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DCCC Chair DelBene: “We have great candidates who are authentic and independent-minded, and people want folks who are going to stand up for them.”

As Democrats celebrate major special election victories in Florida this week, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene joined Bloomberg to discuss the strong congressional candidates running in districts across the country and their relentless focus on lowering costs for Americans.
See highlights from Chair DelBene’s conversation below: 

Bloomberg: Democrats on ‘Offense’ in 44 Midterm Districts, Says DelBene

  • Chair DelBene: The American people are with us, we have seen that across the country. We have seen that in special elections across the country where Democrats are over-performing, flipping seats across the country, including that state legislative race where Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago is located — flipping from Republican to Democrat by a wide margin.
  • Chair DelBene: Folks are angry because Republicans have broken promise after promise. They promised to lower costs on day one, a big broken promise. Promised to only go after the worst of the worst when it came to immigration, a big broken promise. Promised no forever wars, and now we have a president with no plan entering a war in the Middle East.
  • Chair DelBene: The American people want folks who are going to stand up for them who aren’t just going to be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. We also have great candidates who see what’s happening on the ground who want to run and folks with incredible backgrounds: veterans and farmers, small business owners, mayors and ministers, all who are going to help us take back the House in November.
  • Chair DelBene: We have 44 districts where we are on offense across the country — all across the country — including places like Texas because people are outraged, and because in [congressional] special elections, since November 2024, Democrats are running 17 points ahead.
  • Chair DelBene: Working families saw costs skyrocket because of actions from Trump with tariffs, costs of housing, food, health care costs going up because of Republican actions, so folks were already struggling, now you add this on top — all directly the result of decisions made by Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress. We know the number one issue across the country is affordability, and we’re going to stand up and fight for working families, unlike Republicans who seem to not care.

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