Spending Shows House Democrats on Defensive

“The battle for control of the House has been spreading into bluer and bluer turf as Election Day creeps nearer, with more than 60 percent of ad spending the past two months flowing into districts President Joe Biden won by 5 or more points just two years ago,” Politico reports.

“The spending landscape illustrates the challenging pattern for Democrats and their slim majority: Many of their most vulnerable seats have already slid off the edge of the map, and Republicans are pushing them back even further, forcing an expensive defense of many seats that they and Biden both carried in the last election.”

But a potential caveat: “There is one silver lining for Democrats: Despite earlier concerns about a lack of resources, they are spending at least $107 million on TV and radio ads in House races in the final week before Election Day… That’s compared to $78 million for Republicans. Both parties could still add or cut bookings in the final days.”