{"id":1902978,"date":"2023-03-22T13:58:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-in-tight-races-play-catch-up-after-expensive-midterm-campaigns\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T14:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T18:00:39","slug":"house-democrats-in-tight-races-play-catch-up-after-expensive-midterm-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-in-tight-races-play-catch-up-after-expensive-midterm-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats in tight races play catch-up after expensive midterm campaigns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrats-in-tight-races-play-catch-up-after-expensive-midterm-campaigns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1902978&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79503568\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Democrats ready to charge ahead as possible Trump indictment looms\"><br \/>\n                <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Democrats have a reputation for hand-wringing, but party strategists say a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump is not the time to do so. Democrats are concerned a New York state grand jury indicting Trump for covering up hush money payments his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 in exchange for her silence about their alleged affair will overshadow or jeopardize other investigations being conducted by Georgia state prosecutors and federal authorities, specifically the inquiries into his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. There are also worries Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will overcomplicate the case by alleging a $130,000 six-year-old felony was committed and by relying on convicted liar Cohen after his federal counterparts declined to prosecute.\"><br \/>\n                <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M8S\"><br \/>\n                <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-22 13:39:56\"><br \/>\n                <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/snapshot\/1267108_th_641b0576ac166_1679492470.jpg\"><br \/>\n                <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1267108.mp4\">\n            <\/div>\n<p>            <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n                var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_79503568\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1267108\"} });\n            <\/script><br \/>\n            <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ahead of the 2024 election cycle, vulnerable House Democrats who faced tight races during the 2022 midterm elections are struggling to catch up with the expenses they incurred during the election cycle. Republicans have listed vulnerable Democrats who won their midterms by less than 5 percentage points in 2022, and at least six Democrats in tossup districts have reported less than $54,000 cash on hand as of Jan. 1, potentially disadvantaging them in the upcoming cycle. <\/p>\n<p>The GOP strategists are focused on maintaining their slim majority in the House and targeting vulnerable Democrats in tossup districts for the upcoming 2024 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The high expenses of the past election cycle have left some incumbents with little cash on hand, making it difficult for them to fundraise for their next run. Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), who had only a 0.6 percentage point margin of victory in 2022, started the 2024 campaign cycle with just $22,776 in cash on hand. Meanwhile, North Carolina Democrats Reps. Don Davis and Wiley Nickel, both running in tossup districts, have been identified as vulnerable in the next election cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are also targeting Reps. Matt Cartwright (D) and Susan Wild (D) from Pennsylvania in tossup races in 2024. The Democrats have raised large sums of campaign cash, with $52,620 and $53,961 cash on hand, respectively, as of Jan. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Although Republicans argue that it is harder for incumbents to fundraise when running in the minority party, Democrats push back, saying that it is not unusual for candidates in competitive races to have lower cash on hand. <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee far outraised the National Republican Congressional Committee in the first two months of 2023, indicating a strong fund-raising ability on the Democrats&#8217; part. <\/p>\n<p>In the upcoming 2024 election cycle, all 435 seats are up for grabs. Of these, 42 are considered competitive, with most currently held by Democrats, giving the GOP a slight advantage as they prepare for the next election cycle. <\/p>\n<p>However, of the 42 competitive seats, 18 are held by Republicans in districts that voted for President Joe Biden in 2020, compared to just five Democrats who must defend their seats in districts carried by former President Donald Trump. This situation creates a balanced playing field for both parties as they head into the 2024 election cycle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"dsk-banner-ad-g\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vulnerable House Democrats who ran tight races in 2022 are reeling from an expensive midterm election cycle that has now left their campaigns playing catch-up as lawmakers mull reelection bids in their competitive districts. 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