net gain of 24 seats to get a majority in the US House.
1)AK(Young-R)Democrats should get Begich-D to challenge Young-R.
2)AZ-2 (McSally-R)How would Gabby Giffords or Mark Kelly or Ron Barber do against McSally?
3)CA-10 (Denham-R)
4)CA-21(Valadao-R)
5)CA-25 (Knight-R)
6)CA-49 (Issa-R)
7)CO-6 (Coffman-R)
8)FL-26 (Curbelo-R)
9)IA-1 (Blum-R)
10)IA-3 (Young-R)
11)ME-2 (Poliquin-R)
12)MN-2 (Lewis-R)
13)MN-3 (Paulsen-R)
14)NE-2 (Bacon-R)
15)NJ-7 (Lance-R)
16)NY-19 (Faso-R)
17)NY-22 (Tenney-R)
18)NY-24 (Katko-R)
19)PA-6 (Costello-R)
20)PA-7 (Meehan-R)
21)PA-8 (Fitzpatrick-R)
22)PA-16 (Smucker-R)
23)TX-23 (Hurd-R)
24)VA-10 (Cornstock-R)
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)sweetloukillbot
(11,068 posts)Barber lost a squeaker to McSally in 14, but I'm not sure he'll be back.
panader0
(25,816 posts)It used to be Gabbys district. She isn't able to serve. I don't think Mark Kelly
has political ambitions. Ron Barber? Maybe. I voted for him twice.
Not much cookin' in this district.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)I was told by a senior Dem in the area that Barber was only appointed to the seat on the condition that he wouldn't run but he broke his word.
He was a terrible candidate.
Heinz only lost 56 43 but Clinton won the district.
Kelly keeps the door open for a run. If he ran he would win in a landslide. Giffords is also a possibility, from 2015
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kelly-husband-of-gabby-giffords-wont-rule-out-run/
Lately, there has been speculation that one or both of them could run for political office.
"You never say never," said Kelly, who has flown four space shuttle missions. "It's not something I have planned. You know, right circumstances, I might consider it."
When asked if she will ever run for office again, Giffords replied, "Maybe."
Giffords was just starting her third term in Congress in 2011 when, during a meeting with constituents at a Safeway supermarket parking lot in Tucson, a gunman opened fire. Six people were killed and 12 others were also injured. Giffords was left with a bullet in her brain.
CK_John
(10,005 posts)moda253
(615 posts)And they are ripe for the taking.