FIRST IN SCORE: POLL POSITION — Mandel had 26 percent of support from likely GOP Senate primary voters, according to a new WPA Intelligence poll commissioned by the Club for Growth PAC (the Club endorsed Mandel last year). The survey found Jane Timken, the former state GOP chair, with 15 percent of support and investment banker Mike Gibbons with 14 percent. Author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance was in fourth place with 10 percent, according to the poll, which surveyed 513 likely GOP primary voters from Jan. 3-6. The new poll comes days after Timken's campaign released an internal poll showing her with 16 percent of support, two percentage points behind Mandel who had 18 percent of support among GOP primary voters. The Moore Information Group poll conducted 1,000 interviews on Jan. 3. The poll from Timken's campaign showed Gibbons with 14 percent of support and Vance with 8 percent. THE CASH DASH — Kelly raised nearly $9 million and had $18.5 million in cash on hand at the end of the fourth quarter, according to his campaign. The fourth quarter encompasses Oct. 1-Dec. 31. Year-end reports are due to the FEC on Jan. 31. — Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) raised $3.1 million in the fourth quarter of the year and had $5.3 million in cash on hand, WMUR's John DiStaso reported. — Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) raised $900,000 in the fourth quarter and had $2.7 million in cash on hand, the New Jersey Globe's David Wildstein wrote. — Washington Republican Tiffany Smiley raised nearly $925,000 in the fourth quarter for her bid against Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Fox News' Paul Steinhauser wrote. Smiley had $1.7 million in cash on hand. — New York Democrat Josh Riley raised over $416,000 in the first two months of his campaign against Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), The Post-Standard's Mark Weiner wrote. — Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch raised $3.3 million since she launched her gubernatorial campaign, The Hill's Julia Manchester wrote. Kleefisch, a Republican, is running against Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. GETTING IN — Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano launched his Republican primary campaign for governor, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Charles Thompson reported. Mastriano joins a crowded field to replace term-limited Gov. Tom Wolf. — New Hampshire state Senate President Chuck Morse will run against Hassan, WMUR's John DiStaso wrote. Morse, a Republican, plans to file with the FEC on Wednesday and formally launch a campaign later this month. Morse hired GOP operative Dave Carney as general consultant. Republican Don Bolduc is also running against Hassan, and a number of other candidates are considering entering the race. — Minnesota Republican Kendall Qualls launched a campaign for governor on "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Sunday, Fox News' Bailee Hill wrote. Qualls is the president of the nonprofit TakeCharge and an Army veteran. Qualls lost to Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) in 2020. Qualls jumped into a crowded GOP primary to take on Democratic Gov. Tim Walz. NOTABLE FLOATABLES — New York Republican Harry Wilson is considering running for governor, the New York Post's Carl Campanile wrote. Wilson is chair and CEO of the MAEVA Group, and lost a 2010 race for state comptroller. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), Andrew Giuliani and former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino are already running in the GOP primary. LANDMARK LEGISLATION? — When President Joe Biden speaks in Georgia on Tuesday, he will "expand on his endorsement of a filibuster carveout to pass voting rights legislation in the Senate," POLITICO's Laura Barrón-López and Christopher Cadelago reported. Vice President Kamala Harris will also visit the state, where Republicans have passed new voting restrictions. BALLOT BATTLE — Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican, said there is "zero chance" the state legislature will take over awarding presidential elector votes in 2024, The Associated Press' Scott Bauer wrote. Vos said he is against dissolving the state elections commission, or changing how the bipartisan body operates. Johnson said in November that he wanted lawmakers to "take over elections and tell local officials to ignore the work of the elections commission." THE MAP LINES — The Southern Poverty Law Center is challenging Georgia's new congressional map in court, along with Georgia voters and voting rights groups. The lawsuit claims claims GA-06, GA-13 and GA-14 "violate the Constitution and unlawfully diminish the voting power of voters of color." The case alleges that the new map violates the 14th Amendment by intentionally denying representation to Black voters. — Ohio's new political maps are in court because partisanship derailed the redistricting process, GOP Gov. Mike DeWine told The Cincinnati Enquirer's Jessie Balmert . DeWine was a member of the state's redistricting commission, and said negotiations between Democrats and Republicans came to a standstill in September. "It was clear to me that they were not going to move, ever, and so at that point, let's move onto the court and not waste everybody's time," DeWine said. The state Supreme Court recently heard arguments for and against the new maps and is expected to reach decisions soon. | 
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