Republicans are determined to win back the House of Representatives next year and have already hit the ground running. The House Republicans’ campaign finance arm is already planning ad blitzes and has updated its list of reportedly weak Democrats they believe they can flip red next year.
According to Townhall:
House Republicans’ campaign arm announced a new wave of targeted seats that are currently held by Democrats that could be flipped in the 2022 midterm elections. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) added 10 new targets to the 47-seat list of vulnerable Democrat incumbents, as Republicans are well-positioned to take back the House majority.
CA-07 – Ami Bera
CA-16 – Jim Costa
CA-36 – Raul Ruiz
IL-03 – Marie Newman
MI-05 – Dan Kildee
NY-04 – Kathleen Rice
NY-20 – Paul Tonko
NY-25 – Joe Morelle
NY-26 – Brian Higgins
PA-06 – Chrissy Houlahan
The original list of targets includes seats held by former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Charlie Crist (D-FL); Bustos recently announced her retirement and Crist launched a bid for governor.
NRCC Chair Tom Emmer (R-MN) argued that Democrats are finding it difficult to defend the party’s “toxic socialist agenda” that includes harmful policies.
The Democrats already have a historically slim majority in the House which sets up Republicans to easily win back their majority. Republicans also are set to win a runoff special election in Texas later this year.
