House Democrats Look to Consoldate Grip

Larry Sabato notes that House Democrats "have the wind at their backs" going into the election year. Consider these facts:

  • For the first time in at least two decades, the DCCC has out-raised the NRCC, and by the sizeable margin of $56.6 million to $40.7 million.
  • The freshmen Democrats, many of them elected from normally GOP constituencies in 2006 and thus potentially vulnerable, have been doing particularly well in fundraising.
  • Out of 23 open seats for 2008--places where the incumbent member of Congress has decided to step down--nearly three-quarters (17) are held by Republicans... As of now, not a single retiring Democrat is leaving a seat easily subject to a takeover bid by a Republican, while at least seven GOP seats are clearly vulnerable and comprise our TOSS-UP category for the moment.


December 20, 2007


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