Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score: NRCC adds seven to Young Guns ‘Contender’ List — Crossroads Senate polls in Ark., Colo., La., Mich., Mont. — EMILY’s List backs Wilcox in AZ-07 — Kingston releases new ad in Ga. — Jenkins ad slams Rahall over House Majority PAC ads
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Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:02:07 -0600

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NRCC UPS 7 CANDIDATES TO YOUNG GUNS 'CONTENDERS': The National Republican Congressional Committee is adding seven new House GOP candidates to the "Contender" level of its Young Guns program, designating them as their top challengers of the cycle. Given their 34-seat majority, Republicans have limited opportunities for offense this cycle, but these seven candidates have met specific benchmarks outlined by the committee for building their campaign apparatuses. The seven candidates are: Lee Zeldin, challenging incumbent Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in NY-01; Carlos Curbelo, running against Democratic Rep. Joe Garcia in FL-26; Ryan Costello, the GOP nominee for retiring Rep. Jim Gerlach's seat in
 PA-06; Torrey Westrom, the candidate facing Democratic Rep. Collin Peterson in MN-07; Pedro Celis, running against Democratic Rep. Suzan DelBene in WA-01; Jeff Gorell, challenging Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley in CA-26; and Dan Debicella, running against Democratic Rep. Jim Himes in CT-04. The news comes a day after the NRCC added two incumbent GOP Reps.-David Jolly in FL-13 and Tim Walberg in MI-07 - to its incumbent protection program. (
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KINGSTON AD TALKS WELFARE: Campaign Pros saw it first: Georgia Rep. Jack Kingston, one of the many candidates in the crowded GOP Senate primary, is out with his fourth TV ad: a spot that talks about his own background and his position on welfare. "On Georgia roads like this, I drove thousands of miles selling business insurance. I helped grow a small company into one that employed over 500 people," Kingston says. "Hard work built our economy but today too many choose a hand out rather than a hand up. That's why my plan requires able-bodied adults on welfare and food stamps to work for their benefits. It's good for them and for taxpayers." The buy is for mid-six figures and will run
 statewide. Kingston, who came in second in two most recent polls of the race, raised $1.1 million in the first quarter of this year, meaning he'll be better able than some of his GOP opponents to consistently stay on the air between now and the May 20 primary. Watch: 
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BREAKING THIS MORNING - NEW CROSSROADS POLLS IN FIVE STATES: The Republican group American Crossroads will release polls in five key Senate races today, showing Republicans either leading or within striking distance of their Democratic counterparts. All five polls were conducted by the GOP IVR outfit Harper Polling. Toplines:

-Arkansas: Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor 39, GOP Rep. Tom Cotton 39, not sure 22. Pryor approval rating: 38 percent approve, 44 percent disapprove; Cotton favorability: 31 percent favorable, 39 percent unfavorable. (Margin of error: +/- 4.3 percentage points.) 
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-Colorado: Democratic Sen. Mark Udall 45, GOP Rep. Cory Gardner 43, not sure 12. Udall approval rating: 38 percent approve, 46 percent disapprove; Gardner favorability: 30 percent favorable, 38 percent unfavorable. (Margin of error: +/- 4.4 percentage points.) 
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-Louisiana: In Nov. 4 primary: Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu 40, GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy 35, Republican Rob Maness 4, Republican Paul Hollis 3, not sure 18 percent. In hypothetical runoff: Landrieu 43, Cassidy 47, not sure 10. Landrieu approval rating: 39 percent approve, 51 percent disapprove. (Margin of error: +/- 4.2 percentage points.) 
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-Michigan: Republican former secretary of state Terri Lynn Land 43, Democratic Rep. Gary Peters 40, not sure 18. Land favorability: 32 percent favorable, 32 percent unfavorable; Peters favorability: 25 percent favorable, 35 percent unfavorable. (Margin of error: +/- 4.2 percentage points.) 
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-Montana: Democratic Sen. John Walsh 35, Republican Rep. Steve Daines 42, not sure 23. Democratic former Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger 33, Daines 44, not sure 23. Walsh favorability: 33 percent favorable, 22 percent unfavorable; Daines favorability: 43 percent favorable, 31 percent unfavorable; Bohlinger favorability: 27 percent favorable, 23 percent unfavorable. (Margin of error: +/- 4.3 percentage points.) 
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DAYS UNTIL THE ELECTION: 201.

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RATINGS CHANGES: Cook shifts WI-06 and NC-02 from "Solid Republican" to "Likely Republican" (
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1627d1c6c57d928426a98bad2a2080f2add4187bb9b5a0b38db4e184b811e1e2 ). Rothenberg moved WV-03 from "Toss-up/Tilt Democrat" to "Pure Toss-up"; MA-06 and IL-10 from "Lean Democrat" to "Toss-up/Tilt Democrat"; FL-18 from "Toss-up/Tilt Democrat" to "Lean Democrat"; TX-23 and CA-36 from "Lean Democrat" to "Democrat Favored"; CA-26 from "Safe Democrat" to "Democrat Favored"; and OH-06 from "Lean Republican" to "Republican Favored" (
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FIRST QUARTER FUNDRAISING TICKER: HI-Sen: Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz raised $600,000 and has $2.4 million on hand; Democrat Colleen Hanabusa raised $428,000 and has $1 million on hand ...CA-31: Republican Lesli Gooch raised $200,000 - including a $100,000 personal loan - and has $182,000 on hand; Democrat Pete Aguilar raised $262,000 and has $683,000 on hand; Democrat Eloise Gomez Reyes raised $206,00 and has $534,000 on hand ... MN-02: GOP Rep. John Kline raised $271,000 and has just under $1.7 million cash on hand; former state Rep. Mike Obermueller, a Democrat, raised $81,150 and has $238,000 (
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1627d1c6c57d9284aef29ceff689bcb826a499df282f527cf100752d4058fff8 ) ... MN-06: GOP state Rep. Tom Emmer raised $206,000 and has $253,000 cash on hand (
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1627d1c6c57d928425257154e1da9adafd092795f7bed89353f7a07f36518144 ) ... KY-06: Democrat Elisabeth Jensen raised more than $126,000 and has $268,000 cash on hand (
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1627d1c6c57d9284c272f3365c59cfa4832c0d9d80e0ae08cb88eb7786e4ef97 ) ... TN-04: Tennessee GOP state Sen. Jim Tracy raised $172,061 and has more than $913,000 on hand; Rep. Scott DesJarlais raised $75,102 and has more than $198,000 on hand; Democrat Lenda Sherrell raised more than $275,000 ... NY-01: Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop raised $300,000 and has $722,000 on hand; Republican Lee Zeldin raised $261,000 and has $410,000 in the bank; self-funding Republican George Demos raised $35,000 and has $1.27 million on hand... NY-23: Rep. Tom Reed raised $387,323 and reported having $1.1 million on hand ... CA-33: Democrat David Kanuth raised $798,000 and has $752,000 on hand (
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=1627d1c6c57d92849caf183a3049688d351005a78e46d9e30c12c46b8a3dddd1 ) ... AZ-01: Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick raised $320,000 and has more than $1 million on hand; state House Speaker Andy Tobin raised more than $150,000 and had $213,000 on hand ... AZ-02: Democratic Rep. Ron Barber raised nearly $423,000 and has $1.2 million on hand; GOP challenger Martha McSally raised $441,000 and has $850,000 on hand... CA-07: Democratic Rep. Ami Bera raised $491,000 and has $1.47 million on hand; Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose raised $226,000 and has $417,000... MA-06: Republican Richard Tisei raised $301,000 and has $570,000 cash on hand.

HILLARY CLINTON STRUGGLES TO DEFINE A LEGACY IN PROGRESS: The New York Times reports: "Mrs. Clinton played an energetic role in virtually every foreign policy issue of President Obama's first term, advocating generally hawkish views internally while using her celebrity to try to restore America's global standing after the hit it took during the George W. Bush administration. ... [But] much of what she labored over so conscientiously is either unfinished business or has gone awry in his second term. ... On the one hand, she wants credit for the parts of Mr. Obama's foreign policy that have worked, like the pressure campaign against Iran over its nuclear program, which she helped orchestrate
 and which has pulled Iran to the bargaining table. On the other, she is subtly distancing herself from the things that have not worked out, like Mr. Obama's 'reset' of relations with Russia. She recently likened President Vladimir V. Putin's annexation of Crimea to actions by Hitler in the 1930s, and posted on Twitter a photograph of herself with members of Pussy Riot, the protest group that is Mr. Putin's nemesis." 
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JENKINS AD HITS RAHALL OVER HOUSE MAJORITY PAC ADS: Republican Evan Jenkins is out with a new ad that begins running today in West Virginia's 3rd District, hitting Democratic incumbent Rep. Nick Rahall over the attack ads run on his behalf by House Majority PAC. "Nick Rahall's attacks on Evan Jenkins? Non-partisan fact-checkers say they're bogus, out-and-out lies, false," the ad says, referring to factual questions about one of HMP's ads. "One ad so wrong TV stations rejected it. Nick Rahall: a lying politician just like Obama." The ad then calls Jenkins "a better choice," saying he "puts West Virginians first, not politics" and will "work with both parties, create jobs." The ad, by the
 firm DMM Media, is running on cable and broadcast in the district. Watch: 
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EMILY'S LIST BACKS WILCOX IN AZ-07: Campaign Pros knew first: The pro-Democratic women's group EMILY's List is endorsing Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox in Arizona's 7th District, where longtime Democratic Rep. Ed Pastor's retirement has opened up an opportunity for Arizona Democrats. In a statement, EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock praises Wilcox as "a trailblazer with a long record of public service," and says she has "been a leader on the critical issue of immigration reform." Wilcox faces state Sen. Steve Gallardo and state Rep. Ruben Gallego in the Democratic primary.

AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR IN COLORADO: Former GOP Rep. Bob Beauprez made it onto the gubernatorial primary ballot in Colorado, joining former Rep. Tom Tancredo, former state Sen. Mike Kopp and Secretary of State Scott Gessler, The Denver Post reported Wednesday. But about 47 percent of Beauprez&#39;s signatures were thrown out, and he cut it very close in two of seven congressional districts. Tancredo also took the signature route to the ballot; click to see the method he deemed 'Pueblo style': 
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CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: "You don't see pornographers running around talking about their work either. It's not illegal, but it's dirty. -Bentivolio spokesman Matt Chisholm on why his challenger's TV ad didn't mention the foreclosure business. 
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