From Mike Allen's newsletter.
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TOP TALKER - "Hardly anybody wants to speak at Trump's convention," by Alex Isenstadt: "A slot at the GOP convention used to be a career-maker ... POLITICO contacted more than 50 prominent governors, senators, and House members to gauge their interest in speaking. Only a few said they were open to it ... The widespread lack of interest, Republicans say, boils down to ... the growing consensus that it's best to steer clear of Trump. ...
"New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte 'is not attending the convention' ... Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner 'is not attending the convention' ... Sen. Lindsey Graham ... 'not attending.' ... New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, a rising star who helped to write the GOP platform at the 2012 convention, 'will be in her district working for her constituents ...
"Ohio Sen. Rob Portman will be attending the convention and will be hosting several events in Cleveland over the course of the week. ... ... [In 2012, w]hoever Romney wanted to speak, one ex-adviser to the former GOP nominee recalled, he got." politi.co
--"Trump fuels Democrats' slim House hopes," by Theo Meyer: "Democrats are diving into the forbidding district-by-district math, scrutinizing under-the-radar and cash-starved House candidates who haven't gotten attention, ... to try and get their campaigns in good enough fighting shape to take advantage of a potential Trump backlash ...
"[But] Democratic House candidates are far behind where Republicans were before they regained House control in 2010." politi.co |
