Van Tran for Congress

The Washington Post: GOP Casting Wide Net In Effort To Recruit 2010 Hopefuls

By Paul Kane and Chris Cillizza
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 8, 2010

…For a beleaguered Republican Party, Fincher’s candidacy is part of a recruiting renaissance following back-to-back elections during which the national political environment was tilted badly against it.

In races for the House and Senate, Republicans have found credible candidates that range from intriguing first-timers such as Fincher to ambitious politicians such as California state Assemblyman Van Tran, who took a pass on previous entreaties to challenge Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) but is ready now.

… the double-digit unemployment rate nationally, a spate of high-profile Democratic retirements and sagging approval ratings for the Obama administration have Republicans dreaming big about the 2010 midterms, leading to talk of a wave election cycle that would seriously dent the Democrats’ filibuster-proof majority in the Senate and threaten their hold on the House.

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