Republicans retreat from House races as Democrats push to gain seats

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 23:32 · Archive

Republicans are withdrawing funding from four battleground House races while Democrats seek millions to boost candidates in Republican-held districts.

The Congressional Leadership Fund, the leading House Republican super PAC, cancelled spending in four races from the Midwest to the East Coast while increasing investment in sixteen other races from Texas to Pennsylvania. The shifting money in the final three weeks of the campaign points to an increasingly defensive posture by Republicans, who have already trimmed their expectations in U.S. Senate races.

Democrats' House campaign committee is eyeing openings in Republican-held districts and hopes to raise millions in the next week to fuel a late round of advertising. The party says this could net at least half a dozen additional seats.

David McIntosh, president of the conservative Club For Growth, attributed the Republican retreat to voter dissatisfaction with the economy and Republican dissatisfaction with Congress's failure to pass Trump's SAVE Act regarding voter registration. 'It looked like Republicans were weak, and so you've seen a lot of drop-off in enthusiasm,' McIntosh said. Republican strategist Stu Sandler noted that the positioning of campaign funds reveals where candidates are genuinely competing.

How it is being reported

• Battle lines shift in House races as Republicans retreat from front-line districtsRepublicans are retreating from several key U.S. House races, while Democrats are racing to raise funds for candidates who seemed unlikely to win earlier this year.Clickorlando · 13 Oct, 23:01
• Battle lines shift in House races as Republicans retreat from front-line districtsRepublicans are retreating from several key U.S. House races, while Democrats are racing to raise funds for candidates who seemed unlikely to win earlier this year.News4Jax · 13 Oct, 23:01

In this story: Republican Party · Democratic Party · Congressional Leadership Fund · Donald Trump · David McIntosh · Club For Growth

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