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Faso one of Roll Call's 10 most vulnerable in 2018

Nov 06, 2017 12:30 pm

Simone Pathé is reporting for Roll Call U.S. Rep. John Faso has been named to the paper's list of the 10 most vulnerable House incumbents in 2018. The list of those most unlikely to return to Congress in 2019 includes eight Republicans and two Democrats. GOP strategists admit that if they can’t pass a tax overhaul, more Republicans will be in trouble because the party risks lower turnout from a disappointed base. Faso is number three on the list. Pathé writes that the Kinderhook Republican might not look vulnerable given that the 19th Congressional District went for Donald Trump by seven points last year, but Democrats are motivated and poised to field a candidate with local roots. The paper declares that Pat Ryan and Antonio Delgado are the top candidates in the field, noting that both outraised Faso during the third fundraising quarter this year. Other vulnerable House members include Darrell Issa [EYE-sah], Republican of California, Claudia Tenney, the Republican representing New York's 22nd Congressional District and Tom O'Halleran, Democrat of Arizona. Read the full story in Roll Call.