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House Democrats are adding six new Republican-held districts to their list of targeted seats for upcoming midterm elections, bringing more resources like fundraising support and strategic guidance to candidates. The newly added districts include Arizona's 2nd, Colorado's 3rd, Florida's 27th, Nevada's 2nd, New York's 21st, and Tennessee's 9th. Democrats project confidence with these additions despite Republicans holding a significant financial advantage; the NRCC has $89 million compared to the DCCC’s $76 million cash on hand according to recent FEC filings.
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House Democrats are expanding their efforts to flip GOP-held seats before the midterm elections, announcing six new targets: Chris Jones in Arizona's 2nd district, Dwayne Romero in Colorado's 3rd, Eliott Rodriguez in Florida's 27th, Teresa Benitez-Thompson in Nevada's 2nd, Blake Gendebien in New York's 21st, and Justin Pearson in Tennessee's 9th. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is providing these candidates with fundraising support, strategic guidance, training, and additional staff resources through its "Red to Blue program." DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene emphasized the importance of lowering costs for American families, asserting that voters need representatives who will fight to improve their lives. This expansion comes after the DCCC announced it was adding eight more seats to its list of offensive targets last week, all rated as either "solid" or "likely" Republican by political analysts.
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House Democrats are expanding their target list of GOP-held seats to flip, in a bid to project confidence less than a month out from the midterm elections.
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Democrats → expand → elections
“The candidates added to our Red to Blue program today are winning over voters with their message of lowering costs — from gas and groceries to health care and housing,” DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) said in a statement.
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DelBene → add → statement
“At a time when so many families are struggling to pay the bills, Americans deserve representatives who will actually fight to make their lives better.”
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lives → struggle → representatives
New members of the “Red to Blue program” will get fundraising support, guidance on strategy, training and more staff resources.
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members → get → strategy
The new additions come after the DCCC announced last week that it was adding eight seats to its offensive target list that it deemed “Districts in Play.”
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it → come → Play
Those seats that Democrats were targeting were either rated “solid” or “likely” Republican by the Cook Political Report.
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Democrats → target → Report
“Democrats can slap a ‘battleground’ label on any district they want, but wishful thinking doesn’t change the fundamentals of the House map,” National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Mike Marinella previously told The Post about the DCCC’s additions to its “Districts in Play” list.
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Marinella → slap → list
“While they chase imaginary fairytales and get dragged left by their socialist nominees, House Republicans are outraising, outspending, and outworking Democrats where the majority will actually be won.”
But the announcements come as the Democrats are trying to tout confidence in their prospects of flipping the House.
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Democrats → chase → House
Notably, Republicans have a significant cash advantage over Dems to target seats and support candidates.
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Republicans → have → candidates
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) had $89 million in its war chest, compared to the DCCC’s $76 million cash on hand, according to the latest Federal Election Commission filings.
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Committee → have → filings
The NRCC has $125 million in its coffers compared to the Democratic National Committee’s $16.9 million cash on hand and $17.6 million in debt, per the latest FEC disclosures.
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NRCC → have → disclosures
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