The House Democratic campaign arm is adding eight more candidates in competitive districts – including several locked in messy primaries – to its list of contenders eligible for additional resources.
The “Red to Blue” program provides a glimpse into how the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee views the House battleground and the candidates the party believes will resonate with voters in the run-up to the midterm elections.
The committee released its initial list of a dozen challengers in February. The additions reflect Democrats’ rising optimism of flipping the House, emboldened by a political climate that appears increasingly inhospitable to Republicans, who are defending a razor-thin majority in the chamber.
