Rose fundraising letter warns of Grimm 2020 challenge
Democratic Congressmember-elect Max Rose hasn’t even been sworn into office yet and already potential Republican challengers appear to be gearing up to run against him in 2020.
Rose’s campaign sent out a fundraising letter warning of potential challenges from Michael Grimm or other Republicans. Grimm, the former Congress member, couldn’t be reached for comment. But he recently told the Staten Island Advance that he is leaving the door “wide open,” confirming reports that he is strongly considering a run.
Rose isn’t waiting for Grimm to make up his mind. He is busy lining up support. “Max hasn’t even been sworn in and the Republicans and special interests are already lining up to take him out. It truly speaks volumes about the absurdity of our broken campaign finance system that we have to get right back to asking folks like you to step up with a donation,” the fundraising letter reads in part.