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Across the country, voters are reading about Democrats’ commitment to taking back the House majority in 2024. DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene is making the case for a Democratic majority that embraces good governance over extremism and prioritizes the middle class over MAGA mayhem.
Read more about Democrats’ momentum below:
NPR: Democrats zero in on Speaker Johnson in effort to flip House control
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Democrats see an opportunity to make Speaker Mike Johnson a central part of their strategy to flip control of the House in 2024. But many GOP lawmakers running for reelection in swing districts have downplayed Johnson’s conservative positions and instead stress his even keeled tone that they believe will connect with voters.
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Rep. Suzan DelBene, chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, argues Johnson’s record is the issue, “what we may have a new face, but the extremism is still there. In fact, he may be even more extreme.”
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“The fact that every single House Republican supported him, it was unanimous, kind of says that they are OK with someone with these points of view representing them as the leader of their party in the House and frankly, as a leader of their party across the country,” DelBene told NPR.
National Journal: Inside House Democrats’ multiple paths back to power
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“We have 32 opportunities across the country where we can pick up seats,” DelBene told National Journal from the DCCC office, pointing to a map highlighting the committee’s targeted districts. The West Coast—mainly California, as well as Oregon and Arizona—and New York hold the bulk of targeted seats. In total, 18 Republicans hold districts President Biden carried in 2020, representing the front line of Democrats’ offensive push.
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“I think when we look at the map overall, and we look at the opportunities, they’re all over the country,” DelBene said.
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“We’re building a strong infrastructure [to ensure] we have great candidates and that we’re talking about the issues that voters care about in those districts,” DelBene said.
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Abortion will once again factor into the 2024 playbook. The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022 contributed to Democratic overperformance in swing states like Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
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DelBene says the Democratic Caucus has been consistent in its abortion messaging. “Republicans’ focus on taking away freedoms that people have had is a very important part of the conversation. They talk about freedom and rights, and yet their agenda is to take away freedom.”
NBC News: GOP strategists urge congressional candidates to campaign against a national abortion ban
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Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin tried to present his 15-week abortion ban as a moderate position — and Democrats swept control of both houses of the state Legislature.
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“Voters just rejected that in Virginia,” DelBene said. “And they all just elected an extreme speaker who wants to see in place a national abortion ban with no restrictions — even has supported criminalization. So they all just voted for Mike Johnson.”
CBS New: DCCC chair Suzan DelBene reflects on Tuesday’s election results
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You know, as I’ve traveled across the country, people want to see governance work. And that’s not just in blue states, that’s in purple districts across the country. People want to see governance work. They want strong, responsible leaders and right now we have chaos, dysfunction and extremism from the Republican Party.
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We’re seeing that absolutely in the House is where the brink of another shutdown because of their dysfunction and chaos. And so when you talk about providing stability and certainty, providing leaders who are actually focused on getting things done for the American people, that’s what Democrats have been doing. That’s what President Biden has been doing. And that’s what voters want to see. So we saw that last night.
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We need to continue to talk about the great work that has happened, not just legislation that has passed but what’s happening on the ground – the road or the bridge in the neighborhood that’s been fixed, the broadband that’s coming into community, seniors having their insulin costs capped at $35 a month, all these things that are helping American families. It’s so important that we talk about that and continue to talk about strong, responsible leadership, and we’ve had that from President Biden.
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We’ve had that from Democrats in Congress, and all we see on the other side is the dysfunction and chaos and the extremism.
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