Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score: FEC releases Guinta investigation documents — Jindal will announce June 24
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Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:16:44 -0600

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TODAY ON CAMPAIGN PRO - "New FEC documents threaten Guinta's survival," by Theodoric Meyer: 
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NO SURPRISE - Republican easily wins Mississippi special election: Republican Trent Kelly won a special election to succeed late Mississippi Rep. Alan Nunnelee, easily defeating Democrat Walter Zinn in Tuesday's runoff, 70 percent to 30 percent. Though partisan affiliations were not listed on the ballot, Zinn was the only Democrat in the initial election three weeks ago and finished first with 17 percent of the vote. Kelly, a local district attorney, emerged from a crowd of 12 other candidates, all who identified as Republicans, to finish second with 16 percent. The 56-year-old Nunnelee died in February after a fight with brain cancer.

ANNOUNCING THE ANNOUNCEMENT - "Bobby Jindal to announce presidential plans June 24," by POLITICO's Katie Glueck: The world will have to wait only three more weeks to learn whether Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is running for president. He's "expected to announce his presidential intentions on June 24, according to a top adviser. Jindal, a Republican, is slated to announce his decision in New Orleans, said Timmy Teepell, who has served as chief of staff and is a possible campaign manager for Jindal's likely bid." The two-term governor is considered a long-shot contender for the GOP nomination. 
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As Democrats take sides in primaries and Tobey Maguire fundraises for Hillary, here&#39;s Campaign Pro&#39;s Morning Score: daily news, notes and essential information for the 2015 and 2016 election cycles.

Days until the 2015 election: 158; Days until the 2016 election: 529.

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MAKING AN EXCEPTION - DCCC is all in for Schneider in Illinois primary: "The Democratic House political operation is making an exception to its rule of staying out of primaries and backing former Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., over Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering in the north suburban 10th district," the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Top House Democrats are all scheduled to turn out for a fundraiser for Schneider on June 16 in Washington, including Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rep. Ben Ray Luj&aacute;n, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Whip Steny Hoyer, Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn and Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
 Schneider's opponent in the Democratic primary, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering, can't be happy. 
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TAKING SIDES - "'Impartial' DNC finance chief helps Hillary," by POLITICO's Ben Schreckinger: In an apparent violation of party rules requiring Democratic National Committee officers to remain neutral in presidential primaries, the DNC's finance chairman has been raising money for Hillary Clinton's campaign. Henry R. Munoz III, a former fundraiser for President Barack Obama who became DNC finance chairman in 2013, is helping organize a Wednesday fundraising event for Clinton in San Antonio. ... DNC rules, designed to ensure all candidates get a fair shake in presidential primaries, state, "The Chairperson shall be responsible for ensuring that the national officers and staff of the
 Democratic National Committee maintain impartiality and even-handedness during the Democratic Party Presidential nominating process." 
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FIRST IN SCORE - Citizens United endorses longshot candidate in Illinois special: The Citizens United Political Victory Fund has endorsed Mike Flynn, a former Breitbart News editor, in the special election to fill GOP Rep. Aaron Schock's seat in Illinois' strongly Republican 18th District. State Sen. Darin LaHood is considered a strong favorite in the Republican primary, which is set for July 7. "Mike Flynn is a conservative change agent who will promote pro-growth economic policies that will create jobs in Illinois," David N. Bossie, president of Citizens United, said in a statement. "Out of control Washington spending by career politicians is pushing America to the brink of financial
 meltdown. Mike Flynn will confront the establishment. Darin LaHood will become part of the problem, not part of the solution."

-- LaHood, meanwhile, is preparing to launch a new TV ad today, ad-tracking sources say. He's reserving time on both broadcast and cable (Fox News Channel) in the district.

PERSONNEL CHANGES - DNC communications chief leaves for Georgetown, by POLITICO's Dylan Byers: "Democratic National Committee communications director Mo Elleithee will step down this week to become the founding executive director of a new politics institute at Georgetown University, he told the On Media blog on Tuesday. Starting Monday, Elleithee will become head of the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, part of the McCourt School of Public Policy. The institute will cover all manner of politics, policy and campaigns. Elleithee has served as communications director since August 2013. He informed his colleagues this morning that he would step down at the end of the week,
 but will continue to advise them during their search for a new communications director. The news of his departure was first reported by BuzzFeed." 
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PRESIDENTIAL SPEED READ - "Rubio rise sets collision course with Bush," by POLITICO's Alex Isenstadt and Marc Caputo in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.: "Jeb Bush's presidential run in Florida was supposed to be a coronation. Instead, it's shaping up as a momentous clash against his one-time protege, Marco Rubio. At a Republican presidential forum here on Tuesday, many of the state's well-heeled lobbyists, elite business leaders, and grizzled power brokers - some of them longtime Bush friends and allies - expressed a growing sense that the former governor was losing momentum in Florida's all-important, winner-take-all March primary. The likely beneficiary: Rubio, a once-junior figure on the state's
 bare-knuckled political scene who - with his powerful rhetorical style, fresh political image and compelling personal story - is proving his mettle on the national stage." 
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- "Hillary Clinton's poll numbers signal trouble ahead," by POLITICO's Annie Karni and Gabriel Debenedetti: Yes, we've got more than six months before Iowa, but Hillary Clinton's "untrustworthy ratings are stubbornly high, and perhaps most alarming of all for Team Hillary, 'the so-called scandals,' as Clinton campaign operatives like to refer to them, are starting to take their toll on her favorability numbers, sending chills down the spines of Democrats who have put all their eggs in the Hillary basket. It's a huge turnabout from September 2011, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the widely admired globe-trotting diplomat, logged her highest favorability rating ever in a CNN poll -
 69 percent." 
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- "Clinton's jam-packed fundraising schedule," by POLITICO's Gabriel Debenedetti: "Hillary Clinton has an aggressive fundraising schedule, featuring at least 26 donor events across the country over the next month - including stops in states she hasn't yet visited as a candidate - according to a campaign list obtained by POLITICO. The lineup of hosts includes a range of financiers and celebrities, from Great Gatsby actor Tobey Maguire to executive Lynn Forester de Rothschild. The events take her across the map - to states including Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts and Minnesota - reflecting a busy early summer schedule for the Democratic front-runner, whose campaign and super PAC are
 expected to raise well over $1 billion over the next 17 months." 
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- It's not just Tobey: Chris Hughes, the publisher of The New Republic, and his husband, Sean Eldridge, will host a fundraiser for Clinton in Manhattan on June 30, The New York Times' reports. Eldridge ran a campaign of his own last year when he tried to unseat Rep. Chris Gibson (R-N.Y.). 
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