Never Heard of...

In Defying the Odds, we discuss the early stages of the 2016 campaign, when many candidates were unknowns.

Steven Shepard reports at Politico:

President Donald Trump’s poor poll numbers have dozens of Democrats reportedly considering challenging him in 2020. But voters haven’t heard of the vast majority of them.

According to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that tested voters’ views of 19 potential Democratic presidential candidates — a list that includes eight senators, five governors, one congressman, a big-city mayor and a failed Senate candidate — most of the prospects are unknown among at least half the electorate.
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The poll was conducted June 8-12, surveying 1,990 registered voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points.

Here are the "never heard of" percentages

Elizabeth Warren	23%
Jason Kander	60%
Eric Garcetti	59%
Kirsten Gillibrand Amy Klobuchar Chris Murphy Cory Booker Steve Bullock Al Franken Kamala Harris Tim Kaine Joe Biden Andrew Cuomo Terry McAuliffe John Hickenlooper Jay Inslee Robert Iger Howard Schultz Seth Moulton	52% 61% 54% 46% 55% 29% 53% 35% 07% 30% 50% 60% 60% 58% 55% 58%

Crossroads GPS Up in Maine and Other States

Crossroads GPS takes a hit against Angus King in Maine:


Against Kaine in Virginia:


Against Donnelly in Indiana:


Against Heitkamp in North Dakota:


Against Tester in Montana:

Latest Crossroads GPS Senate Ads

Reprising the optometric ad it ran against House candidate Julian Schreibman in New York, GPS goes after  Sherrod Brown in Ohio:

 

Another "swipe" at Tester in Montana:


A "rubber stamp" attack on Heitkamp in North Dakota:


In Virginia, a link between Tim Kaine and defense cuts:


In Wisconsin, an attack on Tammy Baldwin's healthcare stand:

Crossroads GPS: Three New Senate Ads

In Montana, picturing Tester as a big-business tool:

In Virginia, attacking Kaine over cap and trade:

 

 In North Dakota, accusing Heitkamp of supporting Obamacare and higher taxes:

 

New Crossroads GPS Ads

Against Shelley Berkley in Nevada:



 Against Sherrod Brown in Ohio:

 

 Against Tim Kaine in Virginia:

   

Another anti-Kaine ad, focusing on his education record as governor:

 

 Same as above, except for an emphasis on Northern Virginia:

 

Crossroads GPS on Offense in MO, MT, NV, CD and VA

A release from Crossroads GPS:

Crossroads Grassroots Policy Strategies (Crossroads GPS) today announced the launch of a new round of TV spots focused on jobs, reckless Senate spending, Obamacare, and tax increases in five key states.

The issue ads will start Wednesday on broadcast and cable networks in Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, and Virginia in a buy totaling $1.2 million.

Missouri and McCaskill:



 Montana and Tester:

 

 Nevada and Berkley:

 

 North Dakota and Heitkamp:

 

 Virginia and Kaine:

 

Epic Journey Redux

President Obama wants the 2010 election to look more like 2008. The New York Times reports:

President Obama is reconstituting the team that helped him win the White House to counter Republican challenges in the midterm elections and recalibrate after political setbacks that have narrowed his legislative ambitions.

Mr. Obama has asked his former campaign manager, David Plouffe, to oversee House, Senate and governor’s races to stave off a hemorrhage of seats in the fall. The president ordered a review of the Democratic political operation — from the White House to party committees — after last week’s Republican victory in the Massachusetts Senate race, aides said.

Implicit in the story is a vote of no confidence in DNC chair Tim Kaine.