Too Much Of A Good Thing? Candidate Glut Means Primary-palooza For House Dems

[DonViejo]

By CAMERON JOSEPH Published AUGUST 29, 2017 6:00 AM

Katie Porter and Dave Min are the type of candidates House Democrats dreamed of recruiting in past cycles. Both are Harvard-educated law professors with impressive biographies, connections to powerful lawmakers and strong fundraising capabilities.

The only problem? The colleagues at the University of California-Irvine are battling one another for the right to face Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) next fall.

“On some level it’s bizarre,” Min told TPM. “It’s unusual, obviously, that two members of a small faculty are doing this.”

Their race is emblematic of the double-edged sword it is for a party to have a glut of candidates eager to run for office. In nearly every top-targeted race across the country, Democrats face competitive primaries that could complicate their party’s chances of winning the majority.

“I haven’t seen this much enthusiasm to run this early in a cycle,” said Dave Wasserman, the nonpartisan Cook Political Report’s House race guru. “It’s a good problem to have.'”

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[samnsara]

1. as long as well all vote for the winner of the primary! THATS the problem!

[yallerdawg]

2. It's a damn shame Democrats fall in love with their candidate of choice...

and then forget about who we are really running against - no matter who wins the primary.

Republicans NEVER forget who they are running against.