House Update: Sex, Lies, And A GOP Pickup
Steelers heir/atty Tom Rooney (R) has become the first GOP pickup of the night, as he defeated embattled Rep. Tim Mahoney (D) 61-39% in FL-16. Mahoney's multiple affairs, as well as his deal to quiet his ex-aide/mistress which was revealed in the campaign's final weeks, did him in. The shame for Dems is the fact that Mahoney had this race in the bank before the revelations surfaced.
And in KY 02, state Sen. Brett Guthrie (R) defeated state Sen. David Boswell (D) in the race to replace retiring Rep. Ron Lewis (R). This was another one of our early indicators. A win by a Dem in this very-GOP CD would've meant a disaster for GOPers. So far, they're avoiding these types of devastating losses.
So, we're now at Dems +3 for the night.