The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) added 12 candidates to its “Red to Blue” initiative in an attempt to retake the House in 2026.
The mission is obvious. The Democrats want to flip these districts from red to blue.
So creative!
The DCCC describes the initiative as “highly competitive,” and only the top-tier candidates gain access.
“Candidates earn a spot in the program by surpassing aggressive goals for grassroots engagement, local support, campaign organization, and fundraising,” according to the DCCC press release.
The candidates are and the incumbent:
Luria represented Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District from 2019 to 2023 but lost to Kiggans in 2022.
President Donald Trump won AZ-02 and TN-05 by double digits in 2024.
TN-05 could pose a problem for Republicans, as Ogles is facing an FBI investigation for alleged campaign fraud.
Federal prosecutors withdrew the charges at the end of January.
Molder, a former mayor of Columbia, TN, has raised more money than Ogles, too.
Bohannan almost flipped IA-01 in 2024. Trump won the district by eight points.
“Some of our candidates defeated Republican incumbents in a tough environment, and a handful of our candidates fell just short,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, according to The Washington Post. “Now, we’re in a position to build upon that over performance in 2024 and finish the job decisively.”
Jeffries considers the candidates “common sense Democrats.”
Unfortunately, the Cook Political Report has 14 Republican Congressional seats in its toss-up category. The organization has only four Democratic seats.
Regarding Republican-held seats, the Cook Political Report also put NE-02 as a lean Democrat and UT-01 as a solid Democrat.
However, Democrat-held seats, NC-01 leans Republican, while ME-02 and TX-35 are likely Republican.
Still…not enough to counter the Democrats.
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