Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score: Louisiana governor post-mortem — FreedomWorks backing GOP Sen. Mike Lee on airwaves — Van Hollen leads Edwards in Maryland poll
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Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2015 09:02:37 -0600

By Elena Schneider | 11/23/2015 10:00 AM EDT

With Kevin Robillard

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LOUISIANA ELECTION POST-MORTEM - "Edwards beats Vitter in Louisiana governor's race," by Campaign Pro's Kevin Robillard: "Democrat John Bel Edwards will be Louisiana's next governor, bulldozing through scandal-tarred GOP Sen. David Vitter" 56 percent to 44 percent "in Saturday's election after a campaign dominated by Vitter's 2007 prostitution scandal. ... Edwards' victory shatters an unprecedented losing streak for his party in the Deep South, where Democrats had not elected a new statewide officeholder since President Barack Obama was inaugurated in 2009." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=41927a28d2afb97c10c9c73b75f15f273e4b38de74b26d074ba9f4d751fd636b

- "Vitter retirement announcement shakes up Louisiana Senate race," by Campaign Pro's Kevin Robillard: Following his defeat Saturday, Vitter "announced that he will retire from the Senate next year, ensuring another busy year of campaigning in a state with no shortage of ambitious politicians. ... The Republican side of the field is chock-full of potential candidates: GOP Reps. Charles Boustany and John Fleming, state Treasurer John Kennedy, retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness and Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle could all make bids."

"One thing is clear: After a big loss in a damaging gubernatorial race, Vitter's decision to step aside increases Republicans' chances of holding his Senate seat." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=41927a28d2afb97c2dcccee04af7a0c94d7769b921097515bb6a895dbff0a58b

- The Advocate broke down how Edwards was both "lucky and good" as a candidate. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=41927a28d2afb97c3a4dd6c9746673f08d2ada7c88ee3f5f1154aa438f66958f 

FIRST IN SCORE - Outside help for Mike Lee - FreedomWorks for America will go up on the airwaves to support Republican Sen. Mike Lee with a $48,000 ad buy in Utah, "airing for ten days across the state," according to a statement the group will release Monday. The ad shows images of sheep, when the narrator says, "A lot of politicians in Washington just follow the crowd ... While other politicians are working for the special interests, Mike Lee is fighting for our interests." Watch "The Flock" here: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=41927a28d2afb97c8f510985cd55f155986f0868d87e4fb4c8e404ce65bcf804 

GOP PRIMARY POLITICS - Pamela Tucker still weighing a run against Guinta in NH-01 - GOP state Rep. Pamela Tucker is still considering whether or not to run against Republican Rep. Frank Guinta, whose campaign finance troubles have already prompted Republican Dan Innis and two Democrats to seek his seat. Tucker, unlike Guinta's other rivals, refused to criticize him in a recent interview. "Frank's a nice guy," she said. "This isn't about Frank or running against Frank." She likely won't make a decision until the first quarter or the second quarter of next year. The filing deadline for the September primary is June 10.

Days until the 2016 election: 351.

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FIRST IN SCORE - DIGITAL SPOT - Priorities USA, the super PAC backing Hillary Clinton, will release a new web ad Monday, targeting the Republican candidates as the "party of the past." It targets Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush for their comments about immigration, gay marriage and ending Medicare, respectively. Watch "Party of the Past," here: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3f7c195228a4e4e9b26e848f2e05ff21e61a5242f9ef3dfc646339194078f06e 

- FACEBOOK ADS - The League of Conservation Voter launches a $25,000 Facebook ad campaign Monday targeting six Republican senators for votes that would block "common sense carbon pollution standards," per a statement from the group. The ads attack Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Rob Portman of Ohio, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Dean Heller of Nevada, saying the senators "chose polluters over people." Tillis and Heller are not up for reelection in 2016. View the North Carolina ad here: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3f7c195228a4e4e9126fdc24852a90d49e597ca07eaed3aeeda61a22f69f24d5 

POLL POSITION - Van Hollen opens up Democratic primary lead in Maryland Senate race - A new Baltimore Sun/University of Baltimore poll is the first to show Rep. Chris Van Hollen leading Rep. Donna Edwards in Maryland's Democratic Senate primary, earning 45 percent of the vote to Edwards' 31 percent. The poll comes after Van Hollen began airing positive biographical spots in the Baltimore region. "Van Hollen is leading Edwards two-to-one in the Baltimore region," the Sun's John Fritze writes. "The gap widens when Baltimore's suburban counties are included." Add Rep. Elijah Cummings to the mix, however, and he jumps to the front: Cummings leads the field with 40 percent of the vote to Van
 Hollen's 28 percent and Edwards' 19 percent. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3f7c195228a4e4e94e4a6202dd3023a7b9153771d101f665863a2e0cc625fdff

2010 TIME MACHINE - O'Donnell toils and troubles over FEC lawsuit - Former Republican Senate candidate, Christine O'Donnell, called Federal Elections Commission lawsuit accusing her of "improper campaign expenditures" is a "witch hunt" against her, the Associated Press reported. O'Donnell said during the 2010 race in a campaign ad that she is not a witch. She also said she's having trouble hiring a lawyer because they were warned about "political backlash" if they represented her. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3f7c195228a4e4e959deae2b39cf8ca7dd7a241e92d2fa0eebc90c05690c2e89

PRESIDENTIAL SPEED READ - Sen. Marco Rubio's campaign released its first television ad Sunday, and it's all about the attacks in Paris. "What happened in Paris could happen here," Rubio says in the ad, standing against a black background. "There can be no arrangement or negotiation, either they win, or we do." The ad will run nationwide starting on Tuesday. Watch "A Civilizational Struggle" here: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3f7c195228a4e4e975aa4be5abdc8dc93c49eaa6aaed38a695074ec4e5fb2488 

- "American Encore enters Iowa air war for Cruz," by Arizona Politics' Mitch Martinson: "Sean Noble ... has been preaching 'Dump Trump' for several months now; this week, his American Encore organization begins airing ads in Iowa supporting Ted Cruz's Presidential bid. The $47,000 ad buy focuses on 'national security' and will begin airing Tuesday in Des Moines." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3f7c195228a4e4e9942494af6b88df101c784b357bfa3a3e343b840642a84ad4

- "Polls: Donald Trump stays in front," by POLITICO's Steven Shepard: "New polls released Sunday show Donald Trump leading the Republican presidential pack, with significant leads over fellow first-time candidate Ben Carson in the immediate wake of the terror attacks in Paris. Among Democrats, majorities continue to favor former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3f7c195228a4e4e95f9d037594c385c87c22804c7bdd122b9a2a70dfe6a6cb8f

- Martin O'Malley to draw contrast over Syrian refugees: At an event at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire, the former Maryland governor will speak about foreign policy and ISIS and draw a contrast with governors, including New Hampshire Democrat Maggie Hassan, over their recent moves to block or slow Syrian refugees from settling in their states.

CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: "It's wrong - philosophically, morally ... It's archaic, it's medieval, and it's wrong. We need a new election." - Mississippi state Rep. Blaine Eaton III, a Democrat who won reelection by the drawing of straws after a tie vote, The New York Times reported. http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=3f7c195228a4e4e932c40f5bc4fe1b352b8b9cbe0cfe3f640136f8d7e6879059

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