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In their first bids for elected office, Kevin Strouse and Shaughnessy Naughton are shooting high: Each wants to be the Democrat to run against Republican incumbent Mike Fitzpatrick in Pennsylvania's Eighth Congressional District.

But Strouse, 34, a former Army Ranger and CIA analyst, and Naughton, 35, a cancer researcher turned businesswoman, have been hesitant to trade juicy political haymakers. And their platforms are largely similar.

So their primary race hasn't grabbed headlines like the bombastic battle for U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz's seat in Montgomery County, or two highly competitive contests in South Jersey.

Still, national and local Democrats have long desired the seat, which covers Bucks County and a sliver of Montgomery County, where Democrats slightly outnumber Republicans.

The question now is whether any recent developments - such as a television ad from Strouse, or a strong fund-raising quarter for Naughton - will lead to sustained attention for them and help their quest to unseat Fitzpatrick.

"This is clearly among the most coveted seats for Democrats," said Chris Borick, a political science professor at Muhlenberg College in Allentown.

Borick called the district "one of the only remaining truly competitive districts in the state," although several national forecasting organizations consider Fitzpatrick the favorite in this year's race.

Fitzpatrick won the 2012 election by 12 points, even with President Obama at the top of the Democratic ticket. And he had $1.5 million in cash on hand at the beginning of last quarter, nearly triple that of his closest potential opponent.

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PORTSMOUTH With the fight under way to recapture the Democratic majority in both the U.S. Senate and N.H. House of Representatives, the Rockingham County Democrats met to pat themselves on the back for the achievements they've accomplished and rally their supporters moving forward.

After dining on an authentic New England clambake, complete with lobsters, appetites turned political. Those in attendance had forked over $40 each for the feast and to help fill the pockets of the Rockingham County Democrats, who outlined their objectives for the period until the next presidential election in 2016.

They spoke of their differences from Republicans and the hardships they have faced in getting legislation passed because of that divide.

"There are many, many Republicans in Congress who don't even know anyone in the middle class, and that's a problem," Rep. Carol Shea-Porter said.

Shea-Porter called on those in attendance to get to work rallying supporters.

"The only way you can justify a tan in August is if you've marched in all of the political parades," she joked, adding that citizens should invite those of like minds to garner as much support as possible for the Democratic Party. Of those not planning to vote for Democratic candidates, she suggested, "maybe keep them home." She referred to the fight against Republicans as a game of "Whac-A-Mole."

However, Shea-Porter also said it is the responsibility of the party to "make sure all voices are heard, all voices are honored."

"We still have work to do, but we can win again and again with the Democratic message," she said. That message includes a strong belief in "wealth creation" and a "responsibility to each other."

"It's our privilege to reach back and bring somebody else forward," she stressed.

After calling on attendees to "resist the Koch brothers," Shea-Porter introduced keynote speaker Joaquin Castro, a congressman from Texas.

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Democrats should boycott a select committee that House Speaker John Boehner plans to form to investigate the 2012 attacks on a U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya, Representative Adam Schiff said.

The California Democrat, who sits on the House intelligence committee, said today theres no reason for Democrats to participate in another probe of the Benghazi attacks thats aimed partly at undermining former Secretary of State Hillary Clintons potential presidential bid in 2016.

Its a colossal waste of time, Schiff said on Fox News Sunday.

I dont think it makes sense for us to give this select committee any more credibility than it deserves, he said. And frankly, I dont think it deserves very much.

Schiffs comments underscored the partisan tensions that continue 20 months after the attacks that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans and became a political flashpoint in the 2012 presidential election.

Boehner, an Ohio Republican, called for a select committee last week after the release of a White House e-mail that Republicans say shows the Obama administration tried to blame the attacks on an anti-Islamic video for political advantage. Boehner had resisted calls for a select committee until the e-mail surfaced, aides said last week.

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