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Sunday, October 4, 2020

1:00 – 1:30 pm:  Zoom for Event Sponsors with Candidates

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm:  General Zoom with Candidates.

A note from Academy Award Winning Screenwriter Billy Ray on why we are doing this fundraiser, and why these races are so important:  If the election of the President ends up in the House of Representatives, we need to win these 7 seats to prevail.

Dear Friends–

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Donations will be divided equally between the 7 Candidates, and Ted Lieu’s Blue Momentum Pac, which also donates funds to Democratic candidates.

Here’s the Rundown on the 7 Candidates and Races Involved:

ALASKA:  AK-1, Alaska’s only seat in Congress, AK

INCUMBENT (GOP): Al Young, 84 years old, longest-serving Member of Congress, won GOP primary handily.

OPPONENT (Independent): Alyse Galvin, non-partisan, but supported by both Dems and Independence Party.

Cook Political Report: Competitive Race. “Lean Republican”, but Polls in May and July put Galvin neck in neck with incumbent.

Real Clear Politics:  Likely GOP.  Trump won this district by 15.2% in 2016, and Romney by 14.1% in 2012.

Latest Poll (from 538 Poll reports): July 7-8: Galvin (Indep/Dem) 43% vs. Young (GOP) 41%

Analysis:  Very competitive race in historically GOP stronghold.  Galvin performing very well.

 

FLORIDA: FL-16

INCUMBENT (GOP): Vern Buchanan

DEM Candidate: Margaret Good (current 1^st Term HR from FL-72)

Cook Political Report: Competitive Race. “Likely Republican”

Real Clear Politics:  Likely GOP.

Latest Poll (from 538 Poll Reports): August Poll: D: 35% vs. R: 51%

Analysis:  Polling has been strongly in Buchanan’s favor since January, but the race is still viewed as competitive.

 

FLORIDA: FL-26

INCUMBENT (DEM): Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (1^st elected in 2018)

GOP Candidate: Carlos Gimenez, current Mayor of Miami-Dade County since 2011, former Fire Chief (endorsed by Trump)

Cook Political Report: Competitive Race. “Democratic Toss Up”

Real Clear Politics:  Likely Dem.  Clinton and Obama won by over 10 point margins.

Latest Poll (from 538 Poll Reports): July Poll: D: 42% vs. R: 47%

Analysis:  Mucasel-Powell is a good incumbent, but Gimenez is a very strong contender.  GOP could flip a Democratic seat.  Worth working hard on this one.

 

MONTANA: MT-61 (At large district)

INCUMBENT (GOP): Gregg Gianforte – running for Governor in 2020 (pleaded guilty to a 2017 misdemeanor assault on reporter from the Guardian, apologized in his 2018 race for the House)

GOP Candidate:  Matt Rosendale

DEM Candidate: Kathleen Williams (D) Represented MT-21 from 2011-2017.  She lost the seat to Gianforte in 2018, is running to get it back.

GREEN PARTY:  John Gibney

Cook Political Report: Competitive Race. “Lean Republican” but too close to call.

Real Clear Politics:  Leans GOP.

Latest Poll (from 538 Poll Reports): August: D 51% v. R 48%.   July: Internal Williams poll: showed a tie.

Analysis:  Starting as a tie in June and early July, Williams pulled ahead in August. Neck in neck race in a district with a GOP incumbent and a state that voted for Trump in 2016.  But Williams is performing well.  And Dem Governor Steve Bullock is performing well in the tight race for Senate there.

 

MICHIGAN: MI-6

INCUMBENT (GOP): Fred Upton

DEM Candidate: Jon Hoadly (Represented MI-60 from 2015-now).

Cook Political Report: Competitive Race. “Lean Republican”

Real Clear Politics:  Toss Up.

Latest Poll (from 538 Poll Reports): July 30 – Aug. 6: D 40% v. R 36%

Analysis:  Classified as “Lean Republican” by the Cook Political Report, but Democrat Hoadly is performing well against the GOP incumbent.

 

PENNSYLVANIA: PA-08 (re-elect Dem incumbent)

INCUMBENT (DEM): Matt Cartwright

GOP Candidate: Jon Bognet

Cook Political Report: Competitive Race. “Lean Democratic”.  Toss up.

Real Clear Politics:  Toss up.  Trump won by 9.6% in 2016. Obama by 11.9%/14.4% in 2008/2012.

Latest Poll (from 538 Poll Reports):  None reported!

Analysis: The outcome of this race is viewed by the DCCC as affecting partisan control of the House in the 117th Congress.  Cartwright was first elected to PA’s 17th District in 2012.  Following court-ordered redistricting in 2018, he was elected to the 8th District, defeating John Chrin (R) with 54.6% of the vote to Chrin’s 45.4%.  In February 2019, Cartwright was named among the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)’s Frontline program members. DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos said, “Our Majority hinges on these Members from tough seats winning reelection in 2020, and with today’s announcement we’re sending a clear message that the DCCC will stand shoulder to shoulder with them in the fight ahead.”

 

PENNSYLVANIA: PA-10

INCUMBENT (GOP): Perry

DEM Candidate: Eugene DePasquale.

Cook Political Report: Competitive Race. “Republican Toss Up”

Real Clear Politics:  Toss Up.

Latest Poll (from 538 Poll Reports): Neck in neck. Some polls in August and September show DePasquale slightly ahead, some with Perry slightly ahead.  All within 2-4% points.

Analysis:  A squeaker to the end if the polls stay like this. The last 3 Pres. races were won by the GOP, Trump by 8.9%, but DePasquale performing well.

 

Handy References:

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/

https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/elections/

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The first (and only) vice presidential debate is scheduled from 9pm to 10:30pm Eastern time (6pm to 7:30pm Pacific time)on October 7th.

The 2020 presidential debates are scheduled from 9:00pm to 10:30pm Eastern time   (6:00pm – 7:30 pm PST) on September 29th, October 15th and October 22nd.

 

 

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The 2020 presidential debates are scheduled from 9:00pm to 10:30pm Eastern time   (6:00pm – 7:30 pm PST) on September 29th, October 15th and October 22nd. The vice presidential debate is scheduled from 9pm to 10:30pm Eastern time on October 7th.

 

 

 

Sunset Strip Presents, the Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP), and the Westside Democratic HQ (WDHQ) invite you  to participate in their Drive-In 4 Biden live event and auction, to help Joe Biden and Kamala Harris WIN the 2020 election!

Doors open: 5:30pm / Auction: 6:30pm / Speakers: 7:30pm Movie: 8pm

They need your art, services, and other auction items to help raise money to defeat Trump! All artists have the option to retain 25% of the sale price of the piece.

The film Idiocracy will be screened at a  drive-in movie theater pop-up behind the Andaz Hotel in West Hollywood on Oct. 16th! There will be an auction and speakers! Click the Tickets button above to buy movie tickets, food and refreshments.

The auction begins on Oct. 1st, and ends during the Drive-In 4 Biden event on Oct. 16th! All funds raised support both 1) Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, and 2) down-ticket Democratic candidates across the USA.

Contact Julia or Elizabeth by Sept. 30th to Donate Your Auction Items!
● Julia Jaye Posin
○ julia@juliajaye.com
○ 949-939-4770
● Elizabeth Riley
○ contact@latenightdrivein.com
○ 310-779-2505

ABOUT THE FILM: Idiocracy is a 2006 American science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge and co-written by Judge and Etan Cohen . Starring Luke Wilson , Maya Rudolph , and Dax Shepard , it follows an American soldier who takes part in a classified
hibernation experiment, only to awaken 500 years later in a dystopian world where commercialism has run rampant, mankind has embraced anti-intellectualism , and society is devoid of intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, and human rights.