{"id":2598530,"date":"2026-05-04T12:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-expand-2026-map-to-target-eight-additional-seats\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:59:28","slug":"house-dems-expand-2026-map-to-target-eight-additional-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-expand-2026-map-to-target-eight-additional-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"House Dems expand 2026 map to target eight additional seats"},"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\">20<\/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-dems-expand-2026-map-to-target-eight-additional-seats%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=2598530&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>House Democrats,through the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC),are expanding their 2026 \u201cRed to blue\u201d program by adding eight candidate targets in competitive districts. DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene says the new slate reflects strong, community-rooted candidates and aims to capitalize on momentum to win back House control.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >added candidates include<\/a> a mix of professionals such as a firefighter, deputy sheriff, and a Grammy-winning Tejano musician. Thay are listed across several states-Texas, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, and Maine-with examples including Pennsylvania contests where candidates Bob Harvie and Bob Brooks are positioned to challenge Republican incumbents Brian Fitzpatrick and Ryan Mackenzie, respectively. In texas, the DCCC\u2019s planned matchups include Grammy winner Bobby Pulido in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/an-illinois-dem-helped-biden-cancel-keystone-now-shes-campaigning-on-us-energy-independence\/\" title=\"An Illinois Dem Helped Biden Cancel Keystone. Now, She\u2019s Campaigning on US Energy Independence.\">newly drawn 15th district<\/a> against Rep. monica De La Cruz, and also Johnny Garcia, a deputy sheriff, in a high-competition primary runoff.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans accuse Democrats of scrambling in response to GOP-created district maps and ongoing gerrymandering efforts, while the DCCC argues Democrats can turn those new boundaries to their advantage.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> Democrats are expanding their 2026 midterm election map, adding eight candidates in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4552172\/democrats-florida-passed-desantis-map-gerrymander\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4552172\">competitive districts<\/a> to their \u201cRed to Blue\u201d program. <\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Monday unveiled an expanded list of targets as well as its preferred candidates for the seats. The group is backing a diverse group of candidates, including a firefighter, a deputy sheriff, and a Grammy award-winning musician. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4553079\/scott-presler-pressures-gop-save-america-act-party-faces-fight-hold-congress\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Scott Presler pressures GOP on SAVE America Act as party faces tough fight to hold Congress<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4553179\/randy-fine-dont-want-armenians-in-congress-remark\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rep. 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Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), while Brooks, a firefighter, is looking to take on Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA). <\/p>\n<p>The DCCC\u2019s adds in Texas come despite Republicans redrawing its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-massive-blow-to-democrats-republicans-won-almost-every-house-race-thats-key-to-redistricting\/\" title=\"In Massive Blow To ..., ...ublicans Won Almost Every ... Race That&#039;s Key To Redistricting\">congressional districts<\/a> in a move that planted a nationwide gerrymandering effort. But now, Democrats are looking to turn the gerrymandering effort in their favor.<\/p>\n<p>Pulido, a Grammy award-winning Tejano artist, would be going head-to-head with Rep. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX) in the newly drawn 15th district. The DCCC argues the seat works in Democrats\u2019 favor as \u201c6 in 10 voters in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democratic-recruit-campaigns-with-disgraced-former-teamster\/\" title=\"Top Democratic Recruit Campaigns With Disgraced Former Teamster\">newly drawn district<\/a> are new to Monica De La Cruz.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garica, a local sheriff\u2019s deputy for Bexar County, is locked in a primary runoff against Democrat Maureen Galindo in what is expected to be one of the most competitive elections in November.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4552172\/democrats-florida-passed-desantis-map-gerrymander\/\"><strong>THE DEMOCRATS WHO ARE SCRAMBLING AFTER FLORIDA PASSED DESANTIS\u2019S MAP GERRYMANDER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The National Republican Congressional Committee dismissed the additions in a statement on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouse Democrats and the DCCC are scrambling, and they\u2019re left cleaning up the mess they created. Their disastrous primaries have turned into a far-left free-for-all, and national Democrats stepping in will only deepen the chaos and alienate their far-left base,\u201d NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Democrats add eight candidates to their \u201cRed to Blue\u201d 2026 program<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2598531,"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\/07\/suzan-delbene-scaled-e1777911492480.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[35835,32923,56802,32304,32515],"class_list":["post-2598530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign-strategy","tag-democratic-party","tag-elections-2026","tag-house-of-representatives","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/suzan-delbene-scaled-e1777911492480.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598530","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\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598530"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598539,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598530\/revisions\/2598539"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}