Subject: POLITICO’s Morning Score: LaHood wins IL-18 special — Barry beats Fox in Nashville mayoral race — Rules change propels Fiorina to top-tier CNN debate
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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:03:01 -0600

By Steven Shepard | 09/11/2015 10:01AM EDT

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ABOUT LAST NIGHT - "LaHood wins special election to replace Schock," by Campaign Pro's Theodoric Meyer: "GOP state Sen. Darin LaHood won the special election to replace disgraced GOP Rep. Aaron Schock on Thursday, demolishing his Democratic opponent in a solidly Republican downstate Illinois district. LaHood defeated Rob Mellon, the Democrat, 69 percent to 31 percent, according to The Associated Press' vote tally. LaHood's victory was widely expected. ... LaHood - the son of former GOP Rep. Ray LaHood, who represented the district for seven terms before President Barack Obama appointed him transportation secretary in 2009 - announced he'd run for the seat the day after Schock said he'd
 resign and never drew a formidable opponent." http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=0ed7af6246a90e32aa2801e3ac822d48418ca2a99f3700ffe6fd7ca2de20d387

- "Megan Barry elected Nashville mayor," by the Tennessean's Joey Garrison: "Nashville voters Thursday elected Megan Barry as the seventh mayor and first woman to lead the city's metropolitan government. ... Barry had 60,376 votes, or 54.8 percent of the overall vote, and opponent David Fox had 49,611 votes, or 45 percent, with 160 of 161 precincts reporting, according to the Davidson County Election Commission. ... In her speech, Barry pointed to the challenges ahead to keep the city affordable and noted her historic win. 'You, the Nashville voters,' Barry said. 'This one is going to go down in the history books. Today, you went the polls, and you elected the first woman mayor.'" 
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- "9 candidates are in the Louisiana governor's race, including 4 major ones," by the New Orleans Times-Picayune's Julia O'Donoghue: "Nine candidates for Louisiana governor will be listed on the Oct. 24 ballot, including three Republicans, three Democrats and three candidates with no party or an 'other' affiliation. ... John Georges, the New Orleans businessman who owns The Advocate newspapers, injected some drama into the gubernatorial race during the final hour of the three-day election qualifying period. Georges did not sign up to run for governor. But Jack Capella, president of Georges Enterprises, sat in a car outside of the Secretary of State's office in Baton Rouge as the final
 minutes to become a candidate for the election ticked down. ... When reached by email, Georges said he didn't know why Capella had been sitting outside of the Secretary of State's office, where all candidates running for statewide office had to file paperwork before 4:30 p.m. sharp on Thursday. ... 'I don't know. I am in Europe at an event I committed to months ago,' Georges said in the email." http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=0ed7af6246a90e325a2e4dc400b4cb371fa43c036249920e009c2264407689af

Days until the 2015 election: 53. Days until the 2016 election: 424.

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IRAN VOTE FALLOUT - "GOP aims to make Democrats pay politically for Iran vote," by POLITICO's Burgess Everett and Seung-Min Kim: "It may be years before the political fallout of the Senate's mostly party-line vote Thursday to preserve the Iran nuclear agreement becomes clear. But it's already a defining campaign issue - and like the Iraq War and Obamacare votes last decade, looks likely to remain a stark dividing line in many election cycles to come. Republicans are plotting to make Democrats pay dearly for backing an agreement the GOP argues hinges on an historic enemy of the United States playing nice. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell plans to return to the floor next week to force
 Democrats to take more votes Republicans say they'll regret as soon as Iran violates the terms of the deal or sponsors terrorist attacks, which critics believe is just a matter of time." http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=5fc641693f60f186830b78793483bbf70836902a8666ed275ab28fb3d88bec32

2016 IN TWO MINUTES - "Biden to Colbert: 'I'd be lying if I said that I knew I was there,'" by POLITICO's Edward-Isaac Dovere in New York:Stephen Colbert all but begged Joe Biden to run for president, telling him in an appearance on the CBS Late Show on Thursday night he'll be 'sorely missed' if he doesn't. 'I think we'd all be very happy if you did,' Colbert said, finishing an emotional interview that dwelled at length on the death of the vice president's son Beau Biden who died in May, his faith, and the emotional turmoil of working through that grief. ... He said that is where his mind is now about the process of deciding whether to run. Biden said he didn't think anyone should run for
 president unless they could give '110 percent' of their heart, soul, energy and passion. 'I'd be lying if I said that I knew I was there,' Biden said. He did, though, say he felt obliged to see a way forward. He said he'd be letting his parents down, and he'd be letting his son down, 'if I didn't just get up.'" http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=5fc641693f60f186e8aa28e65af136ab74ee2829ecf5b9d792884ed66d1b0a19

- "Carly Fiornia will appear in top-tier CNN Reagan Library debate," by CNN polling director Jennifer Agiesta: "The stage is set for the CNN Reagan Library Debate next week in California, with Carly Fiorina joining 10 other leading Republican presidential candidates at 8 p.m. ET. Thursday marked the close of the two-month window for determining eligibility based on averages of national polls. The results were based on 14 polls including interviews with more than 6,000 potential Republican primary voters. The top 10 candidates overall -- plus Fiorina, whose average support places her within the top 10 in polls conducted after the first debate held August 6 - have all qualified for the 8:00
 p.m. debate next Wednesday in Simi Valley. The remaining five candidates will appear during an earlier debate beginning at 6:00 p.m." http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=5fc641693f60f18608934c29d4c66612395274ebb1b64c009a5e6f589e588039

- "Five 2016 strategies that have already failed," by POLITICO's Glenn Thrush: "1. Smile and do nothing when The Donald hits you. ... 2. Rand Paul: Redefine what it means to be 'a Republican.' ... 3. Jeb Bush: Shock and Awe. ... 4. Hillary Clinton: Get off my lawn. ... 5. Scott Walker: Fly under the radar."http://politi.co/1Nluci7

- "Insiders: Clinton still on track to win Iowa and N.H.," by POLITICO's Katie Glueck: "Despite a barrage of bad headlines, lagging poll numbers and mounting evidence that she's in a dogfight with Bernie Sanders, Democratic insiders overwhelmingly think Hillary Clinton would win Iowa and New Hampshire if the contests were held this week. That's the assessment of this week's POLITICO Caucus, our weekly bipartisan survey of the top strategists, activists and operatives in the two early-voting states. Driving the high degree of confidence in Clinton's chances is a belief that her field organization is too formidable for Sanders to overcome. 'Best campaign infrastructure ever built,' said an
 uncommitted New Hampshire Democrat. 'They can overcome any deficit.'" http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=5fc641693f60f1862ae27247580bd0110480e4f803c338f46686da45bf3f1a54

- "'Super PAC' Aiding Clinton Adds Communications Chief," by the New York Times' Maggie Haberman: "The 'super PAC' supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton is bringing on a full-time communications director as it enters a new phase in its efforts to try to define the Republican presidential primary field.

Justin Barasky, currently the communications director at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, will take that same title with Priorities USA, officials with the group said. Mr. Barasky was recruited by Guy Cecil, the group's recently appointed chief strategist, who has made a string of new hires after a long period of tumult within the super PAC. The two worked together on the Senate campaign committee." http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=5fc641693f60f1868089069118960451f1f7684092fc5d8528c12c8e17a2616b

WHERE ARE THEY NOW - Former Louisiana Rep. McAllister files to run for state Senate: The "Kissing Congressman," Vance McAllister, is running for state Senate in Louisiana, filing to challenge an incumbent just hours before the deadline. http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=5fc641693f60f1868e078c4b01b573c937ec060ce90ade460c7757fd5da7536f

CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: "He's going to have to run a flawless campaign in order to win that race." - American Crossroads political director Carl Forti, on Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson's reelection hopes. Forti and Crossroads president Steven Law wouldn't commit to spending to back Johnson in his rematch against former Sen. Russ Feingold. http://cl.s4.exct.net/?qs=5fc641693f60f18693a81a5992de568e4fcc5dfffbf891c388440e58146a8e08

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