Democratic leaders add 3 House races to donor watch list

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Source: Axios

10 hours ago


Democratic House leaders have selected a trio of candidates to flood with fresh cash in an effort to give Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) more pathways to the majority.

Why it matters: The contests aren't quite sleeper races, but their inclusion in the DCCC's Red to Blue program is an indication they might be getting tighter.

The program is a way for the Democratic high command to signal they are going to spend more aggressively in certain districts — and they want donors to make similar investments.

Driving the news: This morning, the DCCC announced the inclusion of Whitney Fox in Florida, April McClain Delaney in Maryland and John Avlon in New York, bringing the number of participants to 33.

Fox and Avlon are challengers, facing off against Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.), respectively. Both of those races are rated "likely Republican" by Cook Political Report.

Delaney is running in an open seat to replace Rep. David Trone (D-Md.), in a district Cook rates as "likely Democratic."

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2024/09/27/house-democrats-close-elections-2024

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1. Here is the full list of House Candidates....

....that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is raising funds to flip House seats from red to Blue:

URGENT: The DCCC just announced our Red to Blue candidates -- these are seats that Democrats have a BIG chance to flip this November!

But we need to get our candidates the resources they need, or else we could miss this chance.

Shomari Figures (AL-02)
Amish Shah (AZ-01)
Kirsten Engel (AZ-06)
Adam Gray (CA-13)
Rudy Salas (CA-22)
George Whitesides (CA-27)
Will Rollins (CA-41)
Derek Tran (CA-45)
Dave Min (CA-47)
Adam Frisch (CO-03)
Whitney Fox (FL-13)
Christina Bohannan (IA-01)
Lanon Baccam (IA-03)
April McClain Delaney (MD-06)
Curtis Hertel (MI-07)
Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08)
Carl Marlinga (MI-10)
Monica Tranel (MT-01)
Tony Vargas (NE-02)
Sue Altman (NJ-07)
John Avlon (NY-01)
Laura Gillen (NY-04)
Mondaire Jones (NY-17)
Josh Riley (NY-19)
John Mannion (NY-22)
Janelle Bynum (OR-05)
Ashley Ehasz (PA-01)
Janelle Stelson (PA-10)
Michelle Vallejo (TX-15)
Missy Cotter Smasal (VA-02)
Peter Barca (WI-01)
Eugene Vindman (VA-07)
Rebecca Cooke (WI-03)

And here is where you can make a donation to be split among all listed Candidates, or donate to individual candidates in your chosen districts:

https://redtoblue.dccc.org/

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3. "Janelle Stelson (PA-10) "

That is insurrectionist Scott Perry's (R) seat. Would love to see that flip and I want to see Fitzpatrick OUT in PA-1 (he "talks bipartisan" but "walks with 45" when it comes to many votes)!

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