Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score: Democratic upheaval in Pennylvania — DSCC’s April haul
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Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 08:01:58 -0600

By Kyle Cheney

With Kevin Robillard, Elena Schneider and Theodoric Meyer

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TODAY ON CAMPAIGN PRO - "Dems in disarray in must-win Pa. Senate race," by POLITICO's Manu Raju (from Northampton, Pa.) and Campaign Pro's Kyle Cheney: 
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- "GOP's Kentucky turmoil aids Democrats but only to a point," by Campaign Pro's Kyle Cheney: "The Bluegrass State governor's race is perhaps the best chance for Democrats to build political momentum heading into 2016. Though the party has held the state's governorship for most of the past half-century, Democrats' grip on statewide seats in the south has slipped in recent years ... 'I think it's enormously important. I think it will be somewhat of a bellwether for next year's broader elections,' said Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.), whose district encompasses Louisville. 'I'm worried about Kentucky, because if we were to lose the governor's mansion, we'd have a much more difficult time keeping
 the state House. ... We would go back 100 years.'" 
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- The results of the recanvass will be released next Thursday: 
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NRSC OUTRAISES DSCC IN APRIL - The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee brought in $3.8 million last month, about $400,000 less than the NRSC, according to newly filed figures. But the Democratic committee ended the month with $7.6 million on hand, about $2.5 million more than its Republican counterpart. The DSCC chipped away at its debt, too, which now stands at $12.6 million compared to the NRSC's $3.5 million. "[T]hese resources will help us gain early momentum as we work to win the majority in 2016," DSCC executive director Tom Lopach said in a statement.

As debate season gets messy and Alan Grayson wants respect, here&#39;s Campaign Pro&#39;&#39;s Morning Score: daily news, notes and essential information for the 2015 and 2016 election cycles.

Days until the 2015 election: 166; Days until the 2016 election: 537.

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THE DEBATE BEFORE THE DEBATE - "First cut is the deepest: Who wouldn't make the GOP debate," by Campaign Pro's Steve Shepard: "The first Republican presidential debate would likely exclude two governors, a U.S. senator and the only woman in the GOP's presidential field, according to criteria released Wednesday. Fox News Channel, which will host the first debate on Aug. 6 in Cleveland, announced that the debate will be limited to 10 candidates, as determined by an average of the five most recent national polls selected by Fox News.

- The List: Marco Rubio, Scott Walker, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum. 
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- POLITICO's Dylan Byers obtained CNN's criteria for the second debate: 
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- Note that CNN released their full methodology for averaging the polls together, while Fox remains vague, telling POLITICO's On Media blog: "If there is an apparent tie for 10th place, we will examine the more granular data to determine who is ahead. If it&#39;s an absolute tie, we will add a podium."

"Clinton speech disclosures come under fire," by POLITICO's Josh Gerstein: "Hillary Clinton's decision to release details this week on millions of dollars in speaking fees sent to the Clinton Foundation rather than her own pocket is an effort to quiet an ethical debate about the completeness of her financial disclosures at a time when the foundation's finances and fundraising practices are under intense scrutiny. Clinton did not include the donated speech income in years of public reports, although government ethics rules say that 'the source, date and amount of payments made or to be made directly to a charitable organization in lieu of honoraria must ... be disclosed.'" 
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ALAN TOWN: &#39;No reason a Democrat has to be a weakling,&#39; by Mark I. Pinsky for POLITICO Magazine: "Alan Grayson is Elizabeth Warren without a filter - but he intends with her help to become Florida's great Democratic hope. Since Grayson first burst onto the national media scene as a first-term congressman from Central Florida with a savage wit, he has generated near non-stop headlines and Internet hits, calling all manner of political opponents 'whores,' "vampires' and 'knuckle-dragging Neanderthals.' Even some Democrats who agree with almost all of his policy positions want to keep their distance." 
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CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I have an outstanding relationship with many Republicans, including Republicans in leadership. I respect them and they respect me." - Rep. Alan Grayson, in the POLITICO Magazine profile.

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