The GOP’s vote share in the district within the last 20 years peaked at 25%. It’s pointless to run there.
https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota’s_5th_Congressional_District
The GOP candidate has raised $4m for his run. That’s money that could have been spent in competitive districts.
“The GOP candidate has raised $4m for his run. That’s money that could have been spent in competitive districts.”
You’ll get no argument from me. The winner of this race was decided in the Democrat primary in August.
I have nothing at all against the GOP nominee. He’s a great guy with a great message but he will lose in November. Maybe he’ll poll 5 points higher than the 2018 nominee but that’s all.
In Minnesota, I can name several races where that money would have been better spent.
In some respects, this reminds me of a guy who ran against Pelosi about 10 years ago. He raised a good amount of money, put up an effort and got beaten down in the general election.
It was wasted money.