Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score: More Q2 fundraising numbers roll in -- 2016ers react to Iran deal
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 08:01:59 -0600

By Elena Schneider

With Theodoric Meyer, Kevin Robillard and Steven Shepard

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McCAIN ON OFFENSE - Campaign Pro's Theodoric Meyer reported: "Arizona GOP Sen. John McCain's campaign came out swinging [Tuesday] against his longshot primary opponent, state Sen. Kelli Ward, before she even announced her candidacy. Brian Rogers, a McCain campaign spokesman, criticized Ward for using 'taxpayer funds to explore the widely debunked conspiracy theory that U.S. aircraft are spraying 'chemtrails' onto American citizens for sinister purposes.'"

-- In her announcement Tuesday night, Ward said McCain isn't "the conservative he claims to be," the Lake Havasu News-Herald reported: 
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AIR WARS - The Chamber of Commerce out with a new statewide ad buy - running on broadcast, cable and digital - backing GOP Rep. Joe Heck's bid for Nevada's open Senate seat, with the tagline: "General. Doctor. Senator." It's already their third ad, going up last week in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Watch the Nevada spot: 
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- Ohio GOP Sen. Rob Portman's campaign is out with a new web video attacking former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland on his comments about his post-government job as "working with liberal lobbyists in Washington" and the "liberal special interests," the ad says. Corry Bliss, Portman's campaign manager, said the group "couldn't be more out of touch with Ohio." Watch the video: 
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CASH HUSTLE - Tennessee's Fleischmann brings in half a million: Looks like Rep. Chuck Fleischmann is taking the possibility of primary seriously. The Tennessee Republican, who's facing a potential challenge from state Sen. Bo Watson, raised $507,000 in the second quarter, according to his Federal Election Commission report, giving him $559,000 in cash on hand. Watson 
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told The Chattanooga Times Free Press  last week that he was still weighing a run.

- "New Senate GOP super PAC takes in $5 million," by POLITICO's Anna Palmer: "The recently founded super PAC aligned with Senate Republicans has raked in nearly $5 million so far this year. The Senate Leadership Fund's haul comes after stepping up its outreach to K Street and corporate America as it tries to compete with Senate Democrats, who have raised tens of millions of dollars through a similar entity since 2010." 
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MORE SECOND QUARTER NUMBERS - POLITICO's Burgess Everett sends along this report: Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) raised $914,000 in the second quarter and has $2.3 million in cash on hand, his campaign said Tuesday night. 'We have achieved a historic level of financial and grassroots support because Kansans ?know Jerry, trust Jerry, and believe he&#39;s the best individual to represent Kansans in the U.S. Senate now and in the future," said Elizabeth Patton, Moran's spokeswoman.

- Freshman Rep. Bruce Poliquin pulled in about $380,000 in the second quarter, the Maine Republican's campaign said Tuesday - a solid haul, but a significant slowdown from the previous quarter. Poliquin raised more than $700,000 in the first quarter, making him one of the top fundraisers in the House. The campaign has about $950,000 in cash on hand, up from about $666,000 last quarter. But Poliquin raised more than twice as much as Democrat Emily Cain, who's challenging him again after losing last year. She brought in $152,000, her campaign said on Tuesday, giving her nearly $250,000 in cash on hand.

- Missouri GOP Sen. Roy Blunt has $3.8 million cash on hand for his reelection bid after raising $1.3 million in the second quarter, his campaign said Tuesday.

-Secretary of State Jason Kander, Blunt's all-but-certain opponent, announced his own quarterly haul: nearly $735,000. Kander now has $1.1 million in his campaign coffers.

- North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr brought in $1.7 million in the second quarter, his campaign said. He has $3.8 million in cash on hand. Then-Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan raised roughly $3.6 million over the first half of 2013 - roughly the same pace as Burr. Democrats don't yet have a candidate, but they are still hopeful that their favorites - Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx or state Treasurer Janet Cowell - will change their minds and run for the seat.

- Florida GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis raised $1 million in the second quarter for his Senate campaign and has more than $2 million on hand, his campaign announced Tuesday. DeSantis ... first has to fight for the GOP nomination. But he has a head start: Fellow GOP Rep. David Jolly, who is expected to announce next week that he'll join the race, had $314,000 on hand at the start of the second quarter. Jeff Miller, another member of the state's congressional delegation reportedly near a decision, had only $108,000 on hand. Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera is planning to announce his campaign on Wednesday - and won't have to file a report with the Federal Election Commission until mid-October.

- California GOP Rep. Steve Knight brought in $403,000 during the second quarter, a huge improvement over a dismal first quarter when he only raised about $29,000 and carried about $53,000 in debts, his campaign said Tuesday. He has $385,000 in cash on hand. ...Two Democrats - local water board member Maria Gutzeit and Lou Vince, a police lieutenant - are hoping to run against Knight next November.

- Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Penn.) raised $418,000 during the second quarter, with $582,000 cash on hand, his campaign said Tuesday. The district tilts Republican, but Costello has two announced Democratic challengers: Mike Parrish and Joe Denham.

MORE MD-04 NUMBERS - In a large field of Democrats jockeying to replace Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.), who's running for Senate, several candidates revealed their second quarter fundraising numbers, including Glenn Ivey, a former Prince George's County State's Attorney, who raised $275,000 in the second quarter, with $320,000 in cash on hand, the Baltimore Sun reported. 
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=43b282684d201f476b6c5714e05e454c4391cc211f3ae7db277dd6d9c91d45b0  Dereck Davis, another Democrat running to replace Edwards, raised $188,000, with $168,000 in cash on hand, the Baltimore Sun reported. 
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PRESIDENTIAL SPEED READ - IRAN 2016 AFTERSHOCKS - "Iran deal's success may rest with Hillary," by POLITICO's Michael Crowley: "During their 2008 battle for the Democratic nomination, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton argued bitterly about Iran. ...But now, Clinton and Obama are inextricably linked on the subject, thanks to the nuclear deal reached in Vienna today. As her former rival's secretary of state, Clinton helped to launch the historic diplomacy with Iran. And, should she succeed him as president, its fate could depend on how committed Clinton is to making it work." 
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- In a statement Tuesday night, Clinton acknowledged: "I know that there are people of good faith who oppose this deal - people I respect. They raise concerns that have to be taken seriously.They are right to call for extreme vigilance. I am as familiar with Iranian behavior and the need to confront it as anyone. I support this agreement because I believe it is the most effective path of all the alternatives available to the U.S. and our partners to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. 

- "Biden, the man by Obama's side," by POLITICO's Edward-Isaac Dovere: "These have been big, defining moments of this administration, and Obama thinks of them as ones he achieved with Biden at his side, figuratively and, increasingly, literally. ... Of course, should Biden surprise pretty much everyone around him and actually run for president, all these moments next to a president who's now riding a new wave of successes and popularity with his base will be political gold. But the Iran deal and the rest of the administration's recent run also speak to some of what's kept Biden out of the 2016 race, aside from his age and his family situation and the overwhelming dominance of Hillary
 Clinton in the Democratic field." 
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- Paul on Iran: The most dovish member of the 2016 Republican presidential field - Sen. Rand Paul - says he's against President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. Paul, who said in April that he would "keep an open mind" about the nuclear talks, registered three objections to the agreement unveiled on Tuesday. In a Facebook post, the Kentucky senator said his three concerns were: "1) sanctions relief precedes evidence of compliance, 2) Iran is left with significant nuclear capacity, 3) it lifts the ban on selling advanced weapons to Iran," POLITICO's Daniel Strauss reported.

Speaking of Rand ... the Kentucky Senator will headline a town hall about veterans and military families, hosted by the conservative group, Concerned Veterans for America in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., on July 27. Register for the event here: 
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CHRISTIE PAC NUMBERS - POLITICO's Alex Isenstadt reported: "America Leads, the super PAC supporting Chris Christie's presidential campaign, announced on Tuesday that it had raised $11 million since its launch in February, and that it had about $10.7 million cash on hand. The amount is less than what many of Christie's rivals have raised through their super PACs. ... America Leads also announced that it had purchased $1.1 million in TV and digital advertising time beginning on July 20 for the Boston and Manchester, N.H. media markets."

THE BIG IDEA - "Revenge of Citizens United," by POLITICO's Kenneth P. Vogel and Tarini Parti: "Republicans could barely contain their glee when the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision cleared the way for unlimited spending in political campaigns. But now - headed into a crowded presidential primary that promises to be longer, nastier and more expensive as a result of the ruling - some are having buyers' remorse. Concerns are mounting among top donors and party elites that an influx of huge checks into the GOP primary will hurt the party's chances of retaking the White House. Long-shot candidates propped up by super PACs and other big-money groups will be able to linger for months
 throwing damaging barbs at establishment favorites who offer a better chance of victory, the thinking goes." 
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Two examples:

- In an effort to guarantee former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's participation in the first GOP debate next month - according to POLITICO's 2016 Blast, Perry and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are tied for the final two spots - a pro-Perry super PAC is launching a national cable ad buy to boost his poll numbers in the surveys that will determine debate eligibility, the New York Times reported. 
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- A super PAC backing former New York Gov. George Pataki is preparing to go up in New Hampshire, WMUR reports. 
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NEW POLLING DATA - Donald Trump continues to resonate with likely Republican primary voters, coming out on top in the latest Suffolk University/USA Today poll, out Tuesday. Among voters identifying as Republican, or independents who plan to vote in their states' Republican primaries or caucuses, the real-estate mogul picked up 17 percent. Followed by Jeb Bush at 14 percent ... Scott Walker at 8 percent ... Ted Cruz at 6 percent ... Marco Rubio at 5 percent ... Ben Carson, Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee at 4 percent ... Chris Christie at 3 percent ... Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Carly Fiorina, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich, George Pataki and Lindsey Graham at less than 2 percent. 
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CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: 'I&#39;ve got 99 problems - but neither money nor women are [sic] one.' - Dennis Hof, owner of the Bunny Ranch brothel, about raising money for his "pretty likely" campaign for Nevada's open Senate seat as a Libertarian. 
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