Axios: The diverse GOP recruits that will expand House majority
Axios is out with a new report on a flurry of new diverse Republican House candidates that should leave their Democrat opponents sweating bullets about their chances in ’24.
Remember, every House seat Republicans took from Democrats in 2020 was won by a woman, a minority or a veteran.
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GOP leans in on candidate diversity to keep the House
Axios
Stef Kight
7/12/23
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/12/gop-diversity-candidates-house-2024-election
Republicans are hoping to save Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) majority in 2024 by recruiting more women, minorities and veterans to run in flippable blue districts.
Why it matters: While blasting an anti-woke agenda and praising the end of affirmative action, Republicans see a winning strategy in pulling together a slate of diverse candidates for the most competitive seats next year.
- “When candidates’ backgrounds and experiences reflect the same challenges and life stories of their voters, Republicans can win in any district,” NRCC Chair Richard Hudson told Axios in a statement.
Driving the news: Prasanth Reddy, an Indian-American immigrant and military officer, is launching his campaign Wednesday morning for Rep. Sharice Davids’s (D) seat in Kansas.
- It comes one day after Mayra Flores, who is Latina, announced her comeback bid on Tuesday for the 34th district in Texas.
- Veteran and former state senator Tom Barrett will run again for Michigan’s 7th district with an announcement on Monday — the same day as Orlando Sonza, an Asian-American veteran, announced he is running for OH-01. Both are considered tossup districts by Cook Political Report.
- Former Representative Yvette Herrell, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is running again for New Mexico’s second district. And Maria Montero, a Latina, has filed paperwork to run in the highly competitive PA-07.
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- Republicans view recruiting candidates with similar backgrounds to the districts they aim to represent “allows these candidates to outrun the top of that ticket,” one GOP strategist said, whether that’s governors, senators or the presidential nominee.