Overview
- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced a $40 million program called “Win the Senate” to fund staff, infrastructure, training and voter outreach across 10 battleground states.
- The DSCC named Democratic nominees it will back in settled races, including Josh Turek (Iowa), Troy Jackson (Maine), Roy Cooper (North Carolina), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), James Talarico (Texas) and Jon Ossoff (Georgia).
- The committee has publicly backed Mary Peltola in Alaska and Chris Pappas in New Hampshire but has held off on endorsements in the Michigan and Florida contests where primaries remain unresolved.
- Cook Political Report classifications cited with the rollout show a mixed map: Alaska, Maine, Michigan and Ohio rated toss-ups; Iowa and Texas lean Republican; Georgia, North Carolina and New Hampshire lean Democratic; and Florida is rated solid Republican.
- Democrats say the investment shifts the battleground by strengthening on-the-ground operations and recruiting, and it could affect turnout and close races that will decide control of the Senate.