Strategically Blue: 20 toss-up races to win the House in 2024
In the face of the attacks on our democracy (January 6) and liberty (loss of Roe vs. Wade), we only have weeks to come together and win a controlling majority in the House of Representatives.
How do we win the House majority? Strategically support the least decided races, the toss-ups, the ones where every vote counts. How can you make the most difference? Focus on the campaigns that are underfunded, where every dollar counts.
Which races are those? I didn't know, so l looked up the FEC fundraising filings on opensecrets.com. Then I looked up competitiveness ratings from non-partisan
sources: The UVA Center for Politics, The Cook Political Report, and Inside Elections.
Here are the 20 most strategic campaigns I've found:
- AK Mary Peltola
- AZ-1 Amish Shah
- AZ-6 Kirsten Engel
- CA-13 Adam Gray
- CA-22 Rudy Salas
- CA-27 George Whitesides
- CA-45 Derek Tran
- CO-8 Yadira Caraveo
- ME-2 Jared Golden
- MI-7 Curtis Hertel
- MI-8 Kristen Mcdonald Rivet
- NC-1 Don Davis
- NE-2 Tony Vargas
- NM-2 Gabe Vasquez
- NY-4 Laura Gillen
- NY-19 Josh Riley
- OR-5 Janelle Bynum
- PA-7 Susan Wild
- PA-8 Matt Cartwright
- WA-3 Marie Perez
I'm asking you to act now and give whatever you can to support these campaigns.
You can find the numbers for all these races and others at tinyurl.com/st-blue-24.
I've made similar ActBlue fundraisers for the Senate: strategically-blue-senate-2024.
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