The Democrats’ Senate campaign arm announced massive additional spending nationwide on Monday, focusing on directly reaching out to voters less than 50 days before the election.
The $25 million project is divided among 10 states, including the contested Senate seats of Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Montana, as well as areas where Democrats hope to oust incumbent Republicans from office, such as Florida and Texas, although Republicans were expected to retain those seats.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) also spent some of the money in Maryland, where popular former Republican governor Larry Hogan is threatening the party’s influence in the state.
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“In close elections, a strong ground campaign makes all the difference. That’s why the DSCC has worked throughout the election cycle to build the organizational infrastructure that will lead to victory for Senate Democrats,” DSCC Chairman Gary Peters (D-Michigan) said in a statement.
“These increased investments will help our campaigns expand their organizing capacity, educate more voters about the importance of participating in this election, and ensure we reach every voter we need to win.”
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In the ten states, the DSCC funding will be spent on additional local political organizers as well as on phone banking, voter outreach and digital organizing programs.
The committee also said it could increase those funds before the election.
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The newly announced spending comes as polls tighten in key elections in which Republicans are trying to oust vulnerable incumbent Democrats, giving Republicans a clear chance of winning the Senate majority.
Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy, Republican Senate candidate in Montana, recently gained an advantage over his opponent, Senator Jon Tester (D-Montana), when two leading political experts changed the race from a “decide” to a “lean Republican.”
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In another top race, incumbent Senator Bob Casey (D-Penn.) was tied with Republican candidate Dave McCormick; in a recent CNN poll, both candidates received 46%.
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In a current interview with Fox The Republican chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Steve Daines of Montana, claimed for the first time that the Republicans would regain the Senate majority in the upcoming election, according to News Digital.
He explained: “Fifty-one is the number we want to reach. Of course there is the possibility of going beyond that, but 51 is the number we need to reach.”