RNC responds to Election Day defeats: "Game on"
The Hill
Ben Kamisar
November 8, 2017
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"The new memo from RNC political director Juston Johnson, entitled 'Game On,' compares the gubernatorial and other statewide Democratic victories in Virginia — a state Hillary Clinton carried by 5 points during the 2016 presidential race — to the five GOP special House election victories, which came in GOP-held districts where Republicans were favored.
"'With Democrats holding all statewide offices in a state Hillary Clinton won by more than 5 points, it was no secret that Republicans faced an uphill climb,' Johnson writes in the memo obtained by The Hill.
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"The Democratic victories, he adds, don't change the fundamental challenges facing the Democrats in 2018 Senate races, where 10 incumbent Democrats are running in states where President Trump won in 2016. And the GOP still has an overwhelming advantage in state legislatures and governor seats, even after losing the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races and a number of seats in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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"The memo goes on to tout the RNC's field work and significant fundraising advantage over Democrats to argue that the RNC is the only 'party with the resources and infrastructure to handle [the] mammoth undertaking' of the 2018 midterm elections.
"'To the Democrats and talking heads who say we’re in for a challenging midterm: Game on,' Johnson says to close the memo."
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