{"id":2475100,"date":"2025-08-15T11:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-target-35-districts-in-play-over-trump-tax-law\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T11:46:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T15:46:02","slug":"house-democrats-target-35-districts-in-play-over-trump-tax-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-target-35-districts-in-play-over-trump-tax-law\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats target 35 districts &#8216;in play&#8217; over Trump tax law"},"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-target-35-districts-in-play-over-trump-tax-law%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=2475100&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--><p>teh Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is launching a targeted digital advertising campaign against 35 House Republicans who supported the &#8220;One Big Beautiful Bill&#8221; tax law passed in July. The ads focus on rising living costs,such as healthcare and utilities,attributing price increases to the GOP tax law that benefits the wealthy at the expense of everyday Americans. The campaign, running on Meta platforms, aims to influence voters in competitive and some solidly Republican districts across 18 states ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, where Democrats need just three seats to regain the House majority. Republicans counter that the law supports working families with tax cuts and energy savings and have dismissed Democratic criticisms as fearmongering. Meanwhile, some GOP members are facing protests at town halls over the bill&#8217;s provisions, especially changes to safety net programs. The DCCC&#8217;s ads seek to hold Republicans accountable for these economic concerns and build momentum for the 2026 electoral battles.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Democrats target 35 districts &lsquo;in play&rsquo; over Trump tax law<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2204694\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash; <\/strong>The campaign arm for <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Democrats<\/a> is targeting 35 <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House Republicans<\/a> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-vote-manchin-received-major-advertising-attention-throughout-2021\/\" title=\"Swing-Vote Manchin Received Major Advertising Attention Throughout 2021\">digital ad buy<\/a> that highlights their vote in favor of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/budget-reconciliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">One Big Beautiful Bill Act<\/a> that was signed into law in July.<\/p>\n<p>The four-figure campaign from the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dccc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee<\/a> begins this week on Meta, with a focus on the rising cost of living for &ldquo;everything from healthcare to utility bills.&rdquo; The ad seeks to blend early signs that inflation is once again on the rise with Democrats&rsquo; portrayal of the GOP tax bill as catering to the wealthy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3500829\/thomas-massie-polling-primary-big-beautiful-bill-israel\/\">Thomas Massie &#8216;extremely vulnerable&#8217; to GOP primary challenge, poll shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3500209\/republicans-redistricting-split-california-follows-texas-gerrymandering\/\">Redistricting splits GOP as California follows Texas on partisan gerrymandering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-washington-briefing\/3496336\/congress-members-prison-reelection-chris-collins-jesse-jackson-jr\/\">The Congress to prison to Congress pipeline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;House Republicans promised to lower costs on &lsquo;Day One,&rsquo; but instead voted to jack up costs on food, health care, and electricity bills so they could bankroll tax breaks for the wealthy and well-connected,&rdquo; DCCC spokesman Viet Shelton said in a statement. &ldquo;The DCCC is making sure that every battleground voter knows that House Republicans and their One, Big, Ugly Law are the reason that life is getting more expensive for everyday Americans, and will hold them accountable in 2026.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The messaging is the mirror image of the one utilized by Republicans in the 2024 elections, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuesday-october-5th-2021\/\" title=\"Tuesday | October 5th, 2021\">decades-high inflation<\/a> under President Joe Biden became the centerpiece of their economic platform. Now, with the GOP in control of Washington and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/economy\/central-banking\/inflation-producer-price-index-18134c13?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAhqgXf1OsyxLU-tCFfZmxHCtAlevKU4wq_0kDtgSjjvj305pLAKX3T6jJaZPGQ%3D&amp;gaa_ts=689f4bd7&amp;gaa_sig=hK-bnlCic19wSeXvjtFgJjU498MvnHlppx_rsOeNbFuF_kBC-41u5z8FFaKNuzt898UbYU0_bpg5S5HDmRq-zw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">data<\/a> suggesting President Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs could be driving up prices, the campaign arm is arguing that Republicans are not good stewards of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The ad buy, shared first with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, will target each Republican on the DCCC&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3373218\/house-democrats-campaign-arm-districts-play-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;Districts in Play&rdquo; list.<\/a> The districts span 18 states ahead of the 2026 election, in which Democrats only need a net gain of three seats to retake the House majority. Among the targets are the 29 seats&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rated competitive<\/a>&nbsp;by the nonpartisan&nbsp;<em>Cook Political Report<\/em>&nbsp;and six seats considered more solidly red.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sample of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee&rsquo;s August digital ad buy, shared exclusively with the Washington Examiner, beginning Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (Photo courtesy of DCCC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Food, utility, and health care costs are going up because [Republican member] voted to give rich people a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-5-biggest-legislative-wins-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s 5 ...gest legislative wins - Washington Examiner\">bigger tax break<\/a>,&rdquo; the ad reads, with the image mimicking a breaking alert for a news article.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, the party in power loses seats in the midterm elections, though Republicans have projected confidence that they can buck that trend. The tax bill, in particular, has given Democrats a chance to build a messaging platform to target not only swing seats but seats not usually considered in play.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans plan to highlight the law&rsquo;s border security funding and new tax breaks for tip and overtime wages, but Democrats see an opportunity to emphasize its cuts to safety net programs and provisions that disproportionately help the wealthy.<\/p>\n<p>One of the ads targets Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL). Though his seat is considered &ldquo;solid Republican,&rdquo; the congressman has been under scrutiny for some time following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3473093\/cory-mills-donors-mounting-controversies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">allegations<\/a> of stolen valor, domestic abuse, and congressional ethics violations. Most recently, Mills was accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3492014\/cory-mills-girlfriend-accusation-sextortion-investigation-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">threatening to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >release sexually explicit photos<\/a><\/a> of his ex-girlfriend, Lindsey Langston, a Miss United States pageant winner and Florida GOP committeewoman. Mills has denied the allegations against him.<\/p>\n<p>Other targets will include vulnerable GOP lawmakers such as Reps. Gabe Evans (R-CO), whose seat is rated a toss-up in 2026, and Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), who narrowly defended her seat last cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have blasted Democrats for &ldquo;fearmongering&rdquo; on the bill, and many of the changes to Medicaid and other beneficiary programs do not kick in until after the midterm elections. But a handful of House GOP members are facing protests and jeers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3492461\/republican-town-halls-rowdy-sell-trump-big-beautiful-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">at town halls<\/a>, where they are trying to sell constituents on its merits.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have largely brushed off the interruptions as staged interventions by Democrats, but they are still bringing unwanted attention as the party works to convince the public that the wide-spanning law will boost the economy. A mid-July&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/16\/politics\/trump-megabill-one-big-beautiful-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CNN poll<\/a>&nbsp;showed roughly 6 in 10 people opposed the bill.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3498446\/don-beyer-primary-challenger-mohamed-seifeldein-virginia-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VIRGINIA DEMOCRAT DON BEYER GAINS PROGRESSIVE PRIMARY CHALLENGER FOR HOUSE SEAT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>White House officials are also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3493439\/trump-cabinet-members-hit-road-champion-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hitting the road<\/a> to promote the legislation, with the goal of winning over voters who are unsure about its changes to Medicaid and food stamps, which largely consist of new work requirements. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;House Democrats are lying through their teeth because they know President Trump&rsquo;s One Big Beautiful Bill is putting more money in working families&rsquo; pockets, cutting taxes for seniors, and lowering energy costs,&rdquo; National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Mike Marinella said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2204694\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2204694\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Dems target 35 GOP districts over Trump tax law<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2475102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dccc-ad-samples-1024x430.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[61338,33723,58788],"class_list":["post-2475100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-35-districts","tag-house-democrats","tag-trump-tax-law"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/dccc-ad-samples-1024x430.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475100"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475104,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475100\/revisions\/2475104"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}