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Why it matters: Expect to see more of this cold calculus as the general election heats up
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Congressional Leadership Fund, House Republicans' main super PAC, removed all its money in the district last week, according to ad tracking firm AdImpact.
Key facts
- Congressional Leadership Fund, House Republicans' main super PAC, removed all its money in the district last week, according to ad tracking firm AdImpact
- House Republicans are effectively abandoning what was supposed to be a key battleground district in New York over concerns that their candidate, state Sen
- Oberacker is seen by Republicans on Capitol Hill as too flawed a candidate to seriously challenge Riley, according to multiple GOP
- What they're hearing: "Spending a few million in Upstate New York against Riley, who,. it's not like he's got a lot of enemies, and he raises money, it's a hard environment, hard to argue
Summary
House Republicans are effectively abandoning what was supposed to be a key battleground district in New York over concerns that their candidate, state Sen. Expect to see more of this cold calculus as the general election heats up, with both parties determining where their money will make enough of a difference to be worth spending. In this case, the GOP has determined that New York's 19th district, a perennial battleground seat that has routinely changed hands between Democrats and Republicans over the last several election cycles, doesn't warrant the investment. The seat, currently held by freshman Rep.