Joe Pounder@PounderFile

Democrats pulling out of two races today, #MN08 and #NE02, that’s a GOP pickup and a GOP hold

3:12 PM · Oct 16, 2018 · Twitter for iPhone 

Faulkner ☠️ (@chrisfaulkner)

10/17/18, 8:40 AM

The “David Watts” effect ⁦‪@LeftyontheLinks

 Nathan Wurtzel (((Slight Return))) @NathanWurtzel16h

But he will not lose because everybody loves Bacon.  Give a big hand to @LeftyontheLinks

Jim Geraghty  @jimgeraghty

Trump lost the congressional district around Omaha while GOP Rep. Donald Bacon beat Democrat Kara Eastman, 50.8% to 46.1%. The Omaha News-Herald noted, “As Election Day approached, Bacon was considered the most vulnerable GOP incumbent in the country.”  bit.ly/32dMZd2

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 Josh Kraushaar@HotlineJosh

The House race featured a rematch from 2018, w GOP Rep. Don Bacon facing a rematch against outspoken progressive Kara Eastman.    Bacon EXPANDED his margin from 2018, winning by 5 (he won by 2 in 2018).  Lotta crossover Biden-Bacon voters in the race.

 NEW Against the Grain: “How House Republicans Won Over Biden Voters"  “There wasn’t much ticket-splitting, but it happened in pivotal House battlegrounds where Republicans prioritized pragmatism, and where Democrats nominated progressive ideologues.” 

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