Press Releases
Aug 01, 2008
DCCC Announces Fourth Round of Red to Blue
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
announced today the next round of candidates who earned a spot in the DCCC’s
highly competitive Red to Blue program. These six candidates qualified for
the fourth round of the Red to Blue
program by surpassing demanding
fundraising goals and skillfully demonstrating to voters that they stand for
change and will represent new priorities when elected to Congress.
“The candidates for change being named to the DCCC Red
to Blue program are running solid campaigns and are committed to making things
easier for middle class families in their districts,” said Chris Van Hollen,
Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “With less than 100
days 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.”
Chairman Van Hollen joined Red to Blue co-chairs Debbie
Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Artur Davis (D-AL), and Bruce Braley (D-IA) to
announce six candidates who qualified for the Red to Blue
program:
(LA-07) Don
Cravins
(NV-02) Jill Derby
(OH-02) Vic Wulsin
(PA-03) Kathy
Dahlkemper
(VA-05) Tom Perriello
(VA-10) Judy
Feder
Reflecting Democrats’ expanding playing field this
cycle, there are now 44 candidates
on the Red to Blue program. The Red to Blue program highlights top Democratic
campaigns across the country and offers them financial, communications, and
strategic support. The program will introduce Democratic supporters to new,
competitive candidates in order to help expand the fundraising base for these
campaigns. A complete
list of Red to Blue candidates is available on the DCCC website at: www.dccc.org/page/content/redtoblue/.
Red to Blue was a proven success in the 2006 cycle. In
2006, the Red to Blue program raised nearly $22.6 million for 56 campaigns with
an average of $404,000 per campaign. Red to Blue was also responsible for
solidifying the structure of dozens of campaigns and making a real difference
for Democrats across
