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Ad will collapse in seconds CLOSE March 24, 2017 03/24/2017 6:03 p.m. By Ed Kilgore Share Democrat Jon Ossoff isnt just raising eyebrows in the usually-Republican 6th Congressional District of Georgia, hes looking competitive. Photo: Jon Ossoff for Congress

The collapse of Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare was bad news for Donald Trumps HHS secretary, Tom Price, who will have to deal with bitter recriminations between his old friends in the House and his new boss in the White House.

But you know what would make Price feel a whole lot worse? Being replaced in the House by a Democrat.

For the first time, Democratic hopes of picking off this seat, once occupied by Senator Johnny Isakson, and before that by Newt Gingrich, are beginning to look like something more than wishful thinking. With the first round of the jungle primary fast approaching on April 18, Democratic candidate (and former congressional staffer) Jon Ossoff is no longer just an incredibly well-funded neophyte likely to make a runoff against the survivor of an internecine battle between Republicans. Hes now clearly competitive in the runoff as well as the first round.

According to a new survey from Georgia-based Opinion Savvy, Ossoff has the support of 40 percent of likely first-round voters, with Republican front-runner Karen Handel at 20 percent; would-be Trump-clone Bob Gray and State Senator Judson Hill at 10 percent; and former state senator Dan Moody at 8 percent.

More importantly, Opinion Savvy had these numbers for voters screened for likely participation in a near-certain June runoff: Ossoff leading Handel 42/41; Ossoff leading Gray 44/42; and Ossoff tied with Hill at 44 percent.

The 30-year-old Ossoffs strength is largely derived from the reported $3 million he has raised, much of it from national online fundraising, and from his success in consolidating his partys support while the Republican candidates bicker and split the GOP vote. The threat of a Democratic upset in the 6th is strong enough that Paul Ryans leadership PAC has now committed more than $2 million to attack ads on Ossoff (one with footage of him in college dressed up like Hans Solo; another tying him to Nancy Pelosi, not a beloved figure in the 6th).

Ryan, in fact, could be the one national Republican who would be humiliated by a loss in Georgia nearly as much as Price. Neither of them is having much fun at present.

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Disappearing Democrat nearly kills popular-vote bill

HARTFORD A disappearing Democrat and an astute parliamentary move by Sen. Michael A. McLachlan on Friday nearly sunk legislation that would allow Connecticut to join an interstate compact of states that want to bypass the controversial Electoral College with a National Popular Vote.

Minutes before the early afternoon meeting of the Government Administration & Elections Committee screeched to a halt, McLachlan, R-Danbury, co-chairman of the committee, succeeded in killing a Senate version of the bill in a tie vote among the four senators on the 17-member committee.

But as Democrats seemed on track to pass the House version of the bill in a partisan 9-8 vote, freshman Rep. Michael Winkler, D-Vernon left the Legislative Office Building meeting room. There were five legislative committees meeting at the time, requiring lawmakers to be in multiple places at the same time.

The roll call vote showed an 8-8 tie.

McLachlan asked for a tally, which would have closed the vote. Around that time, Sen. Mae Flexer, D-Killingly, co-chairman of the committee who was running meeting, announced the vote would remain open for several more hours. Amid a muffled, curt exchange with McLachlan, she then recessed the meeting as lawyers for GOP and Democratic lawmakers huddled on each side of the room.

Ten minutes later, Winkler ambled back into the meeting, unaware that his brief absence had almost killed the legislation.

Madame Chairman, your missing member is here, McLachlan said. Take the vote. The panel had another roll call, with the expected 9-8 partisan result. The legislation, which has failed in recent years, heads to the House of Representatives.

During the substance of the debate, Democrats said that the movement for a National Popular Vote would allow small states to be better represented at a time when presidential candidates ignore states such as Connecticut, in favor of swing states including Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida.

I dont see how this provides better representation for the people of our state, said Rep. Laura Devlin, R-Fairfield, ranking member of the committee.

kdixon@ctpost.com; Twitter: @KenDixonCT

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A Pew Research survey released on Thursday indicates that Americans of both parties want employers, not the government, to administer paid family and medical leave.

For mothers facing the adoption or birth of a new child, 72 percent of Democratic family leave supporters said that it should primarily come from employers, along with 79 percent of Republicans. Only 29 percent of Democrats thought that government should provide it at the state and/or federal level. Results were similar in the case of paid leave for fathers.

These numbers, however, slightly decreased when Pew asked about situations focusing on older populations.

In the case of workers dealing with their own health conditions, 79 percent of Republican paid leave supporters said the policy should come from employers, while only 68 percent of Democrats agreed. And as for workers who become caretakers of seriously ill relatives, 69 percent of Republican paid leave supporters said that employers should be primarily responsible for payment versus 55 percent of Democrats.

The findings arrive as paid leave becomes a more prominent issue in Washington. Before he became president, Donald Trump indicated in September 2016 that he was open to six weeks of paid maternity leave. He then indicated a shift toward paid family leave during his address to Congress in February.

In the meantime, politicians have offered their own suggestions through separate pieces of legislation. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Angus King (I-Maine) reintroduced a bill in February that would give a tax credit to businesses that provide two weeks of paid leave. Democratic leaders, on the other hand, held a press conference last week in support of "a nationwide insurance program that offers up to 12 weeks of leave with partial pay," as CNN reported.

Other results are more mixed. Most Americans support tax credits incentivizing paid leave: 87 percent of respondents "strongly" or "somewhat favor" it. But they are divided over whether there should be a government mandate: 51 percent say yes, 48 percent say no.

Additionally, 94 percent thought that if all Americans had paid leave, it would positively benefit families. Yet, 57 percent also believed that this would negatively affect small businesses.

And as for those who took less time off than they needed or desired, 69 percent said that they returned to work due to financial reasons.

More data can be found here.

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Ive posted about two potential Democratic candidates (State Sen. Jennifer Wexton and Fairfax County Board member Kathy Smith) to run against the abysmal Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10th) next year. Ive also heard several other names rumored. But now, we have an actual, announced Democratic candidate Kimberly Adams;see email below.

From: Kimberly Adams Date: Mar 25, 2017 1:03 AM Subject: Kimberly Adams for Congress

Dear Friends and Family,

Many of you have said you expected this to happen someday. TODAY IS THE DAY.I am gathering support for a run in the 10th Congressional District here in Virginia.

I am running to represent the hard working people who make our homes here in the 10th District. I am a teacher and I always have been. It is time that someone like me defies all the odds and puts in the time to be our voice in Congress. Barbara Comstock is not serving her constituents well and she does not share my values. I believe that I can bring a strong voice of reason to Washington D.C. and be a powerful advocate for all those living in the 10th District.

Primary day will be in June of 2018 andElection day will be in November 2018. That may seem like a long way off it is not.

I know that I can be successful in this race. I know that I can represent the interests here in the 10th. I also know that I will need your help to make this happen.Please click on the link below and make a commitment of your dollars. Know that the contribution will not be called-in until I officially file for the seat. This will happen on July 1. I am hoping to secure funds from as many people as possible to jump-start this campaign. (Federal contribution rules stipulate that an individual can give $2600 per race for a total of $5200 so give early and give often!)

https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/193150/kimberly-adams-for-congress

I appreciate all of your support and I will be in touch with each and every one of you soon. You can always email me suggestions for the campaign, tell me about issues that you would like to see highlighted, or share ideas that you have for this race. You can view my early website here:www.kimberlyadamsforcongress.com

Thank you for always standing by me in the past and for believing in me now.

Sincerely,

Kimberly

Kimberly Adams

Working to Represent Virginias 10th Congressional District

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Its fine for Democrats to be upset that Donald Trump schlonged Hillary Clinton, but the reality is that they spent the entirety of the Obama years getting their brains beaten in. When Obama first took office, they held the House and 60 seats in the Senate and controlled the majority of governorships and state legislatures. Now, the GOP has a large majority in the House, 52 seats in the Senate, and the majority of state legislatures and governorships.

Democrats went from thinking they were on the verge of a permanent political ascendancy to the worst political bloodbath in American history. Put another way, Democrats are the George Armstrong Custer of political parties, and yet that doesnt seem to have inspired any soul searching at all. So here are some questions Democrats should be asking themselves right now:

1) Hillary Clinton? Seriously? Hillary had a potential FBI indictment hanging over her head even as Democrats nominated her. Shes unlikable, not particularly accomplished for a presidential candidate, campaigned on a radically liberal agenda, has corruption issues, and her campaign pitch could be boiled down to Vote For Me Because Im A Woman. On top of that, she was already so widely despised that she turned out Republicans. You could make a decent argument that shes the single worst presidential candidate of all time, yet she won anyway. Of course, you could make the argument that a radical socialist like Bernie Sanders would have been worse, but even if so, why do the Democrats have so few quality candidates? Where are the blue chip candidates?

2) Do Democrats Really Want To Be The One Size Of Liberalism Fits All Party? Were in an age where people have almost infinite choice when it comes to TV, music, clothing, groceries, websites and just about everything else. Yet, the standard Democratic position is that the federal government needs to be in charge of everything so San Francisco values can be forced on everyone. Dont like gay marriage in your state? Too bad. Dont want Obamacare? Too bad. You are going to get it and LIKE IT. Democrats are so proud that they believe in choice when it comes to abortion - even though the father and the baby have no choice. So why not allow other people to live like they choose?

3) Do Democrats Really Want To Be The Intolerant Fun Police? Over the last few years, Democrats have turned into sour, anger puritans shaking their fingers at everyone who steps outside their extremely narrowly approved set of liberal values. Weve actually gotten to the point where Democrats cant even tolerate OTHER PEOPLE listening to non-liberal viewpoints on campus. Whatever happened to being open-minded? Whatever happened to tolerating other viewpoints? Dont Democrats need to learn how to do that again?

4) Do Democrats Represent Anyone Other Than The Most Liberal Americans? If youre a man, Democrats accuse you of perpetuating rape culture. If youre white, they accuse you of being privileged. If youre a Christian, they accuse you of being as bad as radical Islamists. If youre a non-liberal woman, youre constantly told that women who hold you in contempt and dont represent your views speak for you. If youre moderate, for all intents and purposes, they tell you to shut your mouth and do as youre told. Democrats would rather offend a million Americans in flyover country than hack off a liberal college professor. At some point, if you want to represent people, you have to at least make an attempt to address issues they care about in a way that they appreciate. Democrats have abandoned this idea and have started explaining to Americans that theyre too stupid to know whats good for them. Thats not how you make friends and influence people.

5) Has The Democratic Party Gotten Too Extreme? Democrats from the Clinton years would think todays Democrats are nuts and Democrats from, say, 40 years ago would vote Republican before theyd vote for the radicalism that has been embraced by todays Democrat Party. Gay marriage, men in the womens restrooms, detaching gender from genitalia, trigger warnings, safe spaces, cultural appropriation, white privilege, open borders these are radical shifts for the Democrat Party that have happened in a relatively short period of time. At what point do you start to wonder if your party has moved too far, too fast?

6) Can The Democratic Party Continue To Advocate For More Spending? Democrats seem to start every discussion with the assumption that theres an infinite amount of money for them to divvy out to liberal interest groups and for votes. Meanwhile, were almost 20 trillion dollars in debt and adding more to that amount every year - and we are now reliant on nations like China and Saudi Arabia to keep loaning us money so we can pay Social Security and Medicare. This is an unsustainable situation and, whether by choice or necessity, the amount of money the federal government spends must drop substantially in the next decade or two. Can the Democrat Party continue to function without being able to give away taxpayer dollars? One way or another, were going to find out.

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