Democrats Poll Puts Grimm Up by Double Digits Over Donovan

[brooklynite]

Source: Roll Call

A new Democratic poll of voters in the Republican primary for Rep. Dan Donovan’s seat shows challenger Michael Grimm up by 10 points, but the incumbent says that’s what they’d like you to believe.

Grimm led Donovan, 49 percent to 39 percent, among GOP voters in New York’s 11th District in the poll released by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the House Democrats’ political arm, which hopes to flip the seat blue in November.

...snip...

Grimm resigned from office in 2015 after being indicted for tax evasion, hiring undocumented workers, and perjury under oath.



Read more: http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/michael-grimm-up-double-digits-over-donovan-in-democratic-poll

[GreydeeThos]

1. Surf's up!

Grab your board and ride the blue wave.

[DylanUSC]

2. Love it.

[vi5]

3. Yes, we want Grimm to win the primary. He has zero chance of winning the GE!

People will never vote for that guy!!

Wait, that sounds familiar. Where do I remember that line of reasoning and thinking from?

[riversedge]

6. It is a Likely Republican race...........

Grimm has established himself as the insurgent in the race, ready to reclaim his former seat with an aggressive campaign tone.

Former White House chief political strategist Steve Bannon endorsed him in October.

Whoever emerges from the June primary should be favored in the general election in November. Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates the race Likely Republican. The DCCC named Army veteran Max Rose to its Red to Blue program for top recruits earlier this year.

President Donald Trump carried the district by 10 points in 2016, while Donovan won a first full term by nearly 15 points.

The highly anticipated primary for the Staten Island seat is slated for June 26.

[brooklynite]

9. No, its an R+3 Lean R district.....

...and that rating is likely based on the assumption that Donovan is the nominee.

[RobertDevereaux]

4. On the Dem side, it's primarily DCCC-backed Max Rose vs. progressive Omar Vaid...

"In the open race for New York’s 11th District against incumbent Rep. Daniel Donovan (R-NY), the DCCC is backing Max Rose over progressive candidate Omar Vaid and several other primary challengers. Vaid has fundraised over $100,000 through small donations and is running on a progressive platform."

[link:https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_11th_Congressional_District_election,_2018|

[RobertDevereaux]

5. Omar Vaid's progressive platform and an ActBlue link at bottom of page...

https://www.omarvaid.com/platform/

[vi5]

8. Shocking!

"DCCC is the only political committee in the country whose principal mission is to support Democratic House candidates every step of the way."

Yeah, so wait until we know what candidate Democratic primary voters prefer. Until then, stay the fuck out of it. Same with the DNC.

[brooklynite]

10. ...and Rose has raised $1.2 M...

...more than Donovan and Grimm. The NYC media market isn't the place for a budget campaign.

[genxlib]

7. In gop land

Tax evasion and thug behavior qualifies as a feature, not a bug.

[Jim Lane]

11. Ah, but does Grimm have an adulterous affair he can point to?

Yes, the other stuff is a good start, but he can't really claim to be the archetypal Republican without some sex stuff thrown in.

This is the seat that was formerly held by Vito Fossella. Like all Republicans, he supported family values. In fact, he supported family values so strongly that he had two families. Along with his official wife and kids, he was maintaining his adulterous paramour and his child by her in a secret residence in suburban Virginia.

That's in keeping with what we've come to expect from the GOP. Come on, Mike, don't let us down!