House Democrats Add 12 Districts to 2026 Target List
House Democrats have added 12 districts that President Trump won in 2024 to their midterm target list. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee now has 59 districts on its list where the party thinks it has at least a narrow shot.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Wednesday it is adding 12 districts that President Trump won handily in 2024 to their midterm target list. The additions are meant to project Democratic confidence that they can compete in solidly Republican territory come November. House Democrats are expanding the battlefield deep into Trump terrain, according to Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Suzan DelBene.
The new additions to the list include districts in Colorado, Tennessee, and North Carolina, where Trump easily carried the vote in 2024. The most provocative of the additions is North Carolina's 9th district, where National Republican Congressional Committee chair Richard Hudson is facing a challenge from populist Democrat Richard Ojeda.
Republicans are skeptical of the Democrats' chances, with National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Marinella saying the DCCC has officially entered the hallucination phase of the election cycle. The DCCC is citing CNN polling from last week that put congressional Democrats ahead by 8 points nationally to support their decision to expand the target list.
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What is the significance of the 12 districts added to the target list?
The 12 districts were won by President Trump in 2024, and the Democrats are adding them to their target list to project confidence in competing in solidly Republican territory.
How many districts are now on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's target list?
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee now has 59 districts on its list where the party thinks it has at least a narrow shot.
What is the response from Republicans to the Democrats' announcement?
Republicans are skeptical, with National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Mike Marinella saying the DCCC has officially entered the hallucination phase of the election cycle.
What polling data is the DCCC citing to support its decision?
The DCCC is citing CNN polling from last week that put congressional Democrats ahead by 8 points nationally.
Who is challenging National Republican Congressional Committee chair Richard Hudson in North Carolina's 9th district?
Populist Democrat Richard Ojeda is challenging National Republican Congressional Committee chair Richard Hudson in North Carolina's 9th district.
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