RATINGS CHANGE: IN-05 a Toss Up, “Republicans are Increasingly Concerned”
National race raters are continuing to take notice of Christina Hale’s momentum with the non-partisan Cook Political Report shifting their rating in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District to “Toss Up.”
“The poll was shocking considering Trump won the district by 12 points in 2016, but the district is highly college-educated and former Sen. Joe Donnelly carried it in 2018. […And] Democrats believe Hale’s profile as a “lifelong Hoosier” who worked her way up as a single mom will contrast favorably with Spartz, who is backed by the Club for Growth. Republicans are increasingly concerned.”
Republicans do have cause for “concern.” Hale continues to outraise Victoria Spartz and ended the 2nd Quarter with more than four times Spartz’s cash-on-hand. In fact, Hale consistently “raised more than any of the Republican candidates” throughout the primary. That’s not all – a poll from last month shows Christina Hale leading the district by 6 points, 51% – 45%. Biden also carries the district by 10 points, 53% – 43%.
As Republicans are well aware, “Spartz was not the[ir] first choice,” they still don’t want her, and now it seems we know why.
Sabato’s Crystal Ball also recently rated this race a Toss Up.
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