Republicans will defend their razor-thin majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in next year's midterm elections, as Democrats work to win back control of the chamber. ( Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
"The DCCC is confident we can win anywhere, and we are full speed ahead while Republicans are running scared," Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington state, the DCCC chair, touted.
DelBene emphasized, "In election after election this year, voters have sent a simple message: they are ready for change. The American people are souring on Republicans’ broken promises to lower costs and their reckless policies that are making everything more expensive from groceries to health care, housing, and utilities."
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The change in the DCCC's map is also due to the ongoing high-stakes congressional redistricting battle between Republicans and Democrats, including Texas and North Carolina, where Republicans have created more right-leaning districts, but that Democrats still see as competitive, and California, where Democrats have redrawn maps to create more left-leaning seats.
Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is not seeking re-election in next year's midterms. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Former two-term GOP Gov. Paul LePage of Maine is running for the seat.
The additions bring to 39 the number of House seats the DCCC considers to be "in play" next year.
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The rival National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) scoffed at the move by the DCCC.
"Democrats can daydream about ‘expanding’ the House map all they want, but reality keeps smacking them in the face. The Democrat Party is in a fight for its soul, dominated by far-left chaos and radical policies that don’t reflect the issues important to working families." NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella argued in a statement to Fox News Digital.
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Republicans, pointing to four GOP-held seats added to the DCCC's map, noted their party's electoral success in those districts over the past decade.
The NRCC is currently targeting what it considers are 29 vulnerable House Democrats in next year's midterm elections.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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