ICYMI: National Republicans are eyeing AL-02
National Republicans are feeling bullish on the newly drawn AL-02. Caroleen Dobson is already running circles around Joe Biden-loving Shomari Figures and putting this race on the map.
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Prominent Republican leader hopeful for GOP upset in closely watched Alabama congressional race
July 18, 2024
Republican Caroleene Dobson is running in a congressional district that was drawn last year “for a Democrat” but which could be competitive for Republicans, according to the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Richard Hudson, chair of the NRCC, in his first public comments about the 2nd district congressional race in Alabama, told Punchbowl News that “if only a few” of the district’s Black voters backed Dobson, then the Republicans could be competitive.
He also called Democratic challenger Shomari Figures as “fairly weak.”
The piece is headlined, “Hudson feeling bullish on redistricted Alabama seat that leans Democratic.” […]
The lack of shifting in the 2nd district is notable, amid struggles by President Joe Biden in polling following a poor performance during last month’s presidential debate.
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Dobson, according to the latest campaign finance filings, outraised Figures in the second quarter.
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