NRCC Leaves Out Two of the Five Republican Candidates
Ouch. Two IN-09 congressional candidates got the cold shoulder from establishment Republicans earlier today, when the NRCC announced its 2nd round of candidates named to their Young Guns program.
State Senator Brent Waltz and businessman Robert Hall were both left off the list “Young Guns,” the NRCC’s program for competitive districts. Hard to say why – maybe it’s the fact that Waltz is facing a lawsuit for failing to pay his employees (and was already ordered by a judge to pay them $720,000), or that Robert Hall is a Donald Trump supporter and would proudly work with the House Freedom Caucus if elected.
“DC establishment Republicans are sending a clear message in Indiana’s 9th District: anybody but these two,” said Sacha Haworth of the DCCC. “What do Waltz, Hall, and their conservative base supporters think about DC establishment Republicans trying to undercut their campaigns?”