North Carolina GOP victory in special elections portends huge problems for Democrats

Rep. Tom Emmer:
Republicans’ special election victory Tuesday in North Carolina’s 9th District is the latest evidence that 2020 will be a very different election from 2018.

Rep.-elect Dan Bishop didn’t just overcome his Democrat opponent’s two-year head start and millions of dollars in out-of-state money. He also outperformed the GOP candidate’s 2018 efforts by 2 points — quite a different narrative from what the cable news pundits want voters to believe and great news for Republican prospects next year.

House Republicans are now 3-0 in special elections this cycle and, in all three races, the GOP nominee outperformed the 2018 result. In Pennsylvania’s 12th and North Carolina’s 3rd districts, Republicans even outperformed President Donald Trump’s 2016 numbers.

Our current GOP strategy is focused on two truths that spell disaster for Democratic prospects in 2020. First, House Democrats’ socialist agenda is wildly unpopular with voters and will be an anchor around the necks of their candidates in swing districts. Second, President Trump is the single most effective surrogate and turnout machine for the Republican Party.

Republicans came into the special election in North Carolina’s 9th with a unified message: Dan McCready, the Democratic nominee, was a political insider who supported Washington Democrats’ socialist agenda. This narrative was amplified by complementary messaging from the Bishop campaign, the National Republican Congressional Committee and conservative outside groups. This successful message discipline increased the effectiveness of the overall effort and provides a powerful roadmap for how Republicans can create compelling narratives in 2020 races.

Effective messaging was made even more powerful by the efficient use of resources. The NRCC booked our entire TV budget upfront, leading to substantial savings on ad rates and making each dollar go further. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee did not follow our lead, which caused it to pay significantly more to place its TV buys.

While McCready came into this race with a significant head start and cash advantage, Bishop was able to cut into that lead through smart digital fundraising. The Bishop campaign was among the first to join the WinRed platform and worked hand-in-hand with the NRCC to maximize its small-dollar, digital fundraising operation.

North Carolina’s 9th was the first test case for WinRed, and it was a total success, as Bishop was able to capitalize on President Trump’s army of small-dollar donors to raise a large amount of money in a very short time span.
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Trump also showed his ability to get out the vote for GOP candidates with one of his popular rallies.  Polls have also shown a 10 percent drop of support for Democrats since 2018.  This also coincides with the collapse of the Russian collusion hoax.

Democrats Will Pay Price for Failed Coup.  Rush Limbaugh looks at the trends.  He also makes the case that Democrats deserve to lose for pushing this hoax.

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