Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score: LaHood well-positioned in IL-18 — Bayh has ‘no interest at this point’ in Senate run
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Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:01:00 -0600

By Kyle Cheney

With Sandhya Raman and Steven Shepard

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TODAY ON CAMPAIGN PRO - "LaHood seen as 'strong frontrunner' to replace Schock," by Campaign Pro's Theodoric Meyer and Kevin Robillard: 
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- "Bayh has 'no interest at this point' in Senate bid," by Campaign Pro's Kyle Cheney: 
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-"Kentucky governor candidates shoot to capitalize on March Madness," by Kyle Cheney:
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- "Former senators join nonprofit advertising on Iran," by Kyle Cheney: 
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As staffers get scrutinized and Clinton's paid speech days come to a close, here&#39;s POLITICO&#39;s Morning Score: daily news, notes and essential information for the 2015 and 2016 election cycles.

Days until the 2015 election: 228; Days until the 2016 election: 599

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NEWARK MAYOR IN CORY BOOKER'S SHADOW: Although Newark Mayor Ras Baraka doesn't get as much attention as Cory Booker did and clearly lags in the Twitter competition (Baraka has 4,900 followers; Booker has 1.5 million), Baraka has found opportunities in a Chris Christie-generated crisis and is starting to make his mark in transforming Newark. Read more about what Baraka has to say about the New Jersey politicians who have clambered their way to national prominence in the latest installment of POLITICO Magazine's 'What Works.'
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STAFFING UP - "Campaign staffers in the crosshairs," by POLITICO's Jonathan Topaz and Katie Glueck: "The crosshairs are no longer trained solely on the candidates themselves: Staffers are now also considered fair game for opposition research hits - and campaigns are struggling to react to a world where the candidate isn't always the focal point for attacks ... But there's only so much time and resources that already-overstretched campaigns can devote to vetting potential staffers. Meanwhile, search engines and the electronic trail left by social media make it easier than ever for opponents to score a cheap point with a staff hit." 
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IF IT'S THE 20TH, IT'S FEC-FILING DAY: The National Republican Senatorial Committee is first out of the gate ahead of today's monthly FEC filing deadline, telling Roll Call that they raised $3.8 million in February. The NRSC has $4.3 million on hand and paid down $2 million in debt, leaving them $8 million in the hole. 
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2016 GOP - "Walker makes 2016 South Carolina debut," by POLITICO's James Hohmann from Columbia, S.C.: "Midwestern by demeanor and bearing, the 47-year-old is using a two-day swing to lay the foundation for an aggressive campaign in the South. He's trying to position himself as the leading conservative alternative to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who made his debut trip of the year here earlier this week. From 1980 through 2008, the winner of the state's first-in-the-South primary went onto win the GOP nomination. But in 2012, Newt Gingrich won a big upset over Mitt Romney here by running to his right. Walker's team knows that a split decision is likely in Iowa and New Hampshire, which means
 that the Palmetto State could have a crucial clarifying role in the nominating battle. 
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WAITING FOR HILLARY - "Clinton delivers final paid speech," by POLITICO's Gabriel Debenedetti from Atlantic City: "Hillary Clinton didn't come close to formally announcing her all-but-certain bid for the presidency. Nor did she address the swirling questions about her use of a private email address as secretary of state. But as she left the stage at a large New Jersey convention center on Thursday afternoon after addressing the New York and New Jersey chapter of the American Camp Association, she took a significant step toward a campaign by delivering what is expected to be her final paid speech ... It was not a political day for Clinton, whose speech also marked her final scheduled public
 event outside of Washington before her expected campaign kickoff in early April. But she did go out of her way to complain about partisanship and rancor between the parties in the nation's capital." 
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CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I love barbecue. I met my wife at a barbecue place, so that's a good omen." - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, during his inaugural visit to South Carolina.

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