House Democrats' campaign arm selected five more seats to target, focusing on swing seats or contests in battleground states that could decide whether Democrats flip the majority.
, focusing on swing seats or contests in key battleground states that could decide whether Democrats flip the majority this November.announced on Wednesday five additions to the committee’s “Red to Blue” program, which allocates fundraising, strategic guidance, and staff resources and training to candidates seeking to flip a GOP seat or ensure a Democratic victory in a blue stronghold.
The newest “Red to Blue” candidates are Ashley Ehasz, Janelle Stelson, Peter Barca, Shomari Figures, and Kristen McDonald Rivet. The first three are running to oust a Republican incumbent, while Figures seeks to win in Alabama’s newly drawn district, and McDonald Rivet seeks to replace an outgoing Democratic member.
Candidates who belong to the “Red to Blue” program have historically fared well in competitive general elections. However, most recently in Oregon, the DCCC supported Janelle Bynum by inducting her in the program, whose resources led to BynumJamie McLeod-Skinner in the Democratic primary last week — marking a rare moment the House Democrats’ fundraising arm has weighed in on a party primary.
Ehasz, a U.S. Army combat veteran, is the Democratic candidate running in Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District, a seat held by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick but won by President Joe Biden in 2020. It has been a battleground state for the last few elections, and Democrats have narrowed in on Fitzpatrick as a vulnerable Republican to defeat this year. The seat is ranked “likely Republican” by theAlso in Pennsylvania, Stelson, a broadcast journalist, is running to unseat Rep.
Barca, who has served as the Wisconsin State Assembly’s minority leader, is running to oust Rep. Bryan Steil . Though Wisconsin’s 1st District had historically been safely red, redistricting in 2022 made it more favorable for Democrats to win. Still, the seat is ranked “likely Republican” by theto be the Democratic nominee for Alabama’s 2nd District, a district that was long considered a GOP stronghold but was reshaped to become 49% black due to new congressional maps.
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