Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score, presented by Estrella TV: Another Republican jumps into California Senate race — AFL-CIO hits Democratic senators on trade
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2015 08:03:00 -0600

By Theodoric Meyer

With Kevin Robillard, Sandhya Raman and Steven Shepard.

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CATTLE CALLS - "In Iowa, GOP field stress opposition to same-sex marriage," by POLITICO's James Hohmann in Waukee, Iowa: "Leading Republican presidential candidates came to Iowa Saturday to assure social conservatives that they still oppose gay marriage, despite shifting public attitudes and the recent backlash against religious liberty laws. Speaking to some 1,000 evangelicals at the Point of Grace Church in this suburb of Des Moines, a procession of presidential candidates expressed support for a constitutional amendment that would allow states to re-ban gay marriage if the Supreme Court recognizes a right to such unions. ... Scott Walker noted that he voted for Wisconsin's constitutional
 ban and defended it through the judicial process, until the Supreme Court refused to review a lower court ruling that his state issue marriage licenses to gay couples. 'Let me be clear, I believe marriage is between one man and one woman,' the Wisconsin governor said." 
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- Hohmann's 10 takeaways from this weekend's forum: 
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- POLITICO's Alex Isenstadt reports from this weekend's Republican Jewish Coalition confab in Las Vegas: 
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CALIFORNIA SENATE RACE - Tom Del Beccaro, a former chairman of the California GOP, announced on Sunday that he'd run to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Del Beccaro said it wasn't clear that human activity was causing climate change and that he supported repealing Obamacare and replacing it with a better law. GOP state Assemblyman Rocky Chavez is also running, but he reported having less than $5,000 in cash on hand at the end of March. Attorney General Kamala Harris is the only prominent Democrat currently in the race. 
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POSSIBLE PRIMARY - Congressman dating a lobbyist might get a challenger: Tom Smith, a wealthy businessman who made a failed bid for Senate in 2012, is considering running against embattled Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) in a GOP primary. Smith told Campaign Pro 'several people' - including Shuster&#39;s 2014 primary opponent, Art Halvorson - have approached him about running. Halvorson and Smith met this morning and Halvorson said he planned to back Smith. 'I&#39;m going to talk to my wife and family, and we&#39;re going to go from there,' Smith said. POLITICO reported earlier this month that Shuster, who chairs the House Transportation Committee, was in a personal relationship with an airline
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As the AFL-CIO attacks Democrats on trade and the NRSC celebrates the first 100 days, here&#39;s POLITICO&#39;s Morning Score: daily news, notes and essential information for the 2015 and 2016 election cycles.

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Days until the 2015 election: 190; Days until the 2016 election: 561.

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AIR WAR - AFL-CIO hits Bennet, Wyden from the left: The AFL-CIO has launched a digital ad campaign targeting Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) on trade issues, adding the vulnerable Democrat to a list of lawmakers it's pressuring for their support in giving President Barack Obama the power to negotiate a major Pacific trade deal. The labor behemoth said on Friday it would launch online ads against Bennet - who's seeking reelection next year - and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), both of whom voted last Wednesday at a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee to give the president the authority to negotiate a trade accord. Anti-fast-track progressives have been talking about supporting a primary
 challenger in Oregon.

MAJORITY RULE - NRSC launches web video: The National Republican Senatorial Committee debuted a YouTube video on Monday touting the Senate's accomplishments during its first 100 days under GOP control, including passing legislation authorizing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and extending the Children's Health Insurance Program. The video includes a fundraising appeal. 
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CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: 'Let&#39;s not feel the way we felt the day after de Blasio was elected." - Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, a Republican, stressed the importance of turnout on Saturday while stumping for Dan Donovan, the GOP nominee in the special election to fill former Rep. Michael Grimm's seat in New York's 11th District. 
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