DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene joined Rev. Al Sharpton’s show over the weekend to discuss how the Republican push to rig the midterms will backfire on them in November. Chair DelBene pushed back on the rapid, undemocratic efforts by Republicans across the South to target and dilute the voices of Black voters in states from Louisiana to South Carolina.
See highlights from Chair DelBene’s conversation below:
PoliticsNation w/Al Sharpton: DCCC Chair DelBene on the redistricting battles unfolding across the country and what they mean for the future of voting rights in America
“We knew that Republicans were doing everything they could to rig the system because they don’t want to lose, and they don’t want to listen to the American people. The American people are angry about what they see happening across the country. They’re struggling with costs skyrocketing, and no effort by the White House or Republicans in Congress to do anything about it.
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“We will take back the House in November. People all across the country are angry and are standing up, and they’re going to stand up with their vote. We are fighting back everywhere – and even in places where [Republicans] redistricted, where they thought that they were going to pick up seats – they’ve given us opportunities.
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“We have opportunities to pick up seats in Texas. So they [Republicans] thought they drew a map – Trump said, ‘give me five seats’ – I don’t think they’ll get five seats. I think we’ll have the opportunity to pick up seats in Texas with great candidates that are running. And don’t count out great incumbents who are running in these districts, even if they try to make their districts tougher. […] Don’t count out someone like Jim Clyburn, who has been an incredible leader in South Carolina and across the country. Voters are angry, and Republicans underestimate what’s going to happen in November.
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“We have 44 districts across the country where we’re on offense, 44 opportunities to flip seats all across the country – from Arizona to Iowa to Pennsylvania and Michigan to Texas […]. We’re on offense. And the reason we have such opportunities is because we have great candidates on the ground, connected to their communities, talking about the issues that matter. And people have soured on the Republican agenda. We have seen swings in Democrats’ direction since November of 2024. We’ve been ahead in special elections -kind of across the board – in special elections, by about 12 points, by 17 points in congressional special elections. Democrats are running ahead because people see the broken promises from Republicans and Trump, and they want folks who are going to stand up for them. That gives us incredible opportunities everywhere.”
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