The Fix: Landscape Sparks Republicans Recruiting

From The Fix: “The decline in President Obama’s poll numbers — and those of his party — over the first eight months of his administration has led to a bumper crop of Republican recruits in the House as GOP candidates who sat on the sidelines for the last two election cycles are now leaping at the opportunity to run. The latest example of this environmental recruiting is in Nevada’s 3rd district where former state senator Joe Heck (R) will announce today that he is abandoning his gubernatorial bid to pursue a race against freshman Rep. Dina Titus (D) in 2010. “The Republicans are starting to become resurgent,” said Heck. Heck’s candidacy gives Republicans a real chance of winning the swing Clark County seat just days after banker Keith Guedry (R) unexpectedly ended his candidacy. Heck held a state Senate seat within the 3rd district from 2004 to 2008 when he was defeated by just more than 765 votes — a loss he attributed to “disaffected Republicans.” There are also other signs of the improved landscape bolstering Republican recruiting. In recent weeks, former representative Charlie Bass (R) has announced his candidacy to take back his old seat in New Hampshire, former U.S. attorney Tim Griffin (R) has entered the race against Arkansas Rep. Vic Snyder (D) and state Sen. Mick Mulvaney is likely to challenge Rep. John Spratt (D) in South Carolina. …”

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