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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
Squinch
(51,084 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,177 posts)Squinch
(51,084 posts)Delmette2.0
(4,177 posts)I really want to see my Repug Senator on that list.
I'll also donate to McConnell's opponent!!
NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)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
Delmette2.0
(4,177 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,829 posts)a lot of Republicans up for re-elections are in deep red states
Wounded Bear
(58,776 posts)Wave 2.0.
Ace Rothstein
(3,200 posts)We need to unfuck the gerrymandering at both the state and national levels.
Dem_4_Life
(1,765 posts)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.