House Editor David Wasserman releases ratings changes in three districts where competition is heating up. The DCCC’s “Red to Blue” program, which has helped some Democratic candidates outpace their GOP counterparts in fundraising and visibility, unveiled its (very predictable) second set of endorsees this week. Two that made the roster, Bob Lord (D-AZ-03) and Joe Garcia (D-FL-25), are in races that were not previously on our competitive race chart.
In Louisiana, Republicans received some good news when state Sen. Bill Cassidy formally announced plans to challenge freshman Democratic Rep. Don Cazayoux, who won a May special election to fill the unexpired term of former GOP Rep. Richard Baker. This race moves from the Lean Democratic column to the Toss Up column.
Ratings Changes
AZ-03 John Shadegg Solid Republican to Likely Republican
FL-25 Mario Diaz-Balart Solid Republican to Likely Republican
LA-06 Don Cazayoux Lean Democratic to Toss Up
AZ-03 John Shadegg Solid Republican to Likely Republican
Democratic tax attorney Bob Lord’s strong fundraising and Shadegg’s hesitancy to announce reelection plans have put this seat on both parties’ radar
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