Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score, presented by MarketPredict: Eastman beats Ashford in NE-02 — Wild wins, Morganelli loses in PA-07 Democratic primary — Barletta takes GOP Senate nod in Pennsylvania
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Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 08:09:14 -0600
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By Daniel Strauss | 05/16/2018 10:00 AM EDT

With Zach Montellaro, James Arkin, Scott Bland and Elena Schneider
 
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UPSET ALERT - Eastman downs Ashford in Nebraska battleground primary: Kara Eastman, a nonprofit executive and single-payer health care supporter who ran a progressive challenge to former Democratic Rep. Brad Ashford, took 51.4 percent to 48.6 percent with 100 percent of precincts reporting early Wednesday morning. It's a huge primary upset for Eastman, who wins the nomination to face GOP Rep. Don Bacon in the fall - Ashford was better-known, better-funded and better-connected in Washington. But Eastman clearly captured the energy flowing to progressive and female candidates in Democratic primaries right now. See the latest results here. See Nebraska's recount law here (the current margin
 appears to be outside the threshold).
 
WILD TIMES - Susan Wild beats John Morganelli for PA-07 Democratic nomination: The EMILY's List-endorsed former Allentown city solicitor defeated Northampton District Attorney Morganelli 33 percent to 30 percent after a primary in which Morganelli attracted national notoriety among progressives for his immigration and abortion stances. Morganelli said it himself before the polls closed, via Elena Schneider: "If a lot of traditional Democrats come out, I should be okay. If the mix is more progressive, then it gets tougher. The Democratic primary electorate is a little more liberal than me." Wild will face either Marty Nothstein or Dean Browning in the general election, but the Republican
 primary battle of current and former Lehigh County commissioners was still uncalled early Wednesday morning. See results here.
 
LOUIE, LOUIE - "Barletta to face Casey in Pennsylvania Senate race," by Campaign Pro's James Arkin: "Rep. Lou Barletta won the Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania Tuesday night, setting up a matchup against incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in one of Republicans top 2018 Senate targets. ... Barletta was the heavy favorite heading into Tuesday night and largely ignored Christiana, who ran his campaign on an anti-Washington message. President Donald Trump encouraged Barletta to enter the race last year and endorsed him in February, and the congressman also had the backing of the Pennsylvania Republican Party. Barletta has leaned heavily on his support from Trump during the race. The
 president recorded a robocall encouraging support for the congressman." Full story.
 
MORE - Lt. Gov. Brad Little won the Idaho GOP gubernatorial nomination over Rep. Raul Labrador.
 
- Attorney Scott Wallace won the Democratic nomination in PA-01 to take on GOP Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. 
 
- State Rep. Madeleine Dean won the Democratic nomination in PA-04.
 
- Attorney Mary Gay Scanlon won the Democratic nomination in PA-05.
 
- State Sen. Guy Reschenthaler won the Republican nomination in PA-14. 
 
- Dr. John Joyce won the Republican nomination in PA-13. 
 
- State Sen. Scott Wagner won the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania. 
 
- Oregon state Rep. Knute Buehler won the Republican nomination for governor of Oregon. 
 
See results from Idaho, Nebraska, Oregon and Pennsylvania.
 
Days until the 2018 election: 174 (Updated for 5/16)
 
Upcoming election dates - May 22: Arkansas, Georgia and Kentucky primaries, plus Texas primary runoffs - June 5: Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota primaries - June 12: Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina and Virginia primaries. - June 19: Arkansas primary runoffs. - June 26: Colorado, Maryland, New York (congressional), Oklahoma and Utah primaries and Mississippi and South Carolina primary runoffs.
 
Upcoming filing deadlines - May 18: Washington - May 30: Arizona - May 31: Vermont - June 1: Alaska, Kansas, Wisconsin and Wyoming - June 5: Hawaii and Minnesota - June 12: Connecticut - June 15: New Hampshire - June 27: Rhode Island.
 
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CLARIFICATION - Tuesday's Morning Score featured a story about Silicon Valley crowdfunding platform Crowdpac, which is replacing its CEO Steve Hilton. Crowdpac described Hilton's departure as a mutual decision between Hilton and the company, not as the company pushing Hilton out.
 
FIRST IN SCORE - End Citizens United kicks off pro-Katie Porter campaign in CA-45 with digital ad: The ad touts Porter's endorsements from Sens. Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, Porter's pledge to reject corporate PAC money and her experience as a consumer watchdog. Watch the ad here.
 
- Ryan releases TV ad on gun violence in NY-19: Democrat Pat Ryan launched a TV ad in the Democratic primary to take on GOP Rep. John Faso, focusing on gun violence. "If our children are going up against this," Ryan says, showing an assault rifle, "they should have the same protection we give our soldiers," showing elementary school-aged children in helmets and bulletproof vests. "Or we could just get rid of assault rifles," Ryan says. Watch the ad here. 
 
- Club for Growth releases ads in TX-21, TX-06: The Club for Growth is attacking Republican Matt McCall ahead of the May 22 Republican runoff, saying that McCall "just might make Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House." The Club also released a positive bio spot on Republican Ron Wright. Watch the TX-21 ad here. Watch the TX-06 ad here. 
 
PAWLENTY PASSES - "Pawlenty will not seek GOP endorsement in governor's race," by The Minnesota Star Tribune's Jessie Van Berkel: "Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty announced Tuesday he will not seek the Republican endorsement in the governor's race, opting instead to head straight for the August party primary..."Tim appreciates the convention delegates, but his late entry into the race effectively precluded a fair fight for endorsement at the convention," Pawlenty spokesman Sam Winter said in a statement. "As a result, he has decided not to participate in the convention and instead will make his case directly to the broader and larger group of voters who will be participating in the Republican
 primary on Tuesday, August 14th." Full story. 
 
REVISITING 2016 - North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer's campaign released a digital ad showing video of Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp backing Hillary Clinton in 2016. Heitkamp says Clinton "is going to be one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America." A narrator then says Heitkamp "consistently votes against our North Dakota values." Watch the ad here.
 
A LOT OF DOUGH - "Publix is supporting Adam Putnam's run for governor like no politician before," by the Tampa Bay Times' Steve Contorno: "The Florida supermarket giant Publix has given more money to Adam Putnam's gubernatorial bid than any other candidate since at least 1995 and likely for the entirety of the company's history. Publix, the heirs to the company's founder and its current and former leaders have given Putnam $670,000 in the last three years - or enough money to buy 74,527 chicken tender subs. No other Florida candidate has ever come close to that kind of subsidy from Florida's largest Fortune 500 company." Full story.
 
AD WARS - "DCCC hits Republicans in CA-48, CA-49 in new ads" by Campaign Pro's Daniel Strauss: "The DCCC released a pair of ads targeting two Republicans in their respective California congressional races, seeking to prevent them from advancing to the general election alongside another Republican in key target districts. One 30-second ad attacks Republican Scott Baugh in California's 48th District. The ad, named "Sheet," calls him "self-serving politician Scott Baugh" and says he was "accused of credit card fraud and illegally accepted nearly $9,000 in campaign cash from his partner in the alleged scheme." Full story. 
 
- "Jealous campaign releases first ad in Maryland" by Strauss: "Democrat Ben Jealous' gubernatorial campaign released its first ad in Maryland's Democratic primary on Tuesday, a 1-minute spot focused on Jealous' childhood and his work to end the death penalty in the state, helping pass marriage equality and work on immigration reform. The ad, "Running," starts by recounting Jealous' childhood and how he was a Rhodes Scholar "who became the youngest national president of the NAACP." "Ben Jealous: community organizer, civil rights leader, job creating investor," the narrator in the ad says." Full story. Watch the ad here.
 
2020 WATCH - "2020 Democrats take the stage," by POLITICO's Edward-Isaac Dovere:  "Squint, and it looked like Iowa, December 2019 - except the setting was a hotel basement ballroom in downtown D.C. on Tuesday, with the 2020 Democratic field doing its first dry run...This is the footsie stage of the will-he-or-she-run game, long before the endless presidential forums and debates begin. But the donors and insiders and reporters on hand - and the candidates and their aides themselves - had the rare chance to compare back-to-back potential White House contenders. Though CAP was a de facto Bill Clinton administration-in-exile, and then as a Hillary Clinton administration-in-waiting, there was
 less tacking to the supposed center than reimagining what progressivism means and how it can be reinterpreted and reapplied. "The oligarchy in this country, whose greed is insatiable, is destroying Lincoln's vision of America, our vision of America, and is moving us toward a government of the few, by the few, and for the few," said Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders." Full story. 
 
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GETTING THE NOD - Equality California endorses in four Congressional races. The group is endorsing Michael Eggman in CA-10, Harley Rouda in CA-48, Sara Jacobs in CA-49, and Ammar Campa-Najjar in CA-50. 
 
CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I don't talk about Trump voters and Clinton voters; I don't talk about white voters and black voters. I talk about voters, and I talk about workers" - Sen. Sherrod Brown at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference.  
 
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