Scott Rasmussen on GOP Primaries: ‘Being a Republican Member of Congress Is Not Good in the Republican Primary’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT DOOCY Well ░░░░░░░░ midterm elections in October ░░░░░░░░ inching closer after high ░░░░░░░░ elections across the country ░░░░░░░░ are the results from ░░░░░░░░ night what they mean ░░░░░░░░ is editor and chief ░░░░░░░░ Rasmussen Good morning to ░░░░░░░░ RASMUSSEN Good morning Steve ░░░░░░░░ Four states we will ░░░░░░░░ a look at Start ░░░░░░░░ West Virginia This was ░░░░░░░░ big one RASMUSSEN That ░░░░░░░░ right Republicans were panicked ░░░░░░░░ don Blankenship would win ░░░░░░░░ nomination after being in ░░░░░░░░ less than a year ░░░░░░░░ They didn t think ░░░░░░░░ was ideal candidate DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ RASMUSSEN President Trump tweeted ░░░░░░░░ anybody but Blanken championship ░░░░░░░░ Morrisey the A G ░░░░░░░░ conservative candidate won there ░░░░░░░░ to give Manchin a ░░░░░░░░ race Toss up carlgt ░░░░░░░░ of five states that ░░░░░░░░ Trump won by double ░░░░░░░░ that has a democratic ░░░░░░░░ Prime pickup opportunity for ░░░░░░░░ Republicans DOOCY What s ░░░░░░░░ and we will see ░░░░░░░░ in your other panels ░░░░░░░░ is the state attorney ░░░░░░░░ and they are throwing ░░░░░░░░ the guy who is ░░░░░░░░ a member of Congress ░░░░░░░░ That s right Same ░░░░░░░░ happened in Indiana Two ░░░░░░░░ Rokita and Messer they ░░░░░░░░ had their ongoing feud ░░░░░░░░ businessman comes in an ░░░░░░░░ Big theme right now ░░░░░░░░ in and wins the ░░░░░░░░ Spent 6 million of ░░░░░░░░ own money Two big ░░░░░░░░ are happening here Joe ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ trouble DOOCY The Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump going to ░░░░░░░░ on Thursday Mike Pence ░░░░░░░░ to be heavily involved ░░░░░░░░ they want to unify ░░░░░░░░ party after this Indiana ░░░░░░░░ again one of the ░░░░░░░░ tier Republican pickup opportunities ░░░░░░░░ Are we seeing the ░░░░░░░░ thing People want people ░░░░░░░░ out in America don ░░░░░░░░ want the establishment to ░░░░░░░░ RASMUSSEN Well we have ░░░░░░░░ from the Democratic energy ░░░░░░░░ the outside Well on ░░░░░░░░ Republican side being a ░░░░░░░░ member of Congress is ░░░░░░░░ good in the Republican ░░░░░░░░ Now in the Ohio ░░░░░░░░ s race to replace ░░░░░░░░ never Trumper John Kasich ░░░░░░░░ had two establishment candidates ░░░░░░░░ like divine and Richard ░░░░░░░░ These guys were expected ░░░░░░░░ win It s going ░░░░░░░░ be a tight race ░░░░░░░░ has a slight edge ░░░░░░░░ thing here from the ░░░░░░░░ perspective given a choice ░░░░░░░░ Ohio divine said I ░░░░░░░░ with Trump not Kasich ░░░░░░░░ Interesting stuff That s ░░░░░░░░ change for Ohio Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ North Carolina RASMUSSEN This ░░░░░░░░ on the Charlotte area ░░░░░░░░ old stomping grounds Robert ░░░░░░░░ Jerry is the first ░░░░░░░░ to lose this year ░░░░░░░░ won this primary two ░░░░░░░░ ago mark Harris Lost ░░░░░░░░ 800 last night This ░░░░░░░░ a Republican leaning district ░░░░░░░░ are a little nervous ░░░░░░░░ not having a encouple ░░░░░░░░ to defend it This ░░░░░░░░ the kind of race ░░░░░░░░ Democrats need to win ░░░░░░░░ they want to win ░░░░░░░░ So Harris has been ░░░░░░░░ them a little better ░░░░░░░░ because is he not ░░░░░░░░ Still same theme when ░░░░░░░░ are incumbent not a ░░░░░░░░ time to be in ░░░░░░░░ Republican primaries DOOCY So ░░░░░░░░ generic ballot where you ░░░░░░░░ a look who would ░░░░░░░░ prefer in Congress The ░░░░░░░░ or the Republican Right ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats are leading ░░░░░░░░ 6 5 RASMUSSEN Have ░░░░░░░░ got to remember it ░░░░░░░░ down from 13 points ░░░░░░░░ December So the trend ░░░░░░░░ been fairly good for ░░░░░░░░ Republicans Stabilized right now ░░░░░░░░ is the big indicator ░░░░░░░░ you are asking who ░░░░░░░░ going to control the ░░░░░░░░ in November If it ░░░░░░░░ in a five or ░░░░░░░░ point range it s ░░░░░░░░ toss up If the ░░░░░░░░ lead grows well then ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are going to ░░░░░░░░ in trouble On the ░░░░░░░░ hand if the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ chip into that a ░░░░░░░░ bit Then they could ░░░░░░░░ well retain control of ░░░░░░░░ U S House DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ we have learned today ░░░░░░░░ the blue wave in ░░░░░░░░ maybe not so much ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump got a ░░░░░░░░ last night in West ░░░░░░░░ RASMUSSEN Got a win ░░░░░░░░ west Virginia And there ░░░░░░░░ two more democratic senators ░░░░░░░░ a big fight on ░░░░░░░░ hand Joe Manchin and ░░░░░░░░ Donnelly DOOCY Indeed Thank ░░░░░░░░ very much.”