Even Republicans agree Rob Bresnahan’s political stock is cratering.Â
Bresnahan’s DC party bosses are bearish on his re-election chances after the first-term congressman broke his promise to NEPA voters that he would ban congressional stock trading, only to turn around and become one of the most prolific traders in Congress.
Here’s what Republicans are saying about Bresnahan’s nosedive:Â
POLITICO:Â
“House Republicans also have privately raised concerns about Rep. Rob Bresnahan, another Pennsylvania Republican who has been a prolific stock trader after promising on the campaign trail to push a trading ban in Congress.”
New York Times’ Annie Karni:Â
“This stock trading issue is not going away for him and, per people I have talked to, makes this the seat Republicans are most anxious about losing, after the Bacon seat in NE.”
Yikes. Are Republicans dumping Rob Bresnahan?
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
“Rob Bresnahan has violated the public trust by campaigning on a pledge to clean up Washington, only to become the poster-child of the swamp. Bresnahan’s stock trading obsession is a broken promise to NEPA voters – and now even Republicans agree it’s a massive political liability.” |
