“Danny Tarkanian wasn’t lying when he told the press that he thought dropping out of the Senate race to run for Congress was ‘not the right decision.’ Now, Republicans are openly acknowledging Danny Tarkanian is likely to experience his sixth consecutive loss, and spinning that as a win says everything you need to know about Republicans’ faith in their candidates and their chances in November.” – Drew Godinich, DCCC Spokesperson
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NRCC sees path to victory for Tarkanian, but it won’t be easy
Humberto Sanchez | April 27th, 2018
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/nrcc-sees-path-for-victory-tarkanian-but-it-wont-be-easy
Danny Tarkanian has an uphill battle to win the race to represent the state’s 3rd Congressional District, but he can win, according to Rep. Steve Stivers, who is chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
“I think that Danny Tarkanian, his family name, gets him to 40 percent automatically and then he’s got to figure out how to get that next 10 percent,” Stivers told reporters Thursday. “He’s doing lots of things. He’s reaching out, he’s raising money. I think Danny can win.”
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Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, a Democrat from New Mexico who is chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, took issue with Stiver’s argument, citing Tarkanian’s failed record of running for office and the fundraising prowess of the likely Democratic candidate, Susie Lee.
“Mr. Tarkanian is zero for six, and in fact that data is on the side of Susie Lee,” Lujan said Thursday. “Even though Mr. Tarkanian was running for the U.S. Senate and should have far surpassed Susie Lee in being able to bring in financial support for his candidacy, he was still outraised by Susie Lee.”
Tarkanian began the 2018 cycle as a candidate for Senate, but dropped out of the GOP primary at the behest of President Donald Trump to clear the field for Sen. Dean Heller. The Nevada senator faces a difficult re-election campaign as the only Republican Senate incumbent from a state Trump lost.
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