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turbinetree

(24,745 posts)
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 11:34 AM Jan 2019

House Democrats unveil top 2020 targets

By David Wright, CNN

Updated 10:19 AM ET, Mon January 28, 2019

(CNN)House Democrats on Monday unveiled an initial 2020 battlefield map, targeting 33 Republican-held or open congressional seats with an emphasis on suburban districts -- and Texas in particular.

The target list was released in a strategy memo from Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and DCCC executive director Allison Jaslow, who announced that the committee "is gearing up for an aggressive effort to fortify and expand" the majority won by House Democrats in 2018.

"As the saying goes, the best defense is a good offense, and we couldn't agree more," they wrote.

"2018 was just the tip of the iceberg for Democrats," said Bustos. "Today we are announcing our plan to go on offense and grow our New Democratic Majority. We have a clear path to expanding our Democratic Majority, and by putting our plans in motion earlier in the cycle than ever before, we are demonstrating to Democrats across the country that the political arm of House Democrats is operating in high gear from the start.

Looking to build on their success targeting such seats in the recent midterms, the Democrats said that "many of the districts on our list have big suburban populations; many have also experienced rapid population growth in recent years -- particularly in diverse communities" and described the districts as "ripe pick-up opportunities."

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/politics/dccc-2020-battlefield-map-memo-texas-suburbs/index.html


Phase Two is now into operation, we are coming right wing republicans we are coming, you thought Phase One was bad, you haven't seen anything yet, and for the republican controlled senate.......................say.............. Bye, bye

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House Democrats unveil top 2020 targets (Original Post) turbinetree Jan 2019 OP
Why is Mitch McConnell's name not on that list. Squinch Jan 2019 #1
Because he is a Senator not a Representative. nt Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #2
Lol! Oops. Missed that this was House. Squinch Jan 2019 #5
Let's keep our fingers crossed for the Democrat Senate target list. Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #6
Top targets for Democrats in the Senate NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #7
Good list. We all have a a lot of work to do. Delmette2.0 Jan 2019 #8
it's still not a great map for Democrats NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #9
Hell yes! Keep the wave going... Wounded Bear Jan 2019 #3
I want to see the plan to take back state legislatures. Ace Rothstein Jan 2019 #4
TX-21 -- Chip Roy (YES PLEASE!!!) Dem_4_Life Jan 2019 #10

Delmette2.0

(4,177 posts)
6. Let's keep our fingers crossed for the Democrat Senate target list.
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:31 PM
Jan 2019

I really want to see my Repug Senator on that list.

I'll also donate to McConnell's opponent!!

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
7. Top targets for Democrats in the Senate
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 01:02 PM
Jan 2019

I would guess:

Cory Gardner - CO
Susan Collins - ME
David Perdue - GA
Cindy Hyde-Smith - MS
Thom Tillis - NC
Martha McSally - AZ
Joni Ernst - IA

Retiring GOP, so may be worth a shot:
Pat Roberts - KS
Lamar Alexander - TN

Would love to get:
Mitch McConnell - KY
Lindsey Graham - SC
John Cornyn - TX (hello Beto?)


Most vulnerable Democrat:
Doug Jones - AL

NewJeffCT

(56,829 posts)
9. it's still not a great map for Democrats
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 01:26 PM
Jan 2019

a lot of Republicans up for re-elections are in deep red states

Ace Rothstein

(3,200 posts)
4. I want to see the plan to take back state legislatures.
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 12:02 PM
Jan 2019

We need to unfuck the gerrymandering at both the state and national levels.

Dem_4_Life

(1,765 posts)
10. TX-21 -- Chip Roy (YES PLEASE!!!)
Tue Jan 29, 2019, 01:30 PM
Jan 2019

I hope they really target this one this time. Last year they said they would target this district and then we ended up with Chip UGH... He is literally a Ted Cruz mini me. He barely won with a very thin margin. We are doing all we can but need more outside help to finally flip this gerrymandered district.

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