2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBoldProgressives.org claims we gained 8 House seats. Here's their list:
Federal
Elizabeth Warren (MA-SEN) -- Dem pickup! 54% to 46%. PCCC members made 574,570 calls. $1,159,410 raised directly for Warren through 69,598 donations. And over a year of grassroots Warren organizing.
Sherrod Brown (OH-SEN): 50% to 45%. PCCC members made 79,265 calls. $36,086 raised from 3,686 donations.
Tammy Baldwin (WI-SEN): 51% to 46%. PCCC members made 92,030 calls. $55,200 raised from 4,585 donations.
Chris Murphy (CT-SEN): 55% to 43%. PCCC members made 41,466 calls. 451 donations.
Mazie Hirono (HI-SEN): 63% to 37%. PCCC members made 41,604 calls. 1,129 donations.
Sheldon Whitehouse (RI-SEN): 65% to 35%. PCCC members made 10,764 calls. $10,113 raised from 1,102 donations.
Bernie Sanders (VT-SEN): 71% to 25%. $53,056.61 raised from 4,199 donations.
Alan Grayson (FL-09) -- Dem pickup! 62% to 38%. PCCC members made 216,577 calls. $56,684 raised from 5,429 donations.
Annie Kuster (NH-02) -- Dem pickup! 50% to 45%. PCCC members made 119,095 calls. $88,456 raised through 10,726 donations.
Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) -- Dem pickup! 50% to 46%. PCCC members made 133,355 calls. $15,721 raised from 2,302 donations.
Rick Nolan (MN-08) -- Dem pickup! 54% to 46%. PCCC members made 66,907 calls. $13,912 raised from 1,974 donations.
Mark Takano (CA-41) -- Dem pickup! 56% to 44%. PCCC members made 54,632 calls. $11,528 raised from 1,793 donations.
Lois Frankel (FL-22) -- Dem pickup! 55% to 45%. PCCC members made 230,522 calls. $13,217 raised from 2,987 donations.
Raul Ruiz (CA-36) -- Dem pickup! 51% to 49%. PCCC members made 5,626 calls.
Alan Lowenthal (CA-47) -- Dem pickup! 55% to 45%. PCCC members made 15,271 calls.
Mark Pocan (WI-02): 68% to 32%. PCCC members made 34,090 calls. $12,960 raised from 1,638 donations.
Keith Ellison (MN-05): 75% to 25%. PCCC members made 17,504 calls. 2,037 donations.
Raul Grijalva (AZ-03): 57% to 39%. PCCC members donated $31,108 through 4,753 contributions.
Mike Honda (CA-17): 73% to 27%. 1,613 donations.
David Cicilline (RI-01): 53% to 41%. PCCC members made 10,764 calls.
Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) -- primary win! 72% to 28%. General: 90% to 9%. 332 donations, $5,500 independent expenditure.
Donna Edwards (MD-04) -- beat back conservative primary opponent! 75% to 23%. $29,903 raised from 2,056 donations.
Chellie Pingree (ME-01): 65% to 35%. $18,273 raised from 1,502 donations.
State
Katrina Shankland (WI-House-71) -- PCCC staffer! 61% to 39%. $6,154 raised from 972 donations.
Cecilia Tkaczyk (NY-Senate-46) -- Dem pickup! 50.1% to 49.9%. PCCC members made 25,319 calls. 214 donations.
Peter Shumlin (VT-GOV) -- single-payer hero! 56% to 39%. PCCC members made 26,603 calls. 215 donations.
Beth Pearce (VT-Treasurer) -- single-payer hero! 52% to 42%. PCCC members made 26,603 calls. 206 donations.
Angie Buhl (SD-Senate-15): 55% to 45%. PCCC members made 955 calls. 793 donations.
Matt Lesser (CT-House-100): 72% to 28%. PCCC members made 4,616 calls.
Dave Hansen (WI-Senate-30): 54% to 46%. PCCC members made 3,366 calls. 214 donations.
Other
PCCC members made an infusion of 10,176 last-minute calls to defeat Allen West! 50.4% to 40.6%. Congrats to our friends at CREDO Action, who targeted this race.
Endorsed candidates who lost: Shelley Berkley (NV-Sen), Rob Zerban (WI-1), Manan Trivedi (PA-06), David Gill (IL-13), Nate Shinagawa (NY-23), Joe Miklosi (CO-06), Jefferson Smith (Portland, Oregon - Mayor), Jessica King (WI-Senate-18)
With our help, Rob Zerban held Paul Ryan to his narrowest margin ever! This makes Ryan more vulnerable going forward.
murielm99
(30,755 posts)We sent Tammy Duckworth, Cheri Bustos and Foster to Congress in Illinois. All are replacing repubbies. I think there are more, too.
Rstrstx
(1,399 posts)The most competitive district in the state, got rid of that hard-core bozo Canseco