Congressional Democrats targeting dozens of House Republican-held seats in 2026 midterm battle for majority

DCCCChairSuzanDelBenespoketoFoxNewsDigitalaboutthe2024electionandplansforthisCongressandthe2026midterms TheHouseDemocrats’campaignarmistakingaimatnearlythreedozenRepublican-heldseatsinthechamberastheyaimtowinbackthemajorityinnextyear’smidtermelections. TheDemocraticCongressionalCampaignCommittee(DCCC)onTuesdayreleaseditsinitial2026targetlist,whichincluded35GOP-controlledseats,andlaunchedanefforttofundraisefortheparty’seventualnomineesineachofthedistricts. TheDCCCemphasizedthattheirmovessignalthat“Democratsareonoffenseandpoisedtowinthemajorityin2026.” TheunveilingoftheDCCClistcomesthreeweeksaftertherivalNationalRepublicanCongressionalCommittee(NRCC)wentupwithitsinitialtargetlist,whichtookaimat26districtscontrolledbyHouseDemocrats. REPUBLICANSTOTAKEAIMATTHESE26DEMOCRAT-HELDHOUSESEATSIN2026MIDTERMS RepublicanscurrentlycontroltheHouse,whenthechamberreturnstoful