More Democrats Pegged for National Party Aid

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More Democrats Pegged for National Party Aid
By Rachel Kapochunas, CQ Staff


A new round of Democratic challengers across the country will be getting financial and organizational support from the national party, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced today.

The DCCC announced Wednesday 14 Democratic candidates have been added to the “Red to Blue” list in the third round. The program name indicates their efforts to make districts change party hands and uses the color-coded political vernacular of “red” to signify Republican-held districts and “blue” to denote Democratic-held districts.

The DCCC’s first round of candidates targeted open seats and the second highlighted Democrats challenging GOP incumbents.

The chosen candidates have met fundraising and other goals, according to the national party’s standards, and are pegged for DCCC aid.

“With less than five months to make their case for change to voters in their districts, the Red to Blue program will give these candidates the financial and structural edge to be even more competitive in November,” DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen , Democratic House member from Maryland, said in a statement.

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