| Non-partisan race rater Cook Political Report just shifted Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District to “Toss Up” – a major shift that confirms Congressman Rob Bresnahan is more vulnerable than ever and that Paige Cognetti has growing momentum behind her campaign to flip this seat.
Cook writes that “Bresnahan’s stock trades have dogged him all cycle, giving Democrats a potent line of attack,” and that “his attempts to defend himself have only given Democrats’ more material for attack ads.”Â
They add that “Cognetti’s allies also believe her political brand in Scranton — in 2019 she ran as an independent against the local Democratic machine — will help her win over the subset of Trump voters that she’ll need to flip this seat.”
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin:
“Rob Bresnahan continues to be dogged by his own broken promises and serial stock trading, and Northeastern Pennsylvanians continue to hear about how he has sold them out in Washington. Paige Cognetti has a proven track record of taking on the machine to root out corruption wherever she sees it, which is exactly why she will flip this seat in November.”
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