Lindsay James will flip IA-02 blue and help take back the House majority
Today, the DCCC announced that Lindsay James has been added to the committee’s highly competitive ‘Red to Blue’ program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Lindsay, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as she runs for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.
“Lindsay James is the fighter that Northeast Iowans will trust to stand up for them. She is a mom, minister and former chaplain, and state representative who has taken on predatory corporations and lobbyists to get results for Iowans – and she’ll take that same fight to fix the broken, corrupt system that Joe Mitchell represents. While lobbyist, career politician, carpetbagger, and revolving door insider Joe Mitchell is only looking to enrich himself, Lindsay will fight for Iowa,” said DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene.”
Lindsay James is a public-school mom, former chaplain, Presbyterian minister, and Iowa state representative whose faith drives her to take on a broken system. Whether it’s fighting back against predatory corporate landlords, standing with workers screwed by corporations shipping jobs overseas, or working to lower the cost of lifesaving medication, Lindsay puts people before the powerful. This open seat race is a contrast between lobbyist, career politician, carpetbagger, and revolving door insider Joe Mitchell — versus a fighter for Northeast Iowa who will take on the corrupt system that Mitchell represents. A proven electoral overperformer with a message that resonates with Iowans failed by a broken Washington, Lindsay will flip this seat.
Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District is one of the top open-seat flip opportunities in the country. Nonpartisan race raters Cook Political and Sabato’s Crystal Ball have moved this race in Democrats’ direction where it sits at “Lean Republican” – polling has found a competitive race, and repeated Democratic overperformance in special elections continue to indicate that something is happening in Iowa.
With uniquely toxic insider Joe Mitchell as Republicans’ candidate, this race will be a referendum on the broken political system that Mitchell represents. Paired with the toxic Washington health care cuts, tariffs, and the war in Iran hitting the state hard, Iowans are ready for change and will elect Lindsay James.
Red to Blue is a highly competitive and battle-tested DCCC program that arms top-tier candidates with organizational and fundraising support to help them continue building winning campaigns. Additionally, through Red to Blue the DCCC provides strategic guidance, staff resources, candidate trainings, fundraising support, and more.
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